The human condition

Dragged from the womb 
Cry and scream there is no more to do
Receive the first embrace 
Mother’s love slows your hearts frantic pace 
First sensations: 
Pain, frustration 
Live and become numb to it all. 

Sent off to school 
Put to work until you’ve dulled your tools
Free thinking compromised 
Traded for the skill to memorize 
Information 
Regurgitation 
Live and learn you know nothing at all. 

Work and watch the years go by 
For the green apple of your eye 
But something isn’t right 
For there are no possessions beyond the light 
Existential dread 
Echoes through your head 
Live and come to terms with it all

Dragged to the tomb 
Your essence will make the flowers bloom 
The world has milked you dry 
This is relief, there’s no need to cry 
One soul ascending 
A new one beginning 
Live and become one with all.