The Way Is Legion

[ellyssian]

The Way Is Legion
By Everett A Warren
July 24, 2007

When we first stand before the
Gates of Morn
We see the multitude of paths before us
The way we walk selected
perhaps by its direct nature
or the circuitous route
Through omission of the ways
that seem less desirable
or because there is only one true path
And each day as we pass through the Gate
the paths before us array themselves
according to our wishes
Where once led away a legion of paths
we have convinced ourselves too many
would lead us astray
and the numbers dwindle

It is the sad man that sees only the one path before him

For, in truth, the paths never change
infinite, they await our step
But we are wise and have convinced ourselves
that is not how it is
and so we walk
that lonely way
an endless tunnel
from one day to the next
trapped in
corridors of our mind

Copyright (c) 2007 Everett Ambrose Warren

Comments

[d2leddy.livejournal.com]

Heideggar and Buddhism, I paraphrase:

If we would just shut the fuck up,
the world would unfold for us.

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

I see it slightly differently, but the same: The world has already unfolded before us, all we have to do is open our eyes so that we can actually see it..

The shutting up works, too. =)

[d2leddy.livejournal.com]

The world has already unfolded before us,

Oooops. . . .

:D

[patrixa.livejournal.com]

it's taken me a long time to learn this; I am gladdened by you knowing it sooner than I did. Life is sure easier when you don't get stuck.

Beautiful.

[saminz.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid I'm repeating myself ;-).

I might add that while the world around us *might* narrow our choices, the "corridors of the mind" - albeit sometimes being a bit lonely - can be a whole lot more than a dark "trap". After all, they are what takes us to our dreams, visions and - creativity!
And they REALLY are what we make of them, if anything is.