he who denies

by Roberto Lavidez

he who

denies life

is compelled

to gaze long

and unflinchingly

into the dark

abyss of 

existence

he denies

the unpredictability

the inevitability

of conflict 

between forces 

of disruption

and forces 

of order

he denies 

the fight

against the lack

of understanding

against a whole 

world of

non understanding

he denies

consciousness

of exercising 

mastery

over oneself

discouraged

to think

one’s way 

through the 

things of life

from the 

microcosm

of the self

to the 

macrocosm

of the universe

he even denies

the motivation

of the soul that

identifies itself

exclusively with

god and 

the good

rebelling against

established  

structures

and values

he denies

the unleashing of

elemental forces

the awakening of

nature’s depths

the sweeping

mass movement

of energies

he understands

that one is

being fooled

yet denies the

power not

to be fooled

what will become

of the man

who no longer

has any reasons

for defending

himself

or for attacking

what will become

of him who

denies implanting

a meaning

a new meaning 

into what 

has become

meaningless

the hour

when all

good men

are asleep

what will become

of him who

denies himself

an awakening

©robertolavidez2014