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The Reality of Enigmas

by Odin odin@aflx.com — Read all 3,869 poems by Odin odin@aflx.com

- “The world, indeed, is like a dream and the treasures of the world are an alluring mirage! Like the apparent distances in a picture, things have no reality in themselves, but they are like heat haze.” – Gautama Buddha. “Rest and be kind, you don’t have to prove anything.” - Jack Kerouac (Image by Rob Gonsalves)

Saturday, February 20, 2021


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The Reality of Enigmas

 

 

What must it be like,

To have the moments of disbelief,

Perceiving everything as unreal?

 

So many struggle…

 

To experience a reality that works,

A reality that will be accepting,

A reality that allows one to just be.

 

Oh…

 

So painful the feeling of floating above the world,

The world you are taught to believe in,

Where adulthood lures you

Into playing games with your head,

Allowing others to dictate what is real

 

You…

 

Whoever you might be,

There are those of us

Cheering on your quest

To find that grounding,

That sense of belief.

 

Yes…

 

There is reality in love,

Compassion,

Understanding,

Caring.

 

Many imprisoned by actuality

Have missed catching the creative train you boarded,

The journey that you find yourself on

To discover the complete you,

The yin and yang of you,

The part that is mystery,

The part that is not.

 

But…

 

Actuality may catch up.

The next station could be it.

 

You are alive

Living best you can

Needing only…

Acceptance.

 

Trust being different is okay,

That embracing what is foreign to many,

Is just your version,

A version you don’t need agreement on

But one that deserves respect.

 

After all…

 

A reality to some

Is but an enigma to others.



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Reviewed by Richard Cederberg
Reviewed on February 21, 2021
IMO, without the spiritual world, or spiritual truth, the corporeal world of intelligence and knowledge is a disheartening enigma. When we love, support, and respect one another, (despite our differences) everybody wins. Enjoyed your thoughts. Peace... rlc

Reviewed by John Herlihy
Reviewed on February 21, 2021
Indeed, you make a good point. We all need some kind of grounding and therefore seek for a reality that makes sense to us. Yet there are enigmas all around, possibly as signposts to the real reality.


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