Monolith

The door before me is an absurd sarcasm
designed to be a wall when one can choose
an opening otherwise
but has been a wall for generations now.

All children try the handle once or twice
deceive their friends with curiosity
laughing at themselves echoed.

In the years of life’s setting
we try more often;
with every passing,
hoping now the memories behind us
got it wrong – nothing in between.

All the time from bookend to bookend
we are overwhelmed with openings.
A coliseum leading us deep within
until we are more spectacle than audience
at last.

In youth and uselessness we look eagerly for a way out.

Six Tenets

One should always communicate honestly
One should always be humble
One should always treat others with respect
One should always act with passion
One should always be thorough

Pursue love with intentions that are thoughtful
Give what you request of love with respect
Let love given find you humbled
Bind your love tightly with honesty
Let the love you share be thorough
Fill the spaces between with passion.

Should you serve as a mentor, be humble
Provide guidance and feedback honestly
Gift your knowledge as well as your passion
and when you do, ensure you are thorough
Embrace all criticism thoughtfully
Find growth in the soil of mutual respect.

Find success hidden amongst your passions
Tackle all your tasks thoroughly
Your best attribute is honesty
Accept your greatest success humbly
Share the fruits of your labor respectfully
Look on to your next venture thoughtfully.

As you get older, live your life thoroughly
Discover treasures in your buried passions
Adopt the changing world thoughtfully
Overcome challenges respectfully
Let mornings and sunsets keep you humble
Reflect on how you evolved honestly.

Remember to treat your death with respect
Enjoy your history thoughtfully
Prepare those that you love thoroughly
Express your death as life lived passionately
Enjoy the end in its honesty
Die with a life that leaves others humbled.

Love yourself with humble honesty
Love others with thoughtful passion
Love life thoroughly and with respect.