Emo-Conflict

I am you,

and you are me.

We were one, a great whole.

So why is it that now we hate each other and kill one another?

Deeply immersed in darkness,

a chaotic world overflowing with materialism.

Problems grow like countless branches,

complicated and intertwined.

Without knowing, we create poison for ourselves,

consume it, inhale it, grow sick, and suffer.

Now we cannot even question

this distorted reality, common sense, or society.

Given

a little entertainment,

a little freedom,

and sinking into fleeting pleasures.

When did it happen,

that many of us lost our vital power?

Most forgot the important connections with others,

and the ability to think for ourselves vanished from our choices,

falling into sleep.

To wake up,

to reclaim that vital power,

and to remember it,

could be the key to our future.

I ask my cosmos.

Once, in a brief flash of light, in a flame that burns out and scatters.

Shall I live skillfully with "them"?

Or shall I escape from it all?

Shall I empty my mind and just watch the situation unfold?

Or shall I stand in defiance and fight "them"?

Can I expand my soul?

Kota