Life Is Not A Game Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

To many people, life is a game
That needs raw power or wit to win
Driven by this intoxicating urge
They dive deep into the game of life
Pouring themselves on every fibre of life
Discarding everything they know about themselves
Rushing to the centre of life's most loved shore or pitch
Acquiring knowledge and creating a platform for ego to emerge
Acquiring material wealth and all that money can buy
In the process, draining whatever emptiness or silence they had
And filling all the spaces in their hearts with desires, wants, needs and longings
They have now entered a perilous path of selfishness, corruption and deceit
They are forced to wear multiple facial expressions to torment or impress their prey (or quarry)
Their life becomes camouflaged in wealth, power and utter disgust
They start to find it harder and harder to enjoy life
Other people become tools to be used
Everything in their path is an opportunity to be exploited or filth to be discarded
There is no room for powerlessness, humility, compassion and hope
There is no space for emptiness and nothingness
There is no Silence
Life has swallowed them whole
And they no longer exist
Except on the rails of power
Life is not a game
It is a trap
Just like droplets of rainwater
If you want to reach the ocean of life (everlasting life)
Do not rush into every cubicle of life on your path
Always keep your body, mind and soul (consciousness) together
This sacred entity (consciousness) can only exist in emptiness or nothingness
It needs Silence to be glued together
This is the path of the spirit (or Light)
This is the bowl of peace, hope, happiness and Love
You have to remain outside the trap of life
Not to be trapped by life and its pot of juicy tastes
You have to remain empty of all acquired knowledge
Because you are the whole of existence
Do not get lost inside the dimension of space-time
You are the dimensionless realm (eternity)
You are the fabric of Love
And the abode of Love
God is Love and the everlasting life

©Kenneth Maswabi