Questions! Poem by akachukwu chukwuemeka ( akabeks)

What manner of choice is man?
…specimen; test tube!

Does he have a choice?
Is he a beggar; is there a beggar in man.

Is he in charge of events?
Does he shape events in order to be shaped by the same events?
Do events shape man in order for him to shape events?

Does he pursue his destiny, is he dragged to it.
What kind of destiny is man, what kind of energy is he?
Is man all destinies?
Is he all energy?


What occupies a man; angelic, diabolic?
…Fighting for dominance, seeking compromise!

What nature of agreement is God?
What nature of disagreement is Lucifer?
What nature of arrangement is man and universe?

Arrangement of scramble and partition!
Arrangement of souls, spirits and bodies!

What kind and manner of medium is man!
Is he a game played by unknown!

Is man all emptiness, seeking fulfillment,
Is he assumingly full and ignorant of all?

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