Life?

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all

I walk out,

To see the world,

Barely alive!

I see people,

Rushing by,

Everyone’s so preoccupied,

Having forgotten to breathe and appreciate life?

Living each day like the cycle of a clock,

Eat, sleep, work, REPEAT!

Until they are withered and find it’s time to say goodbye.

 

Dying in the past,

Living in the future,

Is this truly all there is to life?

I see pain,

I see hope,

  But never any joy.

 

Are we truly enslaved to money, greed and lies?

 

Can we slow down just for a night?

To lay underneath the open sky,

And put down the burden we carry in our fragile hearts and minds,

As we stare into the starry infinite.

Can we let ourselves feel?

The sun as it warms our soul,

The song by the birds that calms the raging tempest hidden beneath our mask pretentious smiles,

The rain as it washes away all the worry buried deep inside.

Can we live in today?

Can we even try?

To slow down and look at the small things in life,

So they can bring back all the love we buried,

As we walked deeper into the labyrinth of this illusion we now call life.

 

Will we ever know what it is to be alive?

Or are we doomed to be entrapped in this cobweb of lies,

Until the moment we sleep never again to rise?

Author's Note

Hey guys.
Hope you like it.
Let me know how you feel and how i can improve.
Thank you

Reviews

[Nusquam Esse]

Excellent job on this one! I fortunately figured this one out at a young age... that while money gives us freedom to explore possibilities in our society, it can also enslave us to a future without these possibilities. I used to make about three-times as much money as I do now; but I quit that path in life, and have yet to regret it for a single moment. I was miserable, and my mind was unable to explore anything beyond mind-numbing work and exhaustion. When I try to explain just how empty the pursuit of wealth is, they just don't get it... Why would I turn my back on 'success'? You sum it up so well right here! It is amazing how different our lives can be by simply taking time to step back and really examine our priorities... It can be the difference between being trapped in the surreal absurdity of society, as if a protagonist in a Franz Kafka story... and having the poignant connection with a greater existence as if we live and die in the covers of Nikos Kazantzaki's works.

[Angad Waraich]

Thank you reading and appreciating.
Also for sharing, though i am yet to start earning i am well privy to what money can do, i am witnessing it everyday.
Really appreciated you taking the time to share. :)

[justaishaaa]

These questions run around in my head all the time, but they aren't as eloquently put as yours! This is great!

[Angad Waraich]

Thank you for such a kind review! :)

[TheLostMind]

Great work Angad. You never fail to leave me speechless. :)

[Angad Waraich]

Thank you so much! :)

[Tomorrowneverknows]

The poem is extraordinary well written, with deep thoughts, dilemmas and concerns.

I do love these lines:

' Living each day like the cycle of a clock,

Eat, sleep, work, REPEAT!

Until they are withered and find it’s time to say goodbye.

Dying in the past,

Living in the future,

Is this truly all there is to life?

I see pain,

I see hope,

But never any joy.

Are we truly enslaved to money, greed and lies?...'

I can only express my personal and deepest admiration

- Jesus

[Angad Waraich]

Thank you for your kind words.

[Wandervogel]

great one.....truth expressed so beautifully ...

[Angad Waraich]

Thank you for reading and reviewing.

[RAOrourke]

Wow Angad! My favorite of your yet...It is as if you have read into my soul with this poem. The wonders of life and they way no one has time to stop and smell the roses anymore. Such a sad existence without realizing that joy can be part of life. Wonderfully written almost can't even review!

[Angad Waraich]

Thank you so much for such a battle review.
I am humbled.
And its sad the current state of the world it truly is.

[M.A.Rathore]

Really the poem is fantastic.It exposes the reality of human-beings who become money-minded these days looking less in the nature.The poet cries for the life we are spending these days.
Beautiful images from nature make the poem more authentic and the poet is successful in his effort.
How beautifully the poet gives expression of his heartfelt...

Dying in the past,
Living in the future,
Is this truly all there is to life?
I see pain,
I see hope, 
But never any joy.
-M.A.Rathore

 

[Angad Waraich]

Thank you for reading and reviewing sir.
I appreciate you checking out some of my work.

[M.A.Rathore]

Thanks Angad sir for liking my review .Actually writercafe.org in a platfom to develop our soul as a writer. Hopefully wishing a fine weather in Chandigarh...
No doubt you write beautifull stuff.please if you have time to review my poems...
Thanks..

[Angad Waraich]

I will read your work for sure. And the weather is decent ;)

[M.A.Rathore]

Lovely feelings after having received your positive attitute towards me and my creation. I shall also read some of yours to have the gist of your poetry...rest is fine..

[Sunflower/Sara Kendrick]

Truly life is best when lived in the here and now but that is hard to do for most people..I enjoyed reading t his one..Thank you for your visit to my page..I appreciate you stopping by, reading and taking time to comment.Sara

[Angad Waraich]

Likewise. :)

[hardeep sabharwal]

reminds me lines from william wordsworth s poem, "what is this life if full of care, we have no time to stand and stare "

human life is really so busy these days, most of us do not know what life is ,,good job angad

[Angad Waraich]

Thanks mate cheers!

[Coyote Poetry]

When people always want more. They are left with emptiness. Can't know peace if you want and need everything. Need to stop and smell the roses. Money can buy you toys. Can it buy you real happiness?
"Will we ever know what it is to be alive?
Or are we doomed to be entrapped in this cobweb of lies,
Until the moment we sleep never again to rise?"
Most folks today. Can see the real value of life. Laughter and good conversation. Real wealth of a good life. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Angad Waraich]

Thank you for reading and reviewing.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome. I enjoy your poetry always.

[Angad Waraich]

Thanks =)