Soul Poem by Zachary Zuccaro

Soul



Use your will to overcome yourself
and to transcend your body.
Strive to become one with God
by devoting yourself entirely to God,
and you will become greater than
you can possibly imagine -
not in the eyes of the world
but through God's eyes.
We can do this
only through our Lord
and His grace.

Yet our bodies are merely vessels
that will be destroyed
and our true selves will be revealed -
whether we can withstand temptation and are strong,
worthy of Heaven and greater tasks,
or whether we are servants of Satan
who will falter and rebel given the least incentive.

This life has no meaning
but for us to prove
who we truly are,
our real existence and real life
does not begin until we die
when our souls are freed
from the body's weakness and limitations
and we are given true power and responsibility.

Exceed the body, leave the body,
become entirely independent of the body.
Do not love the body but despise it -
the body is a barrier between the soul and God,
the soul and perfection.
Do not despise perfection but pursue it -
the body despises perfection and mocks it,
yet the pursuit of perfection is crucial to the soul.

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