PANTA RHEY

Everything flows 

nothing remains

hold on in vain

and yet clings 

the fool to his money

and I believe in love.

Tell me, how much does the world cost?

Who calculates it? Is it the thieves?

Tell me, what is stealing,

If there's no way out anyway?

The universe will not be missing anything,

when something moves from A to B to C.

And yet the outcry is great,

from the one who just doesn't get it,

who merely shares his treasures,

if he gets something in return.

But every child knows by now,

that everything belongs to everyone,

and the invention of property as prize

destroys almost all happiness.

So don't always look outside yourself,

where entertaining fulfillment reigns supreme,

Give your desires a break sometimes,

to learn that all happiness resides within you.

© 2022 | Annabelle Bini | January 10, 2018