Reason And Revelation Poem by Meriam Joseph

Reason And Revelation

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I think it's absurd
And it makes no sense
Have you met the world?
There's just something more dense!

Why are we here?
Our lives seem so in vain
What do we not hear?
Dare prove me insane!

Send children to schools
And they're expected to learn
To keep warm in expensive wool
Of what they'll earned

It's the same cycle
It'll come again
Been in society before the bible
Ezekiel's wheel shall spin again!

I believe there's more
To live for this day
Success can't be the core
We're straying away

Watching with our eyes!
Thinking with our brains!
We label ourselves wise
Is it true? We gain, we gain

Scholars refused Godly magic
For what seemed practical
Priests refused logic
For what seemed spiritual

But hath they worked together?
Hand in hand, in peace
Heaven and time together
Holding on to dreams

Ancient days birthed men wise
That accepted gravity and scriptures
And we now choose sides
We're missing the big picture


Dare not forget
All we know now was then
They knew something we'd never bet
Things we weren't supposed to forget.

Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: belief,conflict,discovery,dreams,hope,religion,science
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Some days I question myself on our entire existence. We humans, have got these standards and rules that all of us are expected to follow and live upon. We have people to keep order.Yes, of course order is important. But what are we truly living for? What is the purpose of our existence? I don't want an answer that's completely logical nor do I want one that relies on the scriptures. I want one that balances out both spirit and evidence. Scriptures could be hidden messages that tell us of the world. And maybe, we're expected to link them to logic and reality.

I believe today that life has got to be more than just school, job and family. There has to be more. No, there MUST be more. Something. Anything
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Chinedu Dike 08 February 2017

An insightful philosophical poem written with spiritual insight. Thanks for sharing Meriam and do remain blessed.

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Annaliza Demos-arzagon 12 January 2016

very nice poem.... full of feelings... you have your own style too... as i have mine.... continue you composing poems... see you in my other poetry site - - whispersofmysoul.....just search contemporary poetry and seach whispersofmysoul....expecting you to sign my guest book...thank you

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Corey Bowen 12 January 2016

Meriam im sorry the link didn't work for me when sended it but- The Poem Was In Simple Terms Very Nice, Also If Don't Mind Me Saying I Loved Where You Added-(This Was Awesome Poem If Don't Mind Me Saying.) Scholars refused Godly magic For what seemed practical Priests refused logic For what seemed spiritual

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Paul Reason 12 January 2016

Beautifully written.

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Anaswara Divakaran 12 January 2016

Yeah I read ur poem! Infact it's quite true... And I loved those last lines!

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