I Have Not Yet Understood Poem by Abdulrazak Aralimatti

I Have Not Yet Understood

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I have not yet understood,
Is man's behaviour kind or rude.
Is man a humanitarian and vegetarian,
And the earth's superior authoritarian?
Then how he fulfills his appetite,
And considers himself right.
With eyes, nose, skin, flesh and blood,
Both together reside the world.
In joy, sorrow, pain and fear,
And the loss of belongings near and dear.
Both inhale and exhale the same air,
Avoiding perils, they both care.
As I read through the history,
I find it a great mystery.
Has ever man used his light?
My soul and heart, to the question fight.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: life
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kumarmani Mahakul 20 August 2015

Wonderful imagery. Highly speculated and nicely depicted. Thanks for sharing. ........10

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Anil Kumar Panda 20 August 2015

very nice.loved the concept and flow.

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Savita Tyagi 21 August 2015

Wonderful poem. Man and his soul living side by side in human body dealing with duality of nature and abiding by Nature's authority creates many question but no perfect answers. Enjoyed your poem very much.

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Roseann Shawiak 30 August 2015

Yes, man is a mystery and will never be understood in this life, he is a human being with the nature of God within him. A very complex yet simple being having no answers for anyone, least of all himself. Very thought provoking message. Thank you for sharing. RoseAnn

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Ayman Parray 03 September 2015

A wonderful poem, Abdulrazak. Somewhere human nature is as mysterious as the deep sea.

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Edward Kofi Louis 16 March 2016

Life has two faces! ! ! Those ready for the laws of righteourighteousness and, others who are always wicked in all things. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Liza Sudina 13 October 2015

Has ever man used his light? - that is crucial question of Life a person will be asked at Doom's day!

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Loke Kok Yee 13 October 2015

Two things; wealth and power, usually abused and misused. Thanks-10

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Spock The Vegan 05 October 2015

Intriguing poem. Has man ever used his light? One could also ask: Where does his light come from?

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Pamela Sinicrope 21 September 2015

This is an interesting poem with a perplexing theme/question... What is man? I was confused at first when you switched in your questioning saying, ' is man...' To then answering that 'both are...' Both man and? Are you referring to man, the human and man's soul? The last lines of the poem add an interesting layer to your piece, 'has man ever used his light? / my heart and soul to the question fight'. So, we see here both a personal and societal struggle to understand man's role in the world and also to be able to place value or judgement upon that role. There's no specific mention of the soul until the end... Which brings forth the spiritual. A very thought provoking poem. This topic would make a nice sonnet too. Well done!

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