The Prophet's Lament
[2000 Years After]
They were to welcome me as the "Friend of God" --
and that is why I came.
I came back to them to remind them
to turn from their endless wars;
from their senseless destruction.
I came to stop them from feeding their children
into the insatiable maws of death
decorated in holiday fashion
as fireworks, candies, roasted turkeys, fat Elves in red suits
leaving piles of useless "gifts" under dead trees;
or as colorful pills and shiny handguns.
But those who sent me were blind old fools;
the Old Guard caught in endless deliberations
of mindless politics, waiting too long to intervene
and when I awakened upon Earth
I found the poison of time had spread as a cancer
filling every thought in every mind
as sand fills every hole in every dune
in the great deserts of the outer worlds.
They remember nothing! Absolutely nothing!
God -- they have turned into myriad lies;
into idols fashioned by minds inflamed with lusts.
Their religions are but tattered rags flapping in the winds
as do the tongues of their preachers for hire;
their teachings as bleached bones
left by beached whales dead long, long ago.
I walked the land in silent shock,
seeing no hope anywhere, sensing no future.
All I encountered were the rapacious claws of greed
tearing the soft blush of youth
into bloody rivers upon a scarred and battered land
as smoke billowed from factories
where they ground and burned the bodies of the poor.
Yes, they still speak of God,
perhaps more
than ever before
but their prayers invoke only cold ritual and dead magic -
creating more smoke in the parching winds.
Now the prophet speaks:
No longer will I be called the "Friend of God"
among the people of Earth.
I will not allow this blasphemy to spread;
this travesty to continue.
For the sake of the Great Balance
I turn my back upon my Ancient Friend.
I return my soul into his hands
and refuse to look in his tear-stained face.
Hard of heart I must be now;
as harsh and cold as the people of Earth
are to one-another.
Now we must go on our separate ways
until the people turn from their addictions
or
until Earth is no more.
The Prophet will not return
until the land has been cleansed of pollution;
until every heart is filled with compassion;
until innocent blood is no longer shed;
until every desire of every mind can only be quenched
through the imparting of wisdom.
These Words are true .
Sha'Tara the Grey
Thanks so much I love your mind and Regis, you are a wonderful MAN and I thank you for bringing this to the den. Wish I'd see something of yours soon. Thinking always about you mon ami!
Happy Thanksgiving! Although not "Official" in Canada you can still join in on the day cuz I'm very thankful for you, mon ami. I'm having Pizza!! A large one not delivery, Di Giorno, all to myself since you and Tinka ain't here to share it with. Guess that leaves it All for me!! you got the address be here tomorrow before 7:30pm MST and I'll share!! (c :)je T'aime
Tracey and gang42xoox(c :)
Regis Even After Death You Are Not Cleansed Of Any Human Sins Of Loss Of Millions Of (God)'s Little Children May Be Your Own Loss Of Your Own Children,i.e. No Human Being Is Infallible!
Even (God) Is Guilty Of His Own Sins He Created This Earth & Heavens,i.e. But, (God) Did Not Create This Evil World You Live In--
Satan Devil Did...
Watch Whose Words You Quote --sha tara the grey Can Is May Be Your Own Satan Devil!
I Quote No One Not Even (God) Who Created Me,i.e I Answer To One One But Me,Myself & I-- The True Prophet Man Neither Worries About His Faith Nor Wrath Of (God) -He Renders It-Wrath In His The Eyes Of (God) Who Simply Steps Aside Turns Walks Away From His Own Created Evil Earth...
Earth Was Never To Begin With As Buddha Stated In Beginning:
All Is But An Illusion Created By Evil-- Satan Devil Is Man In His Own (2 Human Eyes) GREED...
TRASK
Sage
felix
I think more of us feels that way!!
Love Tinka