As the flesh grows stronger
The spirit grows weak
Weary in its praise
The ways of the world holding it back
Through demanding hands
Hands that demand silence
Actions that demand compliance
Words that force conformity
Mind, body and spirit
No longer exist as one
The body tramples over all
The mind can longer hear the call
The spirit feels the loss of it all
Not moving
Just stagnant
The spirit cries out
The mind breaks down
And the body
With its human flesh
Fills with a lust
That has an unquenchable thirst
And is left with an unsatisfied appetite
The mind and spirit can agree on one thing
They are both at dis ease
Peace is not found
Comfort is not felt
Joy is lost to them
They come together
In search of one thing
Why?
The push and pull has become too great
The constant tug of war
The endless weight of the world
The aimless search in the night
Done without a guiding light
Why oh why do they fight
One of them trying to be more right
None of them trying to find the healing light
What is sought is not found
What is asked is not given
Incessant knocking and still no answer
The flesh gaining momentum
The spirit leaving the vessel
The mind battling it all, while bottling it up
Soon to burst at the seams
No longer yielding good dreams
Something must give
And in doing so
The mind
The body
The spirit
Will suffer the same fate
Complete
Total
Absolute
Destruction
For one cannot exist without the others
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