Really, There Is No Need

There is no need to hit a nail into the wall, once the head is level
causing a crack to appear and a mass of plaster crumble to the floor
Really there is no need

There is no need to cut the body of half a worm into quarters or more
to ensure beyond it’s nerve functioning twitch, it is dead

There is no need to attempt to count every grain of sand on this planet
to prove there are less than stars in the sky

There is no need to push or change the body to unnatural extremes
to prove our strength, beauty and worth to our self and others

There is no need for obsession with material possession to rule our career,
family and status, when we take non, beyond the grave

There is no need to cut short our lives by abusing our bodies
with processed foods, drugs, negative thoughts and trapped guilt

There is no need to berate, criticise and put anyone, including ourself
down because we feel full of anger, pain, shame and fear

There is no need to build separation with beliefs of superior/inferior
beings when we all take the same last breath upon death

There is no need for poverty and lack of basic necessary provisions
when there is plenty for all, if evenly distributed and contained

There is no need to be so lacking in understanding & compassion
for the sake of pride, being right and having the last say in a discussion

There is no need to feel such hatred and inflict such pain
upon those whose views differ from our own

There is no need for deceit, manipulation and lies derived from
power, greed and the need to control, to dictate the way we live

There is no need for war, when the seed of peace
we were each born with, lives in our hearts for ever

There is no need to continually search for the answers
when they reside in us already, awaiting to be re-awoken

There is no-need for the world to be in the state it is
Really there is no need at all.