The Utter Indifference
Somebody brought me here.
Somebody brought me here
On this earth.
Somebody brought me here
On this earth
With what purpose?
Somebody brought me here
On this earth
With what purpose
S/He never told me.
Somebody brought me here
On this earth
With what purpose
S/He never told me
And that pisses me off.
Somebody brought me here
On this earth
With what purpose
S/He never told me
And that pisses me off.
But the Universe does not care.
The Sun keeps rising and setting.
Who Loves and Who Cares
There is much that detains me
Here on earth, like care and love
With which the heart binds me
To a few here on this earth.
Yet it is not I that cares for them
Their own goodness rescues them
From much that can go wrong;
It is also not given to me to love
Reason is ever the foe of love
And reasonable as hell I am.
God’s Laughter
Sick to the core
I am of life;
Nothing, nothing at all
Detains my interest;
Everything is so banal
And of little consequence.
All I hear these days
Is God’s laughter
At how stupid
We humans are.
It’s that Time
It’s that time of the year
When you have to peep out
And pass on season’s greetings
Even if on other days
You keep to yourself.
Time to greet
Friends and foes alike
With a munificent spirit.
Time to search
For long lost friends
On Facebook and LinkedIn
And make contact with glee.
Time to express gratitude
To whom gratitude is due.
Time to celebrate
The achievements
Of our fellow men
In the year past
And to be beholden
To the Almighty
By whose light and love
We live and thrive.
Time to reflect
And see how the past
Could have been better
And resolve anew
To progress
Toward our better selves In the new year.
Know Thyself 