We are creatures of comfort, seeking safety and security, but is this antithetical to living fully?
From the risk averse
To the routinised
We crave the certain to the subverse
The planned to the surprise
Bringing order to chaos
Frustration and guilt like Coleridge’s Albatross
Creatures of comfort, most certainly
Yet when do you feel most alive?
With fear yearns security
Yet on the edge, humans strive
From our homes technology made ease
All of life’s essentials, we never have to leave
Safety and sedation thirsting
Just why do we hanker?
Trying to control your life is draining
Like a cock to a wanker
Fearful of our own shadows
Will lead us to an appointment with the gallows
Engaging with life
We must meet it head on
Through sunny days and cloudy strife
Do not fire until fired upon
Life-affirming, energised and charmed
Like a weapon not to be disarmed
To engage is to be conscious
The capturing of one’s attention
What if it turns out to be nonsense?
Those feelings of apprehension
Hesitation, trepidation desire sedation
Interest, curiosity demand occupation
The highest of trees
The deepest of roots
The brightest of leaves
The dirtiest of boots
What we need is the fullness of the view
Those who want to live that life, small queue
What is your soul asking of you?
An expression of the world
A true one, far too few
Into the future we are hurled
Regrets are a story untold
The uncertainty of what ifs, tenfold
To engage or disengage
Both have their appeal
Like a monkey in a cage
It’s living, but under what ordeal?
Participating or denying
The human spirit will always be defying
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