Death Mask

Death Mask 10/9/2014

Upside down and sideways

We sink to the bottom

As we slowly fill with water

From ten thousand holes.

Some things come up

And catch you by surprise

But other things,

Have been a long time coming.

Words are not enough

But, that is nothing new

Because often, all we need

Is just someone who will listen,

And say they understand.

We love to complicate the world

And God knows, we love to rationalize

Even the most twisted logic

Just to fit in

And support our world view. 

Others sit in judgment

And think, we are a waste

Just useless eaters,

Or cannon fodder.

They see the world as a game

And how they love, to plot and plan

Amassing power and wealth

On the backs of the ignorant

And easily swayed.

But there are always other things

That happen in the end

As events spiral on their own

And build to a culmination

That cannot be controlled. 

Unintended consequences

Can be either good or bad

But the decision, is out of our hands

And that makes all the difference. 

The world appears as fluid

Thick, deep and viscose

Clear as mud

Unpredictable and mystifying.

We can either run away

And hide under our bed,

Or we can face the test

And let God,
Determine the outcome.    

But those who want to be God

Hate him

Setting themselves up as kings

To control every decision

And every outcome.   

Behold the golden calf

And see how we dance and cavort

Dumb as dirt

On our way to the ditch.  

Remember dear friend

Even when you sink

That others have also suffered

And that others, have also died. 

Nothing is inevitable

And nothing is certain

Not for those who stand

And believe to the end.