pariahHeep's Journal

What was the route you took that brought you here?
Did you take it yourself or did someone else steer?

Did you take from the world and not replenish the land?
Did you build your foundation on cement or on sand?

In this lifetime of lessons, how much did you learn?
Did you soar like the eagle or did you crawl with the worm?

Did you walk with indifference? - Did you attempt to relate?
Did you savor the moments or did you zoom past with haste?

What things have you earned? - What exactly was saved?
Did you spend too much time on the same old mistakes?

Did you pay heed to visions? - Did you muddle your sight?
Did you flee from the crisis or did you keep hope alive?

Did you shun self-improvement? - Did you strive to do right?
Did you heal with your hands? - Did you hurt with your knife?

Did you squander your talents or did you let your light shine?
Did you face the ordeal? - Did you back down from fright?

Did you leave here a stranger? - Did you value your friends?
Did you wave your white flag or did you stand and defend?

Did you extinguish desire? - Did you let passion burn?
Did you fail to encourage? - Did you strive to affirm?

Did you welcome transition or did you tighten your stance?
Did you censor the music or did you strike up the band?

Did you stop to consider or did you just make demands?
Did you give up the ghost? - Did you stick to the plan?

Did you move toward your goal? - Did you leave it to chance?
Did you sit on your ass or did you seek out the dance?

Did you lead with compassion or did you amplify hate?
Did you tear it all down? - Did you build and create?

Did you shatter illusions? - Did you fall for the lies?
Did you unfurl your knowledge or did you lock it inside?

Did you speak from your heart or did you scheme and contrive?
Did you live with a purpose? - Was there a point to your life?