Commodities
This poem is a powerful meditation on the search for meaning in a world of contradictions. It reads like a modern psalm or a reflection on the Book of Ecclesiastes, blending philosophical observation with a firm theological foundation.
The central theme is the transition from the horizontal to the vertical. We spend our lives looking horizontally, at possessions, at the rich and poor, at our own confusion. The poem calls the reader to look upward to find the "right voice" and "the right path."