Selling Sucess and Enlightenment
A poem
Oh mon amours, why do you fall for it? You self-important humans, after all There’s a sucker born every minute The apple from the tree does not far fall
Tolle and others sell you seats in their halls Robbins laughs at you from edge of Hell’s pit Selling you that which can never be bought Oh mon amours, why do you fall for it?
Power of positive thought is bullshit Sometimes surrender proves most powerful Yet you think you think you can control all of it You self-important humans, after all
But listen to your souls, half nature’s call Not to power structures’ need to exist Creating false Gods and morals for all There’s a sucker born every minute
Buddha, Jesus, Mohammad, all prophets Achieved Nirvana, back to share Great All Failed to teach us, why should we now trust Shift? The apple from the tree does not far fall
Let our hearts and minds not be small Access the Divine that is infinite Collective power to overcome all Change mindset, what’s the harm in thinking it — Oh mon amours
A Few Poet’s Notes
I decided not to explain my thoughts. I’m curious how readers will interpret the poem and hope you will share your substantive reactions in the comments. Platitudes are nice and won’t be rejected but I prefer meaningful engagement.
[12 hours later edit — Elena dL just reminded me in the comments that I read an excellent piece of hers a few months ago that is on point. I hope you’ll click into this 2-minute read packed with honest insights
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The form of the poem is a rondeau redoublé. A rondeau redoublé consists of six quatrains (8–10 syllables per line) using two rhymes. The first quatrain consists of four refrain lines that are used, in sequence, as the last lines of the next four quatrains, and a phrase from the first refrain is repeated as a tail at the end of the final stanza. Source.
Schematically, that’s: A1B1A2B2/babA1/abaB1/babA2/abaB2/babaR
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