Poverty Of Ideas Poem by Yehualashet Teshome

Your life is driven
By your thoughts
By your ideas
By the spirit inside you
You are at the driving wheel
The vehicle of your life
Driven by your own dreams
Thoughts and ideas
So, you become a beggar
Poor in material
Poor in spirit
When you follow others
When you chase their dreams
When they shape your life
With their own ideas, agendas
When you give up your power
To create and enjoy
The life of your own
Your soul disconnected
From the source of its own
You embrace poverty
Of spirit and wealth
When you look away
From the real treasure
Hidden in you
When you don't tune
To the beating of your heart