work by Alex Deleuse.

In the beginning there was the word.
In all of the successive worlds,
We have been asked to repeat it.
At times we would forget and
Everything would fall apart.
We started again, carefully,
Making sure to let
This one duty
Be the most important one.
In the morning, before our work
We would sing.
We became powerful and acquired great wealth.
Everywhere was prosperity.
We lived in luxury.
After a while,
Because we were so busy enjoying ourselves,
We forgot to sing.
Then there were little sufferings,
That served us,
As pointers of realignment
To the word.
When we are enjoying,
It becomes hard to remember
That creation begins with praise and
Matter itself is subject to resonance.
We are asked only this:
To replicate the first word
So that we may continue to enjoy a second.