Be the Light
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I gaze patiently from afar
Through the guarded trees,
The vastness of light diminished
But only from my worn seat.
The sun knows not my view,
And earth chooses its vantage.
When my day has ended,
The sun’s day goes on.
Adam A. Bloom believes in keeping hope alive, despite the adversities we all must eventually face in life. Inspired by the fear that pain is currently overpowering love, Bloom shares an anthology of poems that explores a variety of themes while expressing hope for a better world.
In a collection divided into two sections, Bloom begins by chasing the truth regarding the fundamental issues with our civilization with the potential to stifle progress or end us altogether. Peppered with raw emotions and complex thoughts, his poems examine man’s impact on the climate, why children are treated like animals, and why greed is so prevalent. Within the second section, Bloom’s poems reflect on love and pain, hopes and fears, and inspiration and beauty as he contemplates on all the wonders of life.
Be the Light shares a compilation of unique lyrical reflections from a fresh voice in poetry that chase truths and the true meaning of life.
Adam A. Bloom
Adam A. Bloom is a bit of a late bloomer, forged in the fire pits of pain and suffering that drives him to express what has inspired and discouraged him, and what he is most grateful for in his life. Although poetry is his passion, Adam also enjoys writing fiction. He currently resides in Hightstown, New Jersey. Be the Light is his first collection of poems.
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Be the Light - Adam A. Bloom
Copyright © 2019 Adam A. Bloom.
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ISBN: 978-1-4808-7306-3 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-4808-7307-0 (e)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2018914788
Archway Publishing rev. date: 12/19/2018
This book is dedicated to all those with love and hope for all of humanity and the life among us.
CONTENTS
Introduction
I. Chasing Truth
II. What It’s All for and About
A. Ma Nature
B. Somewhat Random Thoughts
C. To Suffer and Love
INTRODUCTION
Being a man who suffers from both bipolar disorder and Crohn’s disease, I needed a way to channel all the positive and negative energies and keep hope alive. I found poetry was the purest form of art to accomplish that. The combination of the two—one physical, the other psychological with emotional suffering—created the perfect storm whenever my Crohn’s flared. My mind became a battleground of multiple health issues chronically testing my resolve and my hope, creating this feeling of constant turmoil and fear that it wouldn’t end. I see a similar chaos in the world pulling my attention outward, which inspires me to raise my voice and speak out against forces old and new that keep us from a better reality.
You must push on. Life’s adversity varies from soul to soul, but we have all felt some level of pain, and we have all felt joy and love to some extent. I tend to believe pain is currently overpowering love, making takers out of most of us, and there are people responsible, both directly and indirectly, for this imbalance.
Part of the problem is with varying levels of suffering and wealth, there are different recovery times and qualities. So we differ in another aspect: empathy. It seems all people learn some level of empathy once they have suffered, and perhaps many would need to suffer for the ego to reflect upon the body’s vulnerabilities to develop empathy. But I am not suggesting people need to suffer more. We’ve had enough of our own abuses upon each other and would only benefit to move forward with respect and patience. It starts with holding ourselves accountable for what we’ve done, letting each other be human, and letting go of the past. This is done simultaneously with big change at the top, but we all need to work together in the healing process.
On the other hand, we need to be grateful for all we have, including a touch of time to change, normal weather when it happens, and of course, love. And with our technology, comes a freedom to reflect upon our true natures as sentient beings, and discover and develop more ideas about where and how we choose to move forward. It is not the time to be complacent. I hope to inspire and be another voice to encourage us to be better to ourselves, our world, and each other.
I
Chasing Truth
I have seen enough of human tendencies and institutions to know there are many fundamental issues with our civilization that will stifle our progress or end us altogether. Coupled with technology and its far-reaching capabilities, awareness and enlightenment are spreading faster and faster with an advantage that is sometimes a disadvantage—the division of knowledge,