Kenneth Maswabi
The politicization of the poetic spirit
The poetic spirit is apolitical
Not because there is no platform to
address
Because all the platforms are in total
shambles
The poetic spirit stares deep into the
human psyche
And sees the desperation inside each and
every human being
Both poor and rich are curtailed by an
insurmountable misconception
The origin and purpose of life is an
enigma to many people
The mushrooming of political ideologies
is tantamount to grasping at straws
There is no concept of survival of the
fittest in the Spirit of God
There is only kindness, humility, hope,
compassion and unconditional Love
The ocean of awareness is the only true
source of beauty, peace and happiness
Human nature is not a piece of bread to
be chewed at the dinner table
Human nature is a porcelain of
unimaginable beauty
A rare masterpiece beyond the perimeter
of reason
The human being is a creation of the most
sophisticated thought process
Not a plywood assembly of objects to be
conquered and oppressed
Humanity is not a disorganized tribe of
long-forgotten and lost Homo sapiens trying to survive
Humanity is a master concept beyond our comprehension
Humanity is the toughest strand of Love
A pedestal of hope and a manuscript of
courage
Inside the unchartered terrain of
unimaginable horrors
To bow down to forces of chaos, fear,
uncertainty and disunity
Is to reject the seat on which humanity
was conceived
The poetic spirit cannot be politicized
It can only be used to illuminate the
entire global village
And dissect the appendages of human
nature
So that true knowledge and understanding
can be made available
The poetic spirit is a river of consciousness
That pours itself into every heart
To build and nourish
To awaken the spirit within
And let the truth be seen
The Truth will set us all free
©Kenneth Maswabi
