Here
I just want to be perfectly clear
That “hello world, I’m still here “
Living a life that you didn’t choose
When you’re battling Karma you’re gonna lose
Your clutches spring off like a diver slipping from a board
Meanwhile your offspring clutch like a bird that never soared
It’s hard to watch from the outside, the loss of a friend
To go from looking out for, to instead looking in
There’s really no reliance or anything good which comes from self absorption
It’s like willingness or compliance or participation in your own soul’s abortion
I’ve never delved deep into iambic pentameter
I’ve lingered with my words on the outer perimeter
Seclusive notations reached from deep within
Trust me, I know of battles my dear friend
I know the difficulties, the struggles, the barriers of reaching out
I know the fears, the worries, the stress and the doubt
I know the ego has led you to becoming so disdainful
And the process of ego reduction is always very painful
The ego is tricky, it has many forms and ways in which it delves
But there are far more many ways we can get out of our selves
Once we realize that selflessness is truly the goal
We can rid ourselves of ego and become wonderfully whole
God has helped me most with this monumental task
Ironically, all I had to do was TRULY ask
Again, I just want to be very clear
I was, will be and have always been….here
Joel Prickett
10/10/26
