Welcome to the ongoing human project,
to be more than sentient objects
in a world perceived as dangerous;
survival depends on life’s attempts.
Restoration starts with individuals
repairing fractures within division;
through the power of the mind’s insight,
our own shadows are claimed by the light.
Activity bears the fruits of growth,
the stagnant bent to life’s control;
physicality mixed with the intellectual,
each moving beyond what’s conceptual.
The single soul works with the all,
thoughtfully deciding to leave the thralls;
a world can change by their intention,
commitments leading to our intervention.
Life’s evolution asks for a struggle,
combined with suffering in life’s puzzles;
ascension throwing off the manacles
of rote membership as merely animals.
© 2026. Lynn Green. All Rights Reserved. 20260411.
Apr 11
Apr 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM UTC
Welcome to the ongoing human project,
to be more than sentient objects
in a world perceived as dangerous;
survival depends on life’s attempts.
Restoration starts with individuals
repairing fractures within division;
through the power of the mind’s insight,
our own shadows are claimed by the light.
Activity bears the fruits of growth,
the stagnant bent to life’s control;
physicality mixed with the intellectual,
each moving beyond what’s conceptual.
The single soul works with the all,
thoughtfully deciding to leave the thralls;
a world can change by their intention,
commitments leading to our intervention.
Life’s evolution asks for a struggle,
combined with suffering in life’s puzzles;
ascension throwing off the manacles
of rote membership as merely animals.
© 2026. Lynn Green. All Rights Reserved. 20260411.
The poem “Human Project” presents human existence as an ongoing project of self-awareness and transformation, where individuals must confront inner divisions and struggle collectively to evolve beyond instinct into conscious, purposeful being.
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