Perspective
They think
I am on the outside
looking in
beguiled by questions - scholarship - intellectualism
erecting barriers against the sleeping spirit.
But I say:
What a strange thought.
I live to learn
and learn to live
with understanding
in the constancy of Spirit:
is … was … and shall be ...
There is no sleeping!
And I wonder why they peer at me
with murky eyes
as ‘through a glass darkly’.
But who is boastful?
Humility is essential to Truth
and Love.
It is hard to eschew superiority -
easily the Greatest Lie
of all Lies.
cbt
Dave Bradley
Sun 19th Feb 2012 08:44
Intriguing, thought-provoking, enigmatic. And 1 Corinthians 13:12 to boot. A teasing piece, Cynthia. It feels like the centre of the poem lies around the word 'Humility'. Not a virtue that is praised much these days, but still refreshing for others to encounter, and still essential in order to properly learn.