COVERT ADVICE FROM A FATHER TO A SON

COVERT ADVICE FROM A FATHER TO A SON

It’s an interesting game 

this thing we call life

it will challenge and bring you 

to struggles and strife

we forget who we are

in our need to belong

we abandon ourselves

to be part of the throng

some get it right

but most have it wrong

unite with your own self

and sing your own song

there’s a way to connect

without losing your head

choose sometimes to follow

when you trust where you’re led

through kind hearted actions

and not what is said

your soul is your own

so be sure it gets fed

don’t sell out for the pleasures

that come and then go

keep in sight of the light

don’t get lost in the glow

or seduced by the ego 

what you think that you know

be true to yourself and 

don’t play tell and show

surrender desires

and go with your flow

wash yourself of yourself

be like melting snow

come back to your wholeness

there is no where to go

remember that this 

hide and seek is a game

keep sight of your truth

don’t forget why you came

we are all so unique

yet we still are the same

don’t be held back by fear

or hidden by shame

don’t get lost in your ego

and kidnapped by fame

account for your choices

there’s no one to blame

through the valleys and shadows

hold tight to one name

be it allah or yahweh

mohammed or christ

hindi or buddha

or yoda, the force

they are all the same god

all from the same source

it was fun to go rhyming

and play with the words

this poem is profound

and this poem is absurd

a fathers advice

by a son can’t be heard

so step into your own shoes

away from the herd

listen hard for your hearts voice

become your own Nerd. 

Harfiz

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