Basic Instinct

So hence, we find ourselves caught up
in this whirlwind of life.
We love our friends, hate our enemies
And state the obvious whether it lies afore or behind.
And then,
we wonder why we were placed upon
this so-called-God-forsaken-planet
if this is our only cause of life-
this pain.

...

Deep within the wells of our hearts
we ache with passions
now unfamiliar to us
while our souls cry out amidst our toils
"Abba! Father!"
only to forget again while peace
surmises to visit.

...

Yet somehow we know,
deep within our being.
our inner-selves,
that there truly is a Greater One.
And by denying ourselves of Him
and believing ourselves the better
we, in turn, lie to ourselves
and in the end



take the knife.

(c) 1993