It's Not Enough

To wake up everyday Put on the dress of life And pretend to be alive Life, like a dress Needs to be taken care of Changed, washed and dried Folded, unfolded and displayed Life needs to be a joy, a bastion of hope To be revered and be cherished It's not enough To sing and praise God While your heart is neglected Your spirit is on the threshold of depression Your mind, body and soul are dilapidated It's not enough To gather all the material wealth While you are spiritually dead No semblance of peace, kindness or humility Not even a flicker of love in your life It's not enough To live a long life And yet be full of pain Hatred and violence It's not enough To feel the pain of loneliness But yet hold tight to your ego To look at yourself in the mirror And fail to see the beauty of your soul ©