Believe As You Will

“Believe as you will”,  you say,

“I can respect that”, you say with a smile.

In your heart of hearts you are only tolerating,

You know they are wrong,

They don’t believe as you do so they must be wrong.

It matters not that we share this same walk together,

They have the same pains,

They have the same hopes,

They have the same dreams,

They fear,

They mourn loss,

They live and die just as you do,

But yet you self-righteously sit in judgement.

Is that what your God wants,

Is that what my God wants,

I seriously doubt it.

If you wish to be judge and jury,

Look no further than the heathen within

And you will find plenty of crimes to punish.

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Opposites (Acrostic)

Old, young,

Poor, rich,

Peaceful, aggressive,

Ordinary, extraordinary,

Sick, healthy,

Illiterate, educated,

Timid, extroverted,

Evil, good,

Statements for human segregation.

 

~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Country On The Brink

Country on the brink
Middle-class being trampled
Extinction awaits
Corporate greed at a high
Climbing the backs of workers
Shareholders don’t care
Its all about their returns
Screw blood, sweat, and tears

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Weary From The Day (Tanka)

Weary from the day
Sunset draws me to slumber
Like a lover’s kiss
Embraced by the tranquil night
I bid a tender adieu

~~Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Sillhouetted Owl (Haiku)

Sillhouetted owl
Feathers ruffle silently
Who will be his prey

~~Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

To Conform Is To Lie To Yourself

To conform is to lie to yourself,

To suck the joy out of this finite life.

It was never meant to be locked in a cage,

It was never meant to be stuffed in a box

Shrouded behind impenetrable walls

That blot out the sun and what lay beyond.

That is not living, it is merely subsisting.

Yet this is what our fears, our parents, our cultures preach,

Conform or you will be treated as an outcast.

Well then…perhaps an outcast is what I long to be.

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Bhagavad Gita (Tanka)


 
Bhagavad Gita

Cherished in Hinduism

Brahman and Atman

Calling for selfless action

It has inspired millions

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

I Do Not Fear Death (Tanka)

I do not fear death

For this life is illusion

Cosmic theater

Of which I’m a thespian

On my way to my next show


~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

We Are One World (Haiku)

We are one world
Though we seek ways to divide
Is peace so painful

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Clouds Layered, Thick, Dark (Tanka)

Clouds layered thick, dark

Framing nature’s ragged face

She weeps for the sun

They are but star-crossed lovers

Counting down to reunion

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~