I’d Rather Die

by Zen Gardner
January 12, 2020

I’d rather die and be alive

Than die and just be dead

I’d rather fry than compromise

With flies around my head

“Death to Self!” the placard screams

While anger inside roils

“End it now, it pointless seems!”

Midst oceans on the boil

“What is this ego death, pray tell

What is this end to self?”

The specter looms with grin from hell

“Perhaps be truth thyself”

The banter rolls around the cage

Dampened by the fluff

Muffled, no expected rage

The audience? A bluff.

The lusting, liquid mind is quick

“No matter – hit the spot!”

“Perceive or not perceive I will!

Believe, or I am not!”

The pixelating picture fades

And falls to end of screen

Illusion and its many grades

Were never as were seen

The show goes on, the limits burn

Like layered walls of brick

Yet slowly, ever slow we learn

That naught will ever stick

Zen Gardner is an impactful and controversial author and speaker with a piercing philosophical viewpoint. His writings have been circulated to millions and his personal story has caused no small stir amongst the entrenched alternative pundits. His book You Are the Awakening has met rave reviews and is available on amazon.com. You Are the Awakening examines the dynamics of the awakening to a more conscious awareness of who we are and why we are here – dynamics which are much different from the programmed approach of this world we were born into.