if all you saw was soul

If all you saw was soul, there’d be far fewer mix-ups No one would care if there was a hair out of place or a blemish on a face If all you saw was soul, we’d trust a little better, feel a little deeper You might even be a better sleeper We’d ignore the petty and the inconsequential —  physical things that deceive the eyes You wouldn’t care what society and culture and intellect had to say If all you saw was soul, there’d be fewer clouds in your way Only sun and love, honor and heart That’s what we’d be speaking of instead of ‘she’s too this’ and ‘he’s too that’, or ‘you’re too thin’ or ‘they’re too fat’ No ‘Jill’s too tall’ or ‘Jack’s too short’ You’d never think to say, ‘Oh, I’ll never let so-and-so through my door’ Now, I’m not talking some dualist shit or some religious blah, blah, blah I’m talkin’ soul as the inner core the truth of who you are If all you saw was soul then, let’s face it, you’d never ask for more Notes:

I think this poem speaks to something universal. We all have a desire to be seen for more than just what we look like. More than our money or jobs or lack thereof. More than the cars we drive or the homes we live in. More than the degrees on our walls or the clothes on our backs. Now, whether you believe in a non-physical soul or not, that’s not the important thing. As the poem says, this is about the core of a person. What they’re all about. When all the inconsequential bullshit is stripped away. When you lay your head down at night. When you come face to face with the abyss. That’s what’s left. Soul. Of course, some people out there are more perceptive than others. Some have more sensitivity and intuition. So, naturally, some eyes will be better at seeing Soul. But if we take the time to practice. If we take the time to be patient, and make the conscious choice to see more than what’s there—now, I’m talking wayyyy past the obvious. Then, sure, you might have a chance to see people for more than what they appear to be. You don’t need religion. You don’t need science. You just need to be a human being and you need to listen. Open your heart and give people the time. Give them the chance. All Souls can be revealed. And just think about how great life could be if all we saw was soul.