a recognition

My mind is troubling me
Thoughts engulf me
An influx of emotions rush in
the anger felt on my chest
Shoulders tensed
Thoughts of hate forming
Images of a disgusted face
makes the fist clenched
Schemes suddenly appear
To hurt
To cause suffering
Then it dawned
I am now taken back
realising I was drowning
dropping to the bottom
of the abyss of thoughts
of emotions
submerged by sensations
deeply unpleasant
There is a recognition
I am more than this
I am untouched
I am unmoved
I am that is aware of all these
But unaffected by them
Now focused on being
Being aware of being aware
Suddenly it starts to change
The ocean of emotion subsides
Residues of pain remain
But only for a while
Now I am focused
Totally on being aware
I am realigned
I am back to where
I should be
Here and now
In stillness
In peace
~Don Fakarii 17/01/2019

Dad

Your rugged hands show much toil
Your scars portray the pains endured
Your feet reflect rough roads traveled
Your smile manifests a satisfied soul
Your wit reveal personalities you've known
Your knowledge express the years of experience
Your children foster your carefulness
Your stature brings respect
Your faith draws admiration
Your life glorifies humble beginnings
Your wisdom exhibits fear of disrepute
Your legacy marks simplicity and humility
~Don Fakarii 11/01/2019 on dad's birthday

You are God

You are God

Walking closely day by day
Looking above in all my ways
You, my lord
My God
My Maker
With all of my heart
I give you praise
All in all
You are aware
Where ever I go
You are there
My deeds
My thoughts
You know them all
Oh, my great Creator
We'll sing of your greatness
We'll sing of your faithfulness
You are God
You are God
When I stumble on the way
You were there to pick me up
You, my rod, my staff, my Shephard
With all of my heart, I give you praise
When I find it hard to live
You are there to say I'm yours
The universe and all creation
Bow and worship you
We'll sing of your greatness
We'll sing of your faithfulness
You are God
You are God
~~ Don Fakarii yr 2002

The root of our problems

Any thought that separates
you from the other,
your gender from the other,
your family from the other,
your community from the other,
your tribe from the other,
your island from the other,
your race from the other,
your country from the other,
your belief from the other,
your church from the other,
your status from the other,
is the root of our problems.

~~ Don Fakarii 6/10/2017

#one

You are all I need

So lost that I am
I found myself in you
When darkness invade I'll run for that light in you
When feeling down and weary
I will look and gain the strength from you
Jesus you are all that I need
You've touched my heart so real
Knowing you is such a gain
Because your love keeps coming stronger each day
When I call on your name
I'm sure you will answer
When I need to decide your Wisdom is applied
When I need to be right
You showed me your way
When my hope is in you I will keep looking onwards
When my trust is in you nothing will move me

~~ Don Fakarii yr 2001












The one that is all

The one that is all

two sides to the way I think
one says I am this,
the other that says I am that
one that says I am something,
the other that says I am nothing
one that says I am many different things,
the other that says I am everything combined
one that comes and goes,
the one that stays all the time
one that is lost in thought,
the one found in consciousness
one that is transient,
the one that is eternal
one that is lost in time,
the one found in timelessness
And the one that is all
~~Don Fakarii 10/01/2019

Presence

Presence

Something that is felt
Awareness of something felt
Don't be lost in thought
Don't be lost in concepts
It is here and now
Know that I am God
Be still
Be truly still
Let all illusions drift away
Be truly awake
The true absence of time
the absence of space
There you are
In timelessness
In nothingness
One with life
One with love
One with God


~~Don Fakarii 08/01/2019


			

The dreamer

I am both the dreamer and the character in the dream
When the dreamer is asleep
The character in the dream awakens
When the character in the dream sleeps
The dreamer awakens
The dreamer is peacefully resting
While the character experiences a journey
At first, the character believes the world experienced is all there is
Slowly the truth unfolds
As the character is struck by the truth
The dreamer awakens and knows it was only a dream
Now at ease
The dreamer awakes to another world
Another dream.

~Don Fakarii 10/01/2019

I truly am

I truly am

I have accumulated
and grown accustomed to the concept
that I am the land I am from
The tribe and the lineage
I am the ocean on which my life depends
I am this name, this family
I am this order of offsprings
The link that unites different peoples,
different tribes
I am a father
a husband, a brother
I am this status, this held position
I am even all that I possess
I am all these things
But deep within
In my quiet place of solitude
Where I am not identified
by the appearances of thoughts and concepts
I am not any of these
I am ”no” thing
Not a thing or label
I am that I truly am
I am

Don Fakarii 08/01/2019