Poem: The Politician |
Telling us what he thinks We want to know. Steering our lives by His judgments and beliefs. Not representing but presenting His own view of himself. The ultimate, actor on the stage False face, false views Lying to the world. A man with a mask in a Masquerade, hiding himself From all who would look. Irony, sadness & dismay to see How he performs for appearances But dont we all play this Game of hide-and-seek, Not willing to look within at ourselves and what we project? Filtering our words with Our desires, fears and beliefs Hiding from our inner-self Within a world of pretending Presenting a face of desired images Lying to oneself and others.
Once aware of the game We play with our mind, Changing our true nature With desires and beliefs Then we will be empowered To throw away our worn-out faces. Betsy 12/1/1999 Graphic in background is '7 of Clouds' from the Osho Zen Tarot deck. |