Quatrain of Consciousness - 1049

Quatrain of Consciousness

Consciousness - mental activity,
knowing thyself

1.
O, be conscious of thy thunderous
beatitudes leveled at the startling
realization you are
alive,

Set aside outside stimulus and
carry out experiments, as though
impressions won't
survive.

Turn inward and search for a
universal code that will establish
your existence without
doubt,

Do not brag that you know who
your are, or pretend you know
more than the religiously
devout.

2.
Let your volitions simmer in the
back of your mind and determine
when you met ongoing
feelings,

Was it when you were hurt by a
fall or was when you read the
words written on bathroom
ceilings.

But take a breath, just being awake
is not totally positive - you will
know that the end still
remains,

Sadness will fill up cavities
where memory is stored and
what you feel could be
qualmish chains.

Yorktown Disciple
1991