Behind the Camouflage - Visitor's Poem

by Adrian McGinn
(Paris, France)

Intelligence is in the using
Having is not the be all
Being smart is temporary
A hiding place to dwell
A smokescreen to shield
The latent fire about to erupt
And into ashes become
Self-delusion born
From our own lies
The make-belief truths
Spinning our world-views
Into realms of unreality
Crashing back to earth
Contaminating each & all
But exiting vicious circles
Centered and grounded
Intelligent of heart, mind, soul
In tune with our orbit
Our real self joyfully exposed