Metanoia

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When the invisible algorithm
Attempts to replace man,
And the unseen microbe
Threatens to destroy life,
I am engulfed with fear
The fear of death;

Prompting me
To examine my life.

Have I lived life
Achieving success
But no meaning.

Have I lived life
Gaining approval
But no love.

Have I lived life
Chasing thrills
But no joy.

Have I lived life
Wearing masks
But no truth.

Have I lived life
Seeking self
But no ‘other’.

Have I lived life
Causing hurt
But no peace

Have I lived Life….

Guilt layers up
Within me
Prodding
The plea
For forgiveness and a
New way of seeing;

A Metanoia.

To see Life
With Compassion
And restore
Relationships,

To treat life
With dignity
And restore
Respect,

To live life
With purpose
And restore
Fulfilment,

To experience life
With hope
And restore
Faith,

To traverse life
With simplicity
And restore
Authenticity,

To encounter life
With vulnerability
And restore
Love,

Always yearning
To meet
God
Within.