Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Ineluctable ... Wait

Today’s word is “ineluctable” ... in-i-luhk-tuh-buhl ... incapable of being evaded; inescapable. (Dictionary.com)
Wait
It is ineluctable that we
     are stuck in our own skin ...
For good or ill our plans are made.
     After, we reach for our perfect dream.
Our unhappiness weighed and measured
     before our first action
          moves us forward.
What consciousness convinces?
     What morality?
Whose desires and directives
     are best for all of us?
Are we even capable of sorting
     through the chaos of ideas
           to extract the only one which will cure our ills?
Many have tried. And failed.
     And tried again.
The evidence for success is not encouraging.
     Until we humbly recognize
           our lack of understanding, we will 
                err on the side of arrogance.
And that pride will not serve us well.

Anne Selleck
Copyright 2018

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