Sal Godoij

Soulpunctures

According to Sal Godoij, a "soulpuncture" is every literary work that aims to stimulate the soul's energy.

Therefore, all poems, stories, comments, and ideas on this page are "soulpunctures."

It is the objective of this site (and of all Sal Godoij's writing for this matter) that every word said, sung, heard, written, or read punctures the soul and thus stimulates the soul's healing capability.


 

Poem in a Frame
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Poem in a Frame

As we disperse our concerns

We search for each other best

As our bodies converge, we live on the verge

On the verge of another verse as our bodies converse

You and I are a poem

A poem in a frame

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Carpe Diem
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Carpe Diem

Nothing comes faster in this life but the grave.

Everything else comes s-l-o-w-l-y.

So, don’t ever hurry for anything.

 

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The Earth and Us
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The Earth and Us

Did God divide the Earth in pieces to give man a place to live, or did man divide the Earth in pieces to give man a place to die?

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Be The Shepherd
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Be The Shepherd

God is your shepherd, but you are the shepherd of your dreams. Therefore, keep them under control. Don’t allow your dreams to behave like mountain goats, scrambling around, bouncing, and climbing to the higher peaks in their goal of becoming real. Try to keep them (your dreams) together; they will direct you where and when they will come to fruition. Your dreams, not you, know the way and the time when they will become real.

 

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On Failure
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On Failure

Sometimes, when facing failure, we want to die, but failure is just a bad dream or, in the worst scenario, a nightmare from which we must wake up. The sooner, the better. Indeed, for all of us who have been in this situation, failing to reach our goals, being rejected, being in debt, with our hopes in our project all cracked, with little or no strength to start again, it is hard to reassess and start again.

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Krishna
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Krishna

The hearts of the fouls are full of greed

And they are also blind

They see no evil in breaking blood bonds

They see no sin

……….

 

But we, the clear-sighted.

Scanning the ruin of families scattered

Should we not shun this crime

O Krishna?

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Change is Life
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Change is Life

I sustain that I cannot become an entity by mere reasoning because my desired reality, which conditions by my senses and emotions, limits my reasoning. Therefore, the conscience I acquired through thinking is an illusion. This is even more evident to me when I see how people make decisions, whatever important they are, for they base their every decision on feelings and hopes and seldom on reasoning, for even if they do so, their reasoning shows them a distorted reality.

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Bridges of Lies
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Bridges of Lies

Lies are like cement. They are a confusing liquid mixture initially, but with time, they solidify. Because of their liquid quality, lies can take any shape, and bridges are built from them over which the unaware masses transit from generation to generation.

 

 

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No Indifference
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No Indifference

It’s either love or hate if one wants to remain human—love or hate but never indifference. Indifference removes humanity from the soul.

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I Fell in Love
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I Fell in Love

I fell in love with a toxic love that hurts me

It hurts me, and there’s nothing I can do

It hurts me, and there’s nothing I want to do

Love has converted me into a masochist

And I love it.

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At The Top of the Mountain
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At The Top of the Mountain

If you are at the top of the mountain and look to the valley down there and think and react as if you are at the beginning of your climbing, with the same enthusiasm, with the same humble and respectful attitude you had in the beginning while facing your new challenge; if you can achieve this, then, and only then, you will have conquered the summit.

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The Purpose of Life
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The Purpose of Life

I take and feel empty

Then I despair

I give and feel full

Then I understand

The purpose of life.

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Drop it On The Blank Page.
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Drop it On The Blank Page.

“There are the writers, and then, there are those who write.”

 

But whatever the case, we all have been confronted with this dilemma: What do you do when you keep looking at the blank page and nothing comes to mind?

 

This said, through my interest in literature, I have encountered many people who aspire to become writers or poets and have exposed the same inquietude to me. Indeed, it’s an enervating situation. The muse simply is not there.

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Sailing Away
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Sailing Away

As I’m withering away

I ask you, please don’t think of it as it is

As you tearful kneel by my deathbed.

Think instead that I’m onboard a sailboat

Ready to set sails on a long journey

And you’re there in good spirits

In this gorgeous beach.

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Canada
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Canada

Canada is the United States managed by the Swiss.

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No Exit Door
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No Exit Door

“Love thy neighbour like thyself.”

“Forgive thy enemies.”

Saith the Lord Himself

Why, then, the armies?

Twenty-one centuries and more

No Exit door

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Time Well Wasted
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Time Well Wasted

It’s not all work. It’s not all preoccupations. It’s not all planning.

Doing nothing is a gift we cannot ignore. So, yes, go ahead and make the time to waste it.

Indeed, doing nothing for an instant is the best philosophy and remedy for all illnesses and encourages businesses to improve productivity.

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On Wisdom, Ignorance, and Temptation.
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On Wisdom, Ignorance, and Temptation.

Wisdom may take you away from Ignorance, but it won’t take you away from Temptation.

 Temptation was the first instance that challenged reason. According to The Bible, the serpent tempted Eva, Eva tempted Adam, and so on to our days, always someone or something tempting someone.

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A Fraction of God
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A Fraction of God

We’re a fraction of what we could be

A fraction of God

Yes, we’re humans, you and me, he and she

Humans are nothing much of a number

In this brotherhood of sinners we call humanity

But what we indeed are is a fraction of what we could be

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