If you can understand
the power of perception
you can understand
why it's important
to have right perception

Dear life,
Is it fun
to keep it interesting?
I wonder
Is it amusing
to keep it spinning?
I question
Is it worth
keeping me busy?

I demand
For some peace
I beg
For some release
I request
For some time off please!

They say the devil don’t judge but I’ve met him and have never felt harsher judgement.

Is freedom a mere habit
  or by will prescribed

Are our actions predetermined
  or self applied

Is consciousness a desert
  or paradise unclaimed

Each thought an oasis
  —watering truth’s refrain

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2019)