Striving For Nothing.

Striving to live in the exposure to death,
Men trying to climb up the slope of hell.
Drops of tears, rivers of sweat,
Hearts cracking through the flows of fear.
Phobia of dreads, scariness in tense,
Men running away, just to nowhere.
Right to the left, dusk till dawn,
Mysteries keep pushing a lot to them.

Death sit in a place far yet near,
Watching the unrest mankind running for nothing,
Sheol lies in wait, smiling with contempt.
With it's eagle eye stuck on humanity.
"Let's not be in haste," they told themselves,
"Let's not be too quick to end their suffering."
But men, blindfolded with infinite hope,
Keep fighting only to catch the whirlwind.

Author's Note

I don't know what prompted me to write this kind of piece. I just wrote it.
What do you think?

Reviews

[Kesch (Finding Julia)]

maybe a certain sadness, This is well expressed, very emotional

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

Many thanks, Kescha.
I really appreciate this review.

[Kesch (Finding Julia)]

not a problem....

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

* Smiles *

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and humanity stuck in a violent state...
our Eagle is diving not for prey but to hide.
it doesn't want to be a symbol that represents so much hate and violence.
i see that here in this poem...the fear, the phobias
men running...men and women with frozen faces, lying on the ground faces with puzzled expression
as the life bleeds out of them.
j.

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

And that is true, Jacob.
Thank you so much for understanding the content this piece. And thank you also for your wonderful review.

[Fay Slimm]

A relative haunt of read and though negative it is so well constructed - -- a fearsome picture you penned here Kay.

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

Thank you very much, Fay.

[Neville]

this is a fitfully frightening post .. and so reminiscent of an ancient religious mural I have seen on the wall of an equally old monastery in central Bulgaria.. depicting Mans descent into hell .. there are of course modern 21 century equivalent images that fit the bill too.... in spite of that, I enjoyed your poem my friend........... N

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

Actually, I don't know what brought the writing into my mind.

Bye the way, thank you for the wonderful review, Neville.

[Neville]

Sometimes, we dont need a reason.. we just do it.. write that is... My pleasure Kay.. N :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I think it is dark and appears to represernt the terrible things done on this planet to other human beings by their own but that purgatory awaits them but in the meantime they continue to bomb Syria and Yemen and Kashmir and Kurdistan and Sudan etc

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

That's is true.
Thank you very much for thoughtful review, John.