Duped

I know this is not paradise -

far from it.

Every second in this flesh

is a struggle for survival.

Yet we are seeded with hope,

hope for a life of peace and pleasure,

to wonder and experience,

fulfilling purpose and promise,

working to preserve and honor,

playing Vishnu,

all the while in the midst

of the darkness of Shiva

breaking down and destroying

so Brahma can rebuild,

and Vishnu …. etc.

An endless cycle it is.

A beautiful, stunning Life it is.

"We" are caught in the spiral of Time,

and believe it. Don't.

We've been duped.

How did we forget?

Why do we want to believe?

Bueno, it's part of my program,

my DNA, to believe

in the integrity of

my individual being,

to observe and report

from my center of the universe.

And though I am one,

I AM - ONE.