Monday, May 11, 2009

what's it like .osi

( the pain is a - ) phantom


what's it like to be like him

he had viewed pornography
and had read erotica
but also read the bible
and heard the bhagwad gita

he thought of zarathustra
and also of yom kippur
of socrates and qur'an
and existentialism

he knew they knew everything
the thought, yearning and belief
of the poetry of words
the words where he searched for life

and he wondered how they knew
for he was still wondering
'bout him who lived in his mind
someone so much like himself

someone human as you are ..

/original/z.g.

13 comments:

  1. Now that's an intriguing poem. Multi-layered.

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  2. a little of everyone in this.

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  3. A full person - for sure. Nice work - it presents many thoughts and images.

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  4. Someone as human. Thats lots said. Very nice one

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  5. to be human one must make so many sacrifices ... lots to contemplate on here.

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  6. I love the spiraling in of this poem. Finding mirrors everywhere. And more questions. The paradox.
    Ah what it means to be human…

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  7. I often have similar questions. How do they know? Wow, big epiphany.

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  8. excellent take on what's it like ... love the him you created. Peace, JP/deb

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  9. Dear zoya--

    What is the difference between 'him' and zarathustra or him and Socrates?

    A hair's breadth, I'd wager.

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  10. .. sincere thanks to everyone ..

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  11. a very thought provoking, well written poem. what's it like to be him indeed? Thanks for making me think...

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  12. He's tasted everything in his quest..

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..namastey!~