Contemplation on the Odu Iwori Meji

When traveling with hyenas
Don't get too comfortable
Watching as the pack
Tears apart its prey
In a frenzy of blind emotions
Without any true loyalty
You may find that tomorrow you
Are the object of their attentions

Contemplation on the Odu Ofun Meji

Before you open your mouth

before the thought enters your mind

before your eyes sit in judgement

before you put pen to paper

stop

and with eyes closed

imagine

a walk across the tens of billions

of solar systems that we call neighbors

and tell me

without a hint of arrogance

that you have found truth

that your way is the right way

that redemption lies only in your belief

that you have found the one.

Please

stop

and with eyes open

see

the vanity in your words

What does truth mean

to a man sitting on the sun?

What will salvation look like

to a ray of light?

What can I say to you

so you can see the foolishness 

of your words?

Live your life

this one time

with meaning

and love

and stop thinking

you are more

than a grain of sand

at the base of a sand castle

about to be washed away

by the ebb and flow 

of eternity

(created while listening to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIwwjy4slI8 - Nils Frahm "says")

Inspired by the new hubble photograph https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udAL48P5NJU#t=11