On Being Human
We are
What we are
As much
Made by others
As we are
Genetics
And by chemistry
We are
Not much more
Than victims
Each bound
As much by
Ignorance as by
Fear and individual
Suffering
We are
What we are
Subject to
Indifference and
A degree of personal
Loathing
We are
What we are
Objects to be
Stared at
Ridiculed
Laughed at and
Variously abused
We are
What we are
Make no mistake
There are no
Universal laws
And misery
Is entirely optional
My friend
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Author:
Neville (
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- Comment from author about the poem: amongst many other things, life is a predicament
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I'm half human, half guinea pig, as in my pic! They are not giant hamsters. lol.
the pills are in the drawer next to your exercise wheel and water bowl...
Ah good. lol.
Yes we are what we are. We are all individuals with our own faults foibles and funniness. Being unique is what gives us the joy in our lives.
ah yes.. the very essence of it... thank you GF60...
Wow, plenty of food for thought. I read it all then went back to the start and already my mind is overloaded. Bit early so I'll come back for lunch 😉
Great stuff
Thank you
enjoy ya lunch and thank you Dan...
Starkly true these informed words my friend - yet I see its message in its finalé - - that despite our predicament - " misery is entirely
optional" - - a wise and helpful conclusion to ponder Nev. and my thanks to you for sharing it.
yes indeed Fay .. often one needs to look beneath the surface to see things more clearly and appreciate what is ours..... N
A lesson well presented. I hope it's taken on board.
We are very accepting of others individuality aren't we.
I know I am.. and believe it to be an absolute must.. thank you squire..... Neville
I know I am all that you so poetically ascribed, now what....
its entirely up to you...
Hello Neville,
An awesome poem and incredibly vivid.
Being human is a complicated aspect of life itself.
Keep on writing
FineB
Thank you FineB, you are very kind and believe me, always appreciated...
Neville
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