The First Agreement

My submission for Open Link Monday is The First Agreement! For those who don't know, The Four Agreements is a book about personal freedom. It follows Toltec teachings for living a peaceful and mindful life. I would highly recommend checking it out. 

The First Agreement

 

We all have the ability

To cast a magic spell

This spell can send a person

To heaven or hell

Figuratively, of course

But hell is hell

A mental state; that perpetuates

These evil forces

Bringing you down in such a way

You can’t help but enforce it

This magic, this force

We all wield

It is the word

Now the word isn’t simply a symbol

Or sound

Regardless of language

This power is around

Spreading black magic

With the gossip we speak

But there is an alternative

That one can seek

It is impeccability of the word

Speaking like no one has ever heard

But to control this power

One must prepare

Remember the word is God

So handle with care

© 2014 Sean LaSalvia/Poetic Clarity