An Ode To The Stages Of Consciousness
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This poem was inspired by the works of Dr. David Hawkins.
Viewing the state of humanity
there seems to be some stages
as we entertain insanity
quite often it enrages
us to think we are separate from the source of our existence
and we find ourselves in Shame
feelings of misery rise up with persistance
and we have only ourselves to blame
we feel Guilt for being who we are
and feel like we’re never enough
with our very souls we constantly spar
and the battle is very rough
hope becomes a distant dream
as we play out our lives as tragedy
and due to our lowly sense of self esteem
all we embrace is Apathy
mired in our suffering
we live our lives in Grief
the burden of existence is smothering
and there seems to be little relief
that life will ever improve
we find ourselves in Fear
down the path of growth we want to move
but the way is never clear
wanting more than we’ve had before
a new life we Desire
picking ourselves up off the floor
we try to lift ourselves up higher
with the state of ourselves and the world around us
Anger starts to build
life continues to confound us
as we try to feel fulfilled
struggling to improve our lot
we begin to find our stride
and though we often still feel distraught
we also begin to feel Pride
wandering through the ups and downs
ourselves we still disparage
our miseries continue to compound
