The Little Seed Poem by Amo Mokobane

The poem is based on the bible scripture matthew 5: 5 'Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Sometimes people get caught up in the power they possess they start feeling invincible and totally undermine the power God. Their pursuit of ultimate power sometimes torments them. They lose touch with reality and their sense of humanity. Families are destroyed in the process leaving children distraught and neglected. The little seed in the poem is violently wrenched from its plant but it doesn't fight it, it doesn't get angry or frightened. Note how because of this it stays above the bad things in the world, the stress, the bitterness, the addictions, etc. The seed knows by letting God take control it will be deposited somewhere and grow into something bigger than itself. Just like the meek will inherit the earth.