The Vessel

THE VESSEL

It needs not wind nor water or even a sail
The chalice of humanity is our holy grail
A sacrifice is to give and a promise need not pale.

Sacrifice is what one does for another
God's promise not made just for one but also the other
Flesh and blood alone will not make us sister and brother.

Each one of our senses is given their due
Sight, sound, taste and touch to name a few
Images in the mind along with perception too.

An environment, time and a place of birth
A body not of consequence but a chalice of spiritual worth
The soul as the mirror of our journey while on earth.

The gift of a mind and its capacity for thought
Recorder of good and evil and those of naught
Our conscience of value to remind us when our actions are not.

Birth ignites the circle for our journey to begin
The mind is pure and not tainted with earthly sin
In time energy will weaken and the glow starts to dim.

Death is as the beginning a time to transform
A sense of judgment to acknowledge and also be reborn
Man is incapable to know of a spiritual tomorrow and its form.

Leadership is slow to include women in making future decisions
Rather manipulate words to keep them in darkness or submission
Even though blest to carry mankind's purpose, reason and vision.

~ A.H.O. ~

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