OH MY FRIENDS

oh my friends my children
oh my father saints
that the truth be known
lest we not be faint
oh my friends my children
that the truth be known
shall we not forsake
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oh you know my dears
how we're one big whole
many parts are distant
we must pay the toll
must go back to simple
as far as we can
only there start your work
as a three centered man
 
you'll need help for a while
as you hold back the beasts
while they strain at the leash
as you venture a peek
while you witness the struggle
within and without
with three eyes on the issues
without any mouth
 
when you give up the right
to complain of the state
as you balance your functions
as you get your lines straight
you remember your aim
to be one with the all
and refuse to identify
with the mess in a fall
 
oh my friends my children
oh my father saints
that the truth be known
lest we not be faint
oh my friends my children
that the truth be known
shall we not forsake
indications shown
 
you've heard that it's
upside, inside out
you know you've been lied to
you've heard someone shout
but the point of this story
is not to regret
but to clean up your heart
so your head can repent
 
so to feel your body
in pain and in joy
infuse it with love
and from there redeploy
 
oh yes it's been said
that your mind is a drag
but my friends that's because
of its interest to brag
it's busy with chatter
within and without
explaining itself
in continual doubt
it was fed on the violence
it was fed on the lies
and now it must turn
to a word from the wise
 
not to believe
or accept blindly you see
but to quiet the storm
in the heart and body
the fatal mistake
 
of our marvelous minds
is forgetting the parts
that have stepped out of time
of taking it all
from a pragmatic view
without heart or senses
to check what is true
 
oh my friends my children
oh my father saints
that the truth be known
lest we not be faint
oh my friends my children
that the truth be known
shall we not forsake
indications shown
 
now this thing
that we move in
this thing
that is seen
our beautiful bodies
magnificent being
it was taught to perform
it was taught to produce
dissipate all
its valuable juice
now it's time to conserve
now it's time to relax
and let it participate
with a view not a pass
 
oh my friends my children
oh my father saints
that the truth be known
lest we not be faint
oh my friends my children
that the truth be known
shall we not forsake
indications shown