Our Blindness... Poem by RIC BASTASA

do not tell me
that it is only the rich
who are unjust

injustice is encompassing
it has nothing to do
with social status

or gender, or color or race
it is innate in all
once greed infiltrates the
heart
this envy drawn from Joseph's
brothers

it is that which comes
out
which defiles us all

theft, murder, adultery,
wickedness, deceit, sensuality,
slander, pride,

it has nothing to do
with what lies outside us
it is within

this separation from
the Divine
our lost paths, our visions
limited,


our blindness and
deafness
this shortness of
faith.