I stumbled

Upon a

Boy who

Wished for

Something else

Yet received

Wisdom this

Isn’t what

I want

He said

You will

One day

And when

You do

You now

Have it

Damnation is

Not Hell

It is

However not

Knowing yourself

To gain

Peace try

This

Know

Want

Look

Drink

Wait

Look

Drink

Satisfy

Keep

Keep what

You found

And be

Satisfied knowing

That others

Remain thirsty

Wanting perfection

Is a

Feeble pursuit

Once you

Realize nothing

Is perfect

Then you

Can see

The beauty

Of flaws

And how

All of

Us blemished

People do

Indeed combine

To create

That one

Perfect picture

Childhood Curiosity

Began then

Came desire

Followed by

Love now

That I’ve

Tasted love

I know

That without

It I’m

But a

Child wandering

Exploring demanding

Selfish with

It I’m

Compassionate caring

And whole

Be love

Not children

And the

People erupted

Their hearts

Bled lava

It poured

Forth and

Burned cities

And homes

And even

It’s decimation

Doesn’t compare

To ages

Of tyranny

And oppression

What it

Can is

Free our

Souls to

Unite us

As one

Human race