The Conscience & Its Depth - Subscriber Poetry Inspiration 2024-25 Poem 3

 I was in conversation with one of my subscribers this week, who is also a very dear and talented friend of mine and when I asked him if he had anything interesting on his mind as a suggestion for a "Subscriber Poem", he took a couple of minutes and then suggested writing about the human conscience. This led to a very interesting discussion, where we connected the dots about the sub-conscience of the human mind and the idea of lucid dreaming. All very scientific stuff, yes indeed.

However, during our conversation, the concepts and ideas for the poem were exchanged and I wrote the poem over the phone, with my friend hearing each stanza and approving them as we went. (Thank you, friend for being so supportive of my wording). After some time, I had the finished article on my phone and sometimes thereafter our conversation ended.

One thing, I wanted to try connect the overall message of the poem to, is Chanukah: A festival of thanks, gratitude and unique celebrations. Of course, the Menorah is also part of the celebratory element of this great Yom Tov and the Menorah is a source of light, comfort and inspiration, which is exactly why I say, that, when we as humans and brothers, tap into our true abilities and awaken the love and support that we must share between ourselves and each other, we use our minds, or, our our conscience to spread a wonderful light around the world.

Anyways, that's my explanation over, for now,

Enjoy the poem and have an amazing Chanukah,

See ya soon, Be'ezras Hashem,

Yitzy Schweitzer

The Conscience & Its Depth - Subscriber Poetry Inspiration 2024-25 Poem 3
What is the conscience,
What is sense,
What is ability,
What is the human experience?

Consciousness is a silent link,
Between man and mind,
It's the ability to perceive the world,
In our own unique space and time.

Sense is the feelings we know,
The sounds, aromas, the visuals, touch, and taste,
We can feel comforted, we can be assured,
By feeling that our time is now, this moment is our place.

Ability is what we can do,
The potential known and untapped,
We can do so much good,
But, you and I know, we gotta believe that,

The human experience is unique,
A canvas upon where the painting is different,
Some colours and patterns match those of our friends,
But each design is uniquely consistent.