Sannyasi Poem by soren Barrett

We live in a world of entitlement
Where everything is expected
Material things are our enjoyment
Emotional well being is neglected

To appreciate, sacrifice is required
Gain by loss is driven
After death, Christ new life acquired
Ganesha a new head was given

When even hope has lost its way
And you have to look up to see distress
Until all you have, you give away
There is nothing you will possess

Odin tore out his right eye
So all wise he would be
Not so much as a word, Job did cry
Despite all of his misery

To reignite ashes now grown cold
For the phoenix to raise and fly
You must be strong, even bold
You need an internal eye

Still not enough, further fuel is needed
Compassion, charity and more still
Avarice, gluttony and envy defeated
Take from your mouth to feed who wish you ill

Putting oneself behind all others
Not judging a single one
In one's breast the love of mothers
To not even an enemy shun

Brutality, venality, or morality
Choose wisely what you're remembered for
Sacrifice guarantees immortality
As your life's final encore