Everyone's so busy with their lives,
While mine goes down the wayside.*
Larkin said it's a moment till we all die;
So far, waiting long ago arrived.
We're on the same boats, different skies: *
The deck seems calm on the horizon,
But in this dungeon, despite the window outside,
I feel the ocean's tremble.
Smooth sails don't equate to good sailors.*
There's nothing predictable hoping for our salvation.
When you feel everything's within touch in the Matrix, *
No one ever notices the headgear,
The questionable farming practices
Making us lose more each year
Till there's none left.
*1. Philip Larkin reference.
*2. Greek proverb reference.
*3. African proverb reference.
*4. Matrix film reference.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
There is a lot of ignorance in life and we are all thriving for the wrong things. It is not until middle age hits us that we realise we have been working towards impossible goals. When all we wanted was just smooth sailing. It wasn't the material and the debt that everyone seems to be heading towards. Thank You