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You're wrong you know. You're not afraid of crossroads, Not confrontations, It's not indecision Or fear of failure, You have no issue with regret. You're wrong, And being wrong is not the problem, It's not liberty that afflicts you, Or binds you, Roots you to this place. You're wrong, And though you're tired That's not the reason, You have no real desire to give up. And society, your friends, Your loved ones are blameless, It's not the past that puts the pit Of doubt cemented in your core. The future is uncertain But you know that's not The burden That incites rebellion Throughout your body Leaves you Fighting with yourself. You're all wrong, Because you understand the solution, You know the puzzle of the present, the senselessness, The answer that they give Has no function No relevance No possibility No relief. To live life in the present, To embrace it, breathe it in, To ignore the thoughts that cloud All action, To make the most of the moment right at hand-- Is Impossible For the present is a fiction They are wrong It can't be measured There is only past or future The now does not exist. Each “moment” that you visit Is braided To past and future, Demands study and reflection Impacting everyone and everything. Every “moment” that you speak of is Not an individual, Has no uniqueness, Scarcity and rarity are imposters-- All is all. Each person past and future, Every worm and every atom Every thought and every planet Singularities Intertwined with molecular precision, And every insignificant Decision Is momentous By design. The reason, The answer, The solution for which you're searching, The misunderstanding That's been floating beneath the surface Of your mind, The resolution to the question the never ending And unnerving The unyielding perplexity That has you yielding to the ebbing flowing tide Is that you are not an individual, You are not uniquely different You are not a figment Or a stain or an error You are not a wink of time. The reason that the crossroads gives you pause, Doubt, Fear, anxiety, The reason that indecision sometimes Seems to be the guiding force in every moment Every magnified, sensationalized Magic nothing in your life-- Is that you are all, You are everything, Now, and then, and when, You are forever, You are purpose of all itself, You are every universe You are an infinite infinity Divinity resides in everything you do. And everyone you see, and interact with, Everyone you love and hate, Admire, Everyone you have forgotten Everyone you'll never know Every stone and every sinew Every straw and every beetle Every drop of blood that flows from heart to heart Or spills from any soul, Every all and every anything is affected by your now. You are not afraid of insignificance, your instinct Knows The truth though you ignore it— The responsibility you fear is The magnificence of you.
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Aug 23, 2017
Aug 23, 2017 at 1:33 PM UTC
The Answer
You're wrong you know. You're not afraid of crossroads, Not confrontations, It's not indecision Or fear of failure, You have no issue with regret. You're wrong, And being wrong is not the problem, It's not liberty that afflicts you, Or binds you, Roots you to this place. You're wrong, And though you're tired That's not the reason, You have no real desire to give up. And society, your friends, Your loved ones are blameless, It's not the past that puts the pit Of doubt cemented in your core. The future is uncertain But you know that's not The burden That incites rebellion Throughout your body Leaves you Fighting with yourself. You're all wrong, Because you understand the solution, You know the puzzle of the present, the senselessness, The answer that they give Has no function No relevance No possibility No relief. To live life in the present, To embrace it, breathe it in, To ignore the thoughts that cloud All action, To make the most of the moment right at hand-- Is Impossible For the present is a fiction They are wrong It can't be measured There is only past or future The now does not exist. Each “moment” that you visit Is braided To past and future, Demands study and reflection Impacting everyone and everything. Every “moment” that you speak of is Not an individual, Has no uniqueness, Scarcity and rarity are imposters-- All is all. Each person past and future, Every worm and every atom Every thought and every planet Singularities Intertwined with molecular precision, And every insignificant Decision Is momentous By design. The reason, The answer, The solution for which you're searching, The misunderstanding That's been floating beneath the surface Of your mind, The resolution to the question the never ending And unnerving The unyielding perplexity That has you yielding to the ebbing flowing tide Is that you are not an individual, You are not uniquely different You are not a figment Or a stain or an error You are not a wink of time. The reason that the crossroads gives you pause, Doubt, Fear, anxiety, The reason that indecision sometimes Seems to be the guiding force in every moment Every magnified, sensationalized Magic nothing in your life-- Is that you are all, You are everything, Now, and then, and when, You are forever, You are purpose of all itself, You are every universe You are an infinite infinity Divinity resides in everything you do. And everyone you see, and interact with, Everyone you love and hate, Admire, Everyone you have forgotten Everyone you'll never know Every stone and every sinew Every straw and every beetle Every drop of blood that flows from heart to heart Or spills from any soul, Every all and every anything is affected by your now. You are not afraid of insignificance, your instinct Knows The truth though you ignore it— The responsibility you fear is The magnificence of you.
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Aug 23, 2017
Aug 23, 2017 at 1:33 PM UTC
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