I suffer in order to not suffer
And because I do
I try to make use of it
and make the suffering sing
The world protests at
my wasted life
and the times I could have
avoided what I felt
but I gave in
broken
at seeing the relentless waves
crushing at my soul’s weakened rock
I speak in order to avoid speaking
And because I do
I find questions easily
and avoid answers trying to find me
For they will have found me
before I found myself
An admiration for circles
The promise of certainty
The elimination of surprise
I run in order to reach the extremes
but i end up finding fragments of my
dissipated life
Rahul! I have missed seeing you pop up in my notifications. I hope you are well. This was a beautiful poem. 💙
Thank you so much. I am well and will start posting more regularly 💫
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Beautiful poem
Thank you 😊
Your welcome
Very thought-provoking. Thank you, Rahul.
Thank you for reading 💫
How are you doing? Are you alright? Really good poem but slightly concerning title. Hope things are okay at your end. Take care. 🖤
Hey Shruba. Yes i’m doing well and thank you for asking. How are you? The title is a reference to a song by Radiohead which is sad but a beautiful one at that 💫
I do not read poems usually, they do not hold my attention. This one did, as it mentioned one of the annoying repetition humans make: “avoiding” stuff, that in return happens even more often and/ or more intense. Allow me to share something your poem reminded me of:
“Give evil nothing to resist and it will disappear by itself.”
Better said: if would place our attention/ thoughts/ energy on the things we want (instead of placing that same energy on the things we want to avoid), then the game changes to your favour.
🙂
I’m glad it held your attention. I love your comments, they always are a treasure trove of learning <3
A life lived…A life unlived. Love this!
Thank you Huma!