Something
made me pay attention
your words,
actions,
thought processes.....
Arrested my attention,
and in that small
glimpse,
I saw burning potential
like hot magma; below the surface.
I see beyond
the desperation
the humble beginnings,
Institutionalized conditioning
And societal programming
which has caused you
to turn a blind eye
to your own
Soul's
perfection.
I see a Man
shining with intelligence
trapped
by self-imposed limitations
A Man
who's life
has taught you
that to succeed
you have to turn your back on your talents and dreams
follow a course un-natural to you,
conform to an ideal not your own;
conceptualized
by people
who hold their own interests supreme
over yours.
So you struggle against the tides
of society
family
friends
your, own, choices-
sowing doubt in your heart…..
and yet,
the embers;
the flames of passion,
are still lighted within.
Still burning
with the heat
of yearning....
yearning to explore your talent
and show it to the world!
And yet
all this
is just a glimpse
a flash of insight
that I have had
because I got to know you,
that glimpse allowed me
to see…..
A Man
who's potential
far out-weighs
your current circumstances
A Man
who's experiential
day to day life
teaches you to devalue your own dreams
to work for the goals of others;
goals that you must put above your own,
and before your own aspirations,
which do not conform
to the nine to five
factory operations.
Modern day colonial, slavery systems
which you were educated to aspire to
as your highest calling.
Trained to belong
to be seen and not heard,
conditioning
you strain
against,
because it goes against,
who you are....
the potential star.
I see a Man,
a valuable man,
who's sense of self-worth
is all wrapped up
in material considerations,
instead of the value
of your Soul's gifts
and the contribution
you will make in this world,
when you
just
learn
to see
the man that I see.
I see a Man
And that Man is You
and You
and You and You.
A man with talent,
with heart,
drive and ambition,
with skills
uniquely designed
to ensure that you fullfil
your life's mission.
While you doubt yourself
and follow societal norms
you bury the man
the one there inside
burning to be freed
the one that I glimpse
when I hear
your words spoken,
that I see
when I witness your compassion;
exposing the Man,
the man I see in you.....
Limit-Less
other than for the constraints,
mental shackles,
you allow,
which you place
upon
yourself.
When you look into the mirror
why don’t you see,
get that same glimpse...
see that man....
and set him free?
I see a man
a great man
with all the unleashed potential
of the universe
and that Man
is
You.
by Katherine Felix Sunday, April 24, 2011
Sounds like a man to stick with indeed, nice verse.
ReplyDeleteVery inspiring.
ReplyDeletei hope that you shared this with him...i think men need to hear these things...as much as we try to put off as strong and knowing...we need to hear these things...well written...
ReplyDeleteWow! What a wonderfully weaved rally of support! All of us who yearn to create should have a poet in the corner to spur us on like this. Hope he read it, and found himself inspired!
ReplyDeleteI liked the way you have tried to bring out the man in front of you stuck in the well of being ... in day to day life. I agree, all one should do is to follow one's passion and then only one can achieve the potential which each one of us are born with... I hope the man reads this and take this forward as an stepping stone to knowing oneself..
ReplyDeleteShashi
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
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I like that everyone thought that this piece is for a specific man, but really it is meant for many...all of the men- especially the young ones, who are caught up in trying to sort out which path to take in life, and who don't see their own self worth.
ReplyDeleteIf it touches any, I will count myself blessed to have been inspired with the words to move them.