We Are What We Do
by Jean Jones
"Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world,
he is responsible for everything he does."
Jean Paul Sartre
If we are defined by what we do,
who are we then?
Writers, workers,
pursuers of food, sex,
video game players, overeaters,
lovers of children, workers…
what?
Are we killers, drivers,
haters, fighters, slaves,
terrified of being free?
Who are we?
What are we?
Created by God?
In God's image?
If we are defined by what we do,
who are we then?
If we were created by God,
in God's image,
if we are killers,
self absorbed
haters,
What does that make God?
Is God absolved for the mistakes we make
as a result of our nature?
Or are we totally free?
Free to love, to choose peace
negotiate, put down our guns,
stop fighting?
What is your choice?
I choose not to kill myself.
I choose to love my children.
I choose to help whom I care for.
What is your choice?
© 2021 Jean Jones
Jean Jones has an MFA in Creative Writing Poetry from Bowling
Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. He teaches English as a
Second Language part-time at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington,
and is regularly published by Horror Zine and Aphelion
Webzine.
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