“ ... In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” ( Rm. 8:37)
Unconquerable
Despite the boldness of the sun´s rays
Suffering blurs the creatures´ vision.
In the darkness, the horizont they gaze
Dawn, by captivity , is allowed no provision.
Down the cell , mortality holds life by fears
Death stands raping, sowing and reaping as hope is gone
While the Hidden One , found guilty of all tears
Outside, enfolded in a shroud of disbelief , waits on .
Yet, down the den, the slave sighs and whispers fling
The barren begets mighty warrior - dreams ignite
The beast is hurled through the bars , by her offspring
Darkness has brought forth the sons of the light .
Life, unconquerable, holds the pull of eternity
Frailty , under its orders, survives the attack of mortality.
Obed R. Souza
June 17/ 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
Portrait of a God / Obed R. Souza
Online news and television channels
Display his unpredictable behavior
And convincing speech – the one of a savior.
At least for those inattentive hungry souls
Trying to break into heaven´s door
To keep it well protected from somebody else´s war.
Since eternity has not granted him its touch
He disguises himself in a uniform, as a crutch
The grandiloquence of his armies
Speaks of his lack of power
Reminding us of other leaders
Such as King, Gandhi and Mandela
Who stand in history like towers
To tell us of how love can draw people nearer
And give men a cause for living
Rather than a cause worth killing for .
If you see him around - I know, you can tell!
You won´t mistake him from God... absolutely not!
But, please... don´t underestimate him, as well.
Like a spell! Behind him a flood of blood...
His boots do crush roses in bud!
There´s only one thing he fears: wings!
He hates their deadly effects!
They inspire, they fan the fire,
And spread the ashes of a liar
On the grave where once rested a king.
So, watch out for him!
You, jailer of this god´s prison...
You, who keep hope alive,
Go on being accused of high treason...
You, loaded with meaning and freedom... you, who aspire!
You, guilty of dismantling his kingdom and empire!
You, poet, philosopher, believer, you who like a bird
Spread life, love and freedom through..... your W O R D.
Please! Do not kneel before him!
Do not surrender to his whim!
Obed R.Souza / June 1, 2009
Display his unpredictable behavior
And convincing speech – the one of a savior.
At least for those inattentive hungry souls
Trying to break into heaven´s door
To keep it well protected from somebody else´s war.
Since eternity has not granted him its touch
He disguises himself in a uniform, as a crutch
The grandiloquence of his armies
Speaks of his lack of power
Reminding us of other leaders
Such as King, Gandhi and Mandela
Who stand in history like towers
To tell us of how love can draw people nearer
And give men a cause for living
Rather than a cause worth killing for .
If you see him around - I know, you can tell!
You won´t mistake him from God... absolutely not!
But, please... don´t underestimate him, as well.
Like a spell! Behind him a flood of blood...
His boots do crush roses in bud!
There´s only one thing he fears: wings!
He hates their deadly effects!
They inspire, they fan the fire,
And spread the ashes of a liar
On the grave where once rested a king.
So, watch out for him!
You, jailer of this god´s prison...
You, who keep hope alive,
Go on being accused of high treason...
You, loaded with meaning and freedom... you, who aspire!
You, guilty of dismantling his kingdom and empire!
You, poet, philosopher, believer, you who like a bird
Spread life, love and freedom through..... your W O R D.
Please! Do not kneel before him!
Do not surrender to his whim!
Obed R.Souza / June 1, 2009
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