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The Life Triumphant by blacq2009(m): 10:00am On Apr 28, 2016 |
THE LIFE TRIUMPHANT. Amidst the world's cacophony, All men thirsts, hungers: Wails and longs for what? "Life", they say. In their quest for bliss Do they wander far From their ownselves: Blundering blindly Deeper into the dark jungles Of covetousness, hatred and utter abyss. In their search for power, They burry innocent lives: Only to expose themselves to public insults In the name of Freedom Of Speech: Or he voyages across oceans To acquire a certificate That seldom secures him a job: Or engages in the fiecest scuffle To win a woman that Forever steals his happiness: Or fervently prays for a car That somersaults him Into his early grave: Yet on his journey To immortality, He killeth, stealeth, slandereth, oppresseth , hateth And commits crimes, vile: For the deception that Money and power Will earn them Godship, Does not appear that illusory to them. Then do they become beasts,grovelling. And beasts shall they remain Until they realize The bliss they so seek Can't be acquired beyond their noses: Until they realize,the wealthy crieth the most: Until they see the "powerful man" the most insomniac. Until they resort to that Internal and eternal byway: The byway of blessedness And of peace: Of self realization: Of honesty in dealings: Of content: Of incessant prayers: Of inner love: Of other-worldliness: Only then shall he live The life triumphant, the life well lived. (Blacq2009) |
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