A certain species
Conquistadors of the Earth
In their delusions
Forget they created god
So as to explain Nature

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Fooled by fantasy

In our hubris we forget

That there is one Earth

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Delusions was originally published in a Few Words on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Don't need to spend a
lifetime searching outside if
You just look inwards

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Stuck in a quagmire
A frenzied attempt backfires
Again the past looms
And every thought is haunted
By that feeling of saudade

Remorse of the past
Carried forward forever
Is as futile as
Wishing upon the star which
Shoots across the dark night sky

Acknowledge the guilt
Atone for the time not spent
Regret the mistakes
But learn from them and let go
You shall sleep in peace tonight

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A journey sans a
Destination, can leave you
Walking in circles

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Haiku

Do not fool yourself
Nothing belongs to you, It’s
borrowed till your death

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We spend a lifetime
Trying hard to achieve an
Orderly being
Yet unknowingly rushing
Towards a chaotic end

When the time does come
when we are forced to make way
To leave this same world
We find it troublesome, as
Nature reasserts balance

Chasing perfection
Always brings more pain than joy
It's the simple truth
In this life or another
Even death is imperfect

For while we hope to
Achieve our goals and complete
Our long bucket lists
We never are in control
Death is rarely on the list

You return where you
Belong; soil, air and water
You are not special
There is nothing beyond life
Don't desire that which you can't have

The choice is simple
With or against nature is
The sole decision
As what happens after death
Is known just by those alive

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Alone

Surrounded by folks
Who do not trust or love him
He is quite alone!

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Loneliness is far more widespread now, even though we are more connected than ever before and yes, the world’s population is greater than anytime in history.

Gracious

Gracious beliefs with
No actions is like playing
Music for the deaf

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Haiku was originally published in Haiku Hub on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Divine

The divine beauty
All around us requires more
Than just eyes to see

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