The Death Machine

We built it and

We've been so proud of it.

The machine, I mean.

The efficient, soul-crushing

Machine that has become our life.

And no, I'm not talking about the

Incessant whine about the marginalized or the

Aggressive inanities of any number of other

Theories espoused, processes employed, and

Practices pursued.

I'm talking about a culture of noise, of

Constant activity, and the

Superficial distractions that led to a

Deep spiritual disconnection and the

Deliberate denial of the Divine.

I'm talking about the grotesque and

Increasingly awful

Mechanisms that are employed to encourage

The endless pursuit of a so-called progress, which

Created a perpetual motion toward

Elaborate systems and artificial substitutes, which spark and sustain

An increasing distance from God through

A dissolution of silence, and

An ignorance of contemplation.

Find prayer

Look for holy love

Live as a person created in the

Image and Likeness of God.