Should We Have To Live Like That…? Poem by Dr Kamran Haider Bukhari

Should We Have To Live Like That…?

Rating: 5.0


Darkness,
Dejection,
Despair,
Abstraction,
Blues,
Lamentation,
Oblivion,
And a never ending
Depression…
Should I have to live with that?
I have put my life on a rack,
Which is being eaten by white-ants.
Decaying hopes and blazing fears,
Where can I run away;
With my frozen legs and stiffened arms?
As a Doctor had injected ample vials,
Of Haloperidol into my buttocks.
Should I have to live like that?
Nihilistic delusions,
Distorted cognition;
And a dying insight.
Should we have to like that?
Where is the Son of Mary?
Where is the Prophet of Mercy?
O’ God!
You have no arm for us?
SHOULD WE HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THAT…?


Dec,2004

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
William Jackson 24 November 2007

Schizophrenia would be a nightmare, and no one should have to live like that. Insightful and truthful poem. Well said.

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Uzma Jamil 04 December 2007

Assalam-al-qium Kamran your words seem to be the true voice, carry on with the same spirit. Ye ek acha poet honay ki nishani hai.Take care. Uzma.

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Reshma Ramesh 05 October 2008

beautiful.......well done

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Suzan Gumush 05 October 2008

Our paths have already been injected. Only we have to live it. Excellent verse! Give you 10. Spoken words of a true poet! Best wishes Suzan Gumush

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Anjali Sinha 07 November 2008

No u will never ever have to live like that cause there is someone always praying for you ---you are always her her prayers. nice write kamran and very touching. Never go into this type of thinking--we all love you very much +++++++++10 and regards anju

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Reshma Ramesh 05 November 2008

hmmm...thought provoking....good write

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How much of our lives do we control and how much do we blame on Fate? Finding the rational balance is important so that we could live good lives.

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Onelia Avelar 22 October 2008

Your poems are shaking, you tend to shake my ordinary existence to its foundations, asking tough questions. I like your ardent nihilism in the beginning and the hope of change at the end.

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Philippa Lane 18 October 2008

Kamran - Psychic pain is a true nightmare, but as Suzan said, our paths have all ready been injected. This is an excellent poem, but a tragic one, albeit a courageous one. I believe that with acceptance, comes some inner peace.Very well written. Keep your pen full of ink and keep writing verse. Well done!

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