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The Oracle
I went to the Oracle to ask for answers
She said, Damon, please remain a dreamer
Unbridled anger leads straight to destruction
Seek serene scenes and things for your elevation
If the equation doesn't equate to the desired sum
Have the strength to enact a change of the outcome
Sometimes you'll have to accept what you cannot change
You must discern with wisdom when to brandish fangs
When strange fruit was dangling in the Southern breeze
Your ancestors didn't bow down and live on their knees
You must seize the moment and make the world your stage
Convey something of substance with your words on the page
Channel your rage to create insatiable stanzas
Make them feel elated as if they won bonanzas
I don't have the answers for all the knowledge you crave
Even if you only reach one, that may be a life you save
I said OK. Thank you for this enlightenment
I'll be sure to pay it forward in my testament
Everything was relevant to these days and times
I'll try to compose poems with sublime rhymes
She said, Damon, please remain a dreamer
Unbridled anger leads straight to destruction
Seek serene scenes and things for your elevation
If the equation doesn't equate to the desired sum
Have the strength to enact a change of the outcome
Sometimes you'll have to accept what you cannot change
You must discern with wisdom when to brandish fangs
When strange fruit was dangling in the Southern breeze
Your ancestors didn't bow down and live on their knees
You must seize the moment and make the world your stage
Convey something of substance with your words on the page
Channel your rage to create insatiable stanzas
Make them feel elated as if they won bonanzas
I don't have the answers for all the knowledge you crave
Even if you only reach one, that may be a life you save
I said OK. Thank you for this enlightenment
I'll be sure to pay it forward in my testament
Everything was relevant to these days and times
I'll try to compose poems with sublime rhymes
Published 8th Sep 2021
| Edited 11th Oct 2021
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9th Sep 2021 4:36pm
Much enjoyed. This is exactly what an oracle would do too, lead you back into yourself where all the answers lie. Nice testament!
10th Sep 2021 1:49pm
Totally cool Damon.
... I think we are our own best psychologist/psychologist, as well as our own best oracle.
Wonderfully done.
... I think we are our own best psychologist/psychologist, as well as our own best oracle.
Wonderfully done.
11th Oct 2021 9:26pm
