Prose of a Con

Poetry and Prose by Russell Wardlow

Mercy

Poor Choice, Poor Condition

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to all who have ears to listen
and eyes to bear witness
sometimes poor is a choice
sometimes poor is a condition

this is how the poor escapes being impoverished

up your consciousness
not your superficial followers
look beyond the obvious
and reap intuitive providence
understand the temporal veil
natural law and each cause and consequence
transcend western oppressive doctrines
and the temptation of cerebral dominance
rising to the knowing of the Intelligence-of-the-Heart
to realize your promise and prominence

this is how the poor escapes being impoverished

Note to Self

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And I look to the Sun-
Magnificent Manifestor-
for it is You
whom unconditionally gives life
to the things of earth-
my body.

And Mother Moon-
Natural and Wondrous Nurturer-
it is You
whom unconditionally loves and sustains
the things of earth-
my body.

Contemplating the Heredity
and Inheritance of All
To know You
Is to Remember who I Am

And with each blink
I experience both Sun and Moon-
night and day-
as well as
life death resurrection

Life,
is always the last one standing

Prodigal Apology

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Dear Father
I’m sorry
for you know my heart
where the full extent of this is written
and known in the land that loves silence
from which it came
born from my Mother
where I will one day return
I commune with you there
yet seldom bring you back with me when I leave
and this is why I grieve

Phenomenons of Thought

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there is no phenomena
in cause and effect
it is mere natural law
a phenomenon of its own design
what then is phenomenal
is the idea preceding both
to rave about the form
is to lose the primal substance
making “divine presence,”
mundane and monotonous…
a gross sin,
of error and blindness
all of its own

so take heed
to the seed
that which is thought
will be