Kenneth Maswabi
Living in times of Paranoia
The pandemic brought
many ills to the global village
Not least among them
is the scourge of paranoia
The mental faculty
of trust has been dismantled
The face of the
pandemic is not social distancing
The face of the
pandemic is paranoia
This is not a subtle
human instinct
It’s found in many
of our undefined human behaviours
Including in our
fear of the unknown
The human brain
tends to manufacture demons
When the terrain is
rough
This time around a
monster was delivered to our doorsteps
And it stands taller
than the Covid-19 pandemic
It will turn father
against son and mother against daughter
If we are not
careful
It will consume as
many lives as the Covid-19 pandemic
I know some will be
tempted to focus their powerful laser on me
But it is the
malignant tumour in our midst
That needs all of
our attention
Let us be aware of
this unwanted parasite
That has infested
the human brain
And will lead to
more human suffering
Let us resect it
while we still have time
And maybe we will be
able to look each other in the eye
Be proud of our
achievements
Be happy to be free
at last
It is not fair to
some
But I will say it
Covid-19
Vaccines are not our enemies
The true enemy is a
bye-product of our logical minds (Paranoia)
We have to abandon
logic for a while
Hold hope in our
heads (and hearts)
And get ourselves
and everyone else vaccinated
The sooner we do this
The better for our
communities, nations and the world
©Kenneth Maswabi
The consumption of
Silence
In the world of
scarcity
It is unheard of to
be fully embellished with divinity
In the house of
sagacity
It is normal to be
fully satiated with life
The abundance of
life is everywhere
And the tools to dig
out the fruits of the spirit are everywhere
One needs to learn
the art of the ancient monks, seekers and dreamers
The consumption of
Silence is not a luxury
It is a necessity on
the path of the everlasting life
The substance of
life is fully prepared
For a billion tons
of Silence
You have to pack
every ounce of your being with Silence
Until your whole
being becomes silent
This is the job at
hand
In every avenue of
life, take some time off
To refill the
emptiness within
To chew the cud of
Silence
The consumption of
Silence is not madness
Silence is the path
of Light
And with Silence,
the way home is cleared
Silence is the only
form of the divine substance
That is found
scattered everywhere
With Silence, comes
peace, wisdom, hope and Love
Silence is the
substance of the divine in the universe
©Kenneth Maswabi
