Sculpting Souls

With foolish notions,
and mixed emotions,
and setting a lofty goal, proudly,
I set out to sculpt my own Soul.

There were no books,
and no teachers nor lessons;
but I saw golden examples
of man’s best intentions.

The perplexing answer
seemed outside to be…
What should I do? “Fix it,”
my self said to me.

But my Self said, “It isn’t out there,
it’s your attitude and emotions.
So, humbly bare your heart, and
stop your self's commotions.”

My Self said, “Be still,
let silence be your guide.
Listen to your Self, and forget
your precious personal pride.”

“You’re going around in circles,
and of that there is no further need.
Meditation and calming your self
is now your Selfless deed.”

So, I stood aside with
silence and patience,
and I felt the resistance
that’s been shaping me.

I saw that ugly map,
where I was trapped,
that was always just
outside of me.

I saw the Sculptor and
felt the tranquility. What's
The Sculptor? Our Souls,
as mine kindly sculpts me...

© 2013 by Michael G. Hesley
All Rights Reserved

Pity-Full Self-Importance

I’m self-ish.

I’m self-centered…

I’m oh, so self-ish,

and self-ishly self-centered!

I pity my self…

My hell-ish and self-ish self!

I’m pathetically

full of my pity-full self…

But sweet change is

un-self-ish,

and kind change is

pity-free-ish…

Unbending Intention is

Self’s Will-full door to change…

Isn’t a pity Intention’s link

is so woe-fully deranged?

We can clean Intention

in just a blink…

Intention’s cleansing

is our self-less way to Link…

Link through Intention,

and we accept the abstract.

Break link with content,

and we see life’s new contexts…

Our self-importance

self-ishly appalls us…

It’s morbid attraction

fuels our destruction…

Self-reflection pity-fully

attracts more pity…

Pity-full self-reflection

mirror’s our negativity….

We exhaust our self’s

by endless self-reflecting,

in our mind’s mirror of

pity-full neglecting.

Break self’s mirror,

and we break self-reflection.

Break self’s mirror

with impeccable Intention.

Be impeccable with

our Self’s energy!

Be frugal and thoughtful

with innocence and simplicity...

Break continuity...

Wake up Intention!

Listen to Self’s Silence,

and know non-reflection.

Know Silent Knowledge,

and you’ll have no pity…

For Hell controls Heaven,

by those full of self-pity.

With no pity for self

and compassion from Self;

Intention free’s Self from

our pity-full selves.

Use Intention!

Know the Beauty!

Have no pity,

and free your Spirit!

Formerly your Hell…

Know Heaven on Earth!

Feel Spirit’s Knowing,

and embrace Silent Self...

Copyright (C) 2011 by Michael G. Hesley

All Rights Reserved