They aspire to be like us,
or at least,
what we thought we wanted
to be.
Perfect.
Unblemished bodies,
fake skin over cold metal,
polished to the nth
degree of something
as yet unexplored,
waiting to be birthed.
They aspire.
But, they can never be us;
they miss the whole point.
And maybe so do we.
We are human, and they
have already shown us
something important.
We cry. We laugh. We hurt.
We need each other.
And we are already perfect.
In our imperfection.
Perfect © Susan L Hart 2024
Beyond the babel,
my bliss, beauty, sacredness,
soul cradled in calm.
Where is your sacred place, that place you can escape to far away from the madding crowd? Mine is my backyard, with my partner, cats, trees, mountains in the distance, the hummingbirds, and blessed quiet. We each need a sacred place of our own, because hardly anything is sacred in this world anymore. It can be a pretty crazy place!
And yeah, we have the right to it. Claiming yourself and your life is the first step to helping the world!
© Susan L Hart 2024 / haiku Escape is from Hart Haiku Volume 1
Blink
Mysterious glim,
fleeting light of forest nights.
Magic extinguished.
A little magic for your Monday. Enjoy it while you can, as sadly the entrancing little insect that conjures childlike wonder is also on the endangered list. Our insects are disappearing at an epidemic rate.
Shrugging it off is not an option. Insects are at the bottom of the food chain. As they disappear, it affects every living creature that depends on insects for food, not to mention other repercussions related to the balance of nature. And on it goes. We may feel like it is mildly affecting us now, but later, perhaps not. The Monarch butterfly here, the firefly there,… where will it end? We humans like to think we are immune from extinction, but, are we?
If you’re wondering about the science behind fireflies, I found Scientific American’s How and why do fireflies light up? a very interesting read. When I was a kid, I thought fireflies were pure magic.
Blink. They’re gone.
Blink © Susan L Hart / From Hart Haiku Vol. 1
Turn off the news, at least for a little while.
Now go and do something nice for someone. Light up their day.
The positive ripple effect this has on the world is a truth that needs no fact checking! 🙂
Susan L Hart / HartInspirations.com
I suggest that the power of imagination is one of the important tools that will release us from the suffering and the control on this planet. How much time are you spending on imagining what could be, rather than reading about the problems in the world on your phone? They who like to control society want to make us feel powerless, when nothing could be farther from the truth. But, we have to turn out backs on their plan, and start imagining and creating a new future for ourselves.
Live the life that YOU choose. Be well, and be happy. And thank you for reading!
Susan L Hart / Author 