You Don't Notice

You Don't Notice

...what your soul sees clearly.

Oh this world!

Even when I focus my attention,
I often fail to see what's near to me.

Somehow the awesome beauty
of the blue sky on a summer day
will elude my wandering eyes.

And I may not even notice
the pain and suffering of others
hiding in plain sight.

It seems I only call to awareness
what I want my eyes to see
or my ears to hear.

But my bless my soul,
he's a tireless instigator,
randomly knocking on doors,
then wheeling and dealing
with all sorts of shady spirits.

Before too long,
I find myself digging out
from all the wonderful mischief
my soul has invited.

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We do not need more intellectual power,
we need more spiritual power.
We do not need more of the things that are seen,
we need more of the things that are unseen.
~ Calvin Coolidge

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