Driving one day, I thought of how much I loved some of those I have lost, and how much this world seemed so meaningless compared to the truth underneath it all. I pictured the impact that politicians and Hollywood stars have on our lives, and then juxtaposed that against the impact of true friends and family. I just had to laugh and start envisioning a piece of prose...
The ultimate, the highest, the greatest impact of all
It is not found upon this planet, so very small
The building of Atlantis was really no big deal
With everything now underwater, even pillars of steel
Pyramids still stand, yet they bring power in from the sky
Indeed, where is the value from birth until we die?
Where do we point towards a great influence, a grand plan?
Could it even originate from what is built by woman or man?
Arenas for epic competitions hold the theater of the day
We watch on through commercials to see the grown men play
News and entertainment are fed to us, hungry lizards that we are
Towers fill downtowns, a great wall visible from the stars
And yet, another invincible skyscraper could surely stumble and fall
What is the ultimate, the highest, the greatest impact of all?
Like the off-key found on an out-of-tune song
A loved one collapses, breaks a hip, and is too soon gone
A loving pooch must be put to rest on the saddest, saddest day
There are no words for such heartache, there is nothing really to say
A void remains where once grace promised it would last
Earthquakes of loss leave buildings and bodies burned – ash to ash
So where is the worth; why do we live; what is the use?
God’s mysterious way? God’s secret will? Just another damn excuse
But carry on, I guess we shall, I guess we must
Looking for purpose through the trouble and rubble – dust to dust
Those making the rules, control the masses and wield all the power
As politicians rise, the populace divides, reacts, attacks, and cowers
Until the pendulum swings, and the people remember the silent call
Perhaps from the ultimate, the highest, the greatest impact of all
It is born of creation, as below so it is from above
Forever to come from the source that is love
It is born of creation, as below so it is from above
Forever to come from the source that is love
It is love my friend; it is love that ushers in all the meaning
Giving presence and life to every single human being
From a foundation of rock, invisible to the naked eye
To the building of a true home … a haven in the sky
The infinite discovered as we pull on that inner thread
Dipping down into the heart, moving away from the head
Entertained not by actors feigning passion, as in a show
But rather amused by family and friends who we truly know
No sports trophies or academy awards hold any value now
No standing ovation, no curtain call, no curtsy or bow
Just eternal sweet memories that gently float on by
Just the halo aura bright and the glimmer in the eye
In a Garden of Eden after genesis and before the fall
Now we come to embrace the absolute, the greatest impact of all
It is not found upon this planet, so very small
The building of Atlantis was really no big deal
With everything now underwater, even pillars of steel
Pyramids still stand, yet they bring power in from the sky
Indeed, where is the value from birth until we die?
Where do we point towards a great influence, a grand plan?
Could it even originate from what is built by woman or man?
Arenas for epic competitions hold the theater of the day
We watch on through commercials to see the grown men play
News and entertainment are fed to us, hungry lizards that we are
Towers fill downtowns, a great wall visible from the stars
And yet, another invincible skyscraper could surely stumble and fall
What is the ultimate, the highest, the greatest impact of all?
Like the off-key found on an out-of-tune song
A loved one collapses, breaks a hip, and is too soon gone
A loving pooch must be put to rest on the saddest, saddest day
There are no words for such heartache, there is nothing really to say
A void remains where once grace promised it would last
Earthquakes of loss leave buildings and bodies burned – ash to ash
So where is the worth; why do we live; what is the use?
God’s mysterious way? God’s secret will? Just another damn excuse
But carry on, I guess we shall, I guess we must
Looking for purpose through the trouble and rubble – dust to dust
Those making the rules, control the masses and wield all the power
As politicians rise, the populace divides, reacts, attacks, and cowers
Until the pendulum swings, and the people remember the silent call
Perhaps from the ultimate, the highest, the greatest impact of all
It is born of creation, as below so it is from above
Forever to come from the source that is love
It is born of creation, as below so it is from above
Forever to come from the source that is love
It is love my friend; it is love that ushers in all the meaning
Giving presence and life to every single human being
From a foundation of rock, invisible to the naked eye
To the building of a true home … a haven in the sky
The infinite discovered as we pull on that inner thread
Dipping down into the heart, moving away from the head
Entertained not by actors feigning passion, as in a show
But rather amused by family and friends who we truly know
No sports trophies or academy awards hold any value now
No standing ovation, no curtain call, no curtsy or bow
Just eternal sweet memories that gently float on by
Just the halo aura bright and the glimmer in the eye
In a Garden of Eden after genesis and before the fall
Now we come to embrace the absolute, the greatest impact of all
Born of creation, as below so it is from above
Forever to come from the source that is love
Forever to be seen from spirit’s highest view
Where no one and nothing dies, and where everything is new
Where towers are not built on sand, but on a steadiness sublime
Where powers do not come from man, but from the sacred divine
The true celebration, the force from above
Forever to flow from the source that is love
