Devotional Poetry

Illusions of the Modern World: Four Metaphors

Illusions of the Modern World:
Four Metaphors

Humanity Divided by Color or Creed

There is the illusion
of communication between us.

I speak,
you speak,
we say nothing,
we do not hear what the other says.

The Nonexistence of God

There is the illusion of security,
propagated by wrought iron gates,
responding to numbered codes.

The Incompatibility of Science and Religion

Gray shadow mountains
above and behind majestic peaks,
creat the illusion of reality.

Death

The illusion persists,
despite all we do to resist,
the concept of annihilation exists.

The concept of annihilation,
is a factor in our degradation,
it causes great fear and depression.

Poet's Note: ▼

I wrote this in 147 B.E. The inspiration was meditation, contemplation, news stories, and reading the sacred scriptures.