Posted 22 Dec 2005 · Report post The One and the ManyThey watch him walk with wondering eyes,Who is this man so tall and proud?Why does he never seem to seethose others all around him?He caters not to anyone, nor panders to their lies,Who is this man outside the crowd?Why is he ruthless to the pleaof others who surround him?What gives him gift to look beyond,To view the world outside those minds.To know without consulting others,What is, or isn’t reality?How can he live without the bond,To act without a link which binds To know without consulting others,What is, or not morality?Why will he not submit his soulto common paw, and light relief, To simple thought, and quick belief;To crying, pleading, threats and force,Who is this man -- what is his source?!All those others know their place,They function well among the rest,But he does not; he stands alone,Yet pain is absent from his face!How can this be?What is it in his soul,Which lets him live just for himself,Where others have no role?How can he live outside of others,And feel no alienation;No sense of being left on earth,in virtual isolation?And still we watch him walk the earth,With wondering eyes, no answers ready,Who is this man so tall and proud,Who is this one among the many? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 22 Dec 2005 · Report post Very Good!Thematically (for now), I was able to apply the message to a situation that was annoying recently, on which I had to act on my own judgment, leaving another in bewilderment and angry at my indepedence; it was an apt poem.Jose Gainza. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 22 Dec 2005 · Report post bignosedcopperking,Dec 22 2005, 01:40 PM]Very Good!Thematically (for now), I was able to apply the message to a situation that was annoying recently, on which I had to act on my own judgment, leaving another in bewilderment and angry at my indepedence; it was an apt poem.Jose Gainza.Thank you. Glad it made a difference.ELS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 23 Dec 2005 · Report post Thank you. Glad it made a difference.ELS←Oh ... just to clarify: I read your poem after the situation occurred so that your poem was like a reinforcement.Jose Gainza. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
