Authenticity

AUTHENTICITY

Test every word you say so that its validity is proven in your own being.
This is the timeless brief;
To sing your heart's song
Straight out into the void from which it came

Cleverness and artifice are for others

For you there are no options but to growl your growl
To let the hammer fall where it must;
On what it must.
Be gentle as mist or thunderous as avalanche,
Whichever is summoned.

There's little point in holding back
When the ground you traverse is the ground you stand on.

TOY DONKEY

Precious few question

What they are doing in this rubbery sack

With nine holes.

On the other hand

Some spend a lifetime

Investigating this puzzle

Or worshiping it.

Most ignore the inquiry

Seemingly content

To let the toy donkey trot down the hill

Powered solely by gravity.

Whether either approach has any intrinsic merit

Is certainly open to question.

The seekers who claim to be finders

End up living step for step

Like those who never sought.

 - Rudra Nua

ARIA