Zen aptitude
in a chess game,
makes all the difference,
when all of the pieces
are rearranged.
Moving from one space
to another upon the board,
weaving an intricate pattern
of trails along the way,
until only the fortunate
players remain.
Neither luck, nor coincidence
factor into this divine equation –
only grace and mercy from Above,
as an invisible hand guides the pieces
of the cosmos into place.
A chess board is a microcosm
of the grand scale and design
of the macrocosm.
This barren landscape of the mind,
where time renews only those who have hope
in the ways of the ancient past
treaded by the sages of ages that still last
for the sake of the preservation of our heritage;
this bare earth, devoid of nourishment
soil, depleted by the wars that have wasted the land,
and the shores of distant beaches,
where the sands of time drift into the sea;
even the biosphere cries out on behalf of the world,
to renew the manifold aspects of creation –
mankind, the task begins with us,
through the renewal of the soul.
A fusing of mind and marrow
with electronic circuits and code,
offers no hope to the human soul,
only a dystopian merger.
Of A.I. and the divine blueprint of life,
these two are not meant to mix and match,
for only by standing in our own integrity,
can we discover our inner purpose.
Consider that we are already being primed,
to think in tandem with artificial thoughts,
generated by chatbots that aid the task
of thinking for ourselves.
It is a slippery slope toward a dystopian future,
wherein we begin to meld into something less human,
alienating ourselves from our essential being,
and causing a rift between our souls and G-d.
note to the reader:
this poem was written by a human, not a ChatBot;
although, the following image was generated by Craiyon A.I. Generator:
A musical enterprise,
spanning out across the cosmos,
the ethereal songs of the stars,
unwavering in their praise
of the Creator.
We mimic their tribute
to the Almighty,
serving to uplift souls on earth,
who aspire to draw close
to the One True G-d.
Breathing Inspiration 