Distraction – The Enemy Within

Days go by and nights get restless

Tossing around as dreams get edgy

Relentless pursuit of happiness

Amidst comparison, excuses and a vision sketchy

In what we call a society

We are but a social animal

Lurching and reacting with instinctive notoriety

Emotional dearth making us a quasi-cannibal

Despite the gifted intelligence

We are mere mortals

What outlives us is intangible & without accurate evidence

Yet we fight for the tangible and kill for alleged morals

 

To each his own

Not just one's choice, beliefs and perception

But also the goal and milestone(s)

And the mandatory loaded distraction

Once dwindled from our Focus

Each distraction multiplies into chaos

Ripple effects eventually provoke us

To find a way out of our pathos

Least realizing the magic within

Using others’ yardstick, we seek pleasure

If only we stayed calm and practiced discipline

Could we see the impact of our flawed measure

Success and happiness although unrelated

Mocks away at our intellect

Attempting to satiate an ego ever inflated

In meandering ways far from perfect

Life is but a countdown

In the cosmic vibration

Legacy has trickled down

Diluted by interpretation

Every cell in our body speaks

If only we could listen

Following some ancestral techniques

Our Aura too can glisten