Be Authentic

“Only the truth of who you are, if realized, will set you free.”

~Eckhart Tolle

The articulation of wounded spirit

seeping through your deeds

and transgressions,

resounds clearly over the clamoring

verbiage of stated intent

oozing inertly from

a toxic and

manipulative mind.

Tell me not what you will do,

but in its stead, show me,

in humbled silence,

with honorable purpose,

an altruistic heart

driven by desire

to become a beacon

on this vexed planet.

Words in their entire splendor

flounder hopelessly

in a musty basement,

where good and evil

lay side by side;

indistinguishable,

until manifested

by demonstrated purpose.

Self serving

hidden agendas

lurk perniciously

beneath skinny veneers

that would be the

benevolent platform

of platitude attitudes,

going nowhere fast.

The emperor’s new clothes

have nothing on you,

nothing.

you re-define paltry

in a world

where currencies are

lies and half truths.

predicated on greed.

The salient advantage of

speaking your candor

is that it’s the only story

you’ll ever need to

remember;

the bonus would be

a clear mind and

an unclouded conscience.

Speak your piece,

in your untainted voice

galvanize your intent

to make a difference.

manifest your movement,

reach deep into your heart

where there exists

only one way.

Copyright © Henri Ferguson 2005

All rights reserved.

The seed for this first came to me while I was reading about a government scandal, and I just wanted to rant. Quite frankly it doesn’t matter which scandal, because essentially they’re all about the same issues of deceit, dishonesty and whatever else lays in this bottomless cesspool we call politics. This does not infer that I believe there aren’t any honest politicians, although the word oxymoron does spring to mind…

While fine tuning these words it occurred to me that this isn’t just about politicians, it’s about people in general who are not honest with the world and their respective relationships. I am sure all of us can relate to folks in our lives who have created a web of deceit with little white lies, and some not so little nor so white, misrepresenting themselves and thus creating havoc not only in their lives but ours as well. And for what? It all comes home to roost eventually, so spare us all and just be authentic.

Written May 17th, 2005