The Cave Poem by Souren Mondal

Sometimes life is a dark cave in which our thoughts are paralyzed. The feeling of emptiness described through amazing images. A fantastic poem depicting the meaninglessness of existence.

The noise of life remains in this matter! Thanks for sharing.

I cannot leave this dusky cave I can neither read the hieroglyphics The incoherent dim shapes on the damp walls, The mumbling dark rays through the muslin And the humming of insects hidden in the earth The cave experience described is bewildering. Shut from the rest of the world in damp and murky surroundings with the back turned against light, existence must be a tortuous experience for any one! Even in such a dismal situation, there is a strong hope that sustains you.(not sure if it has sprung from extreme helplessness, or from a strong determination to find a way out from the suffocating and strangling experience......!) However in the lines, I will touch the sun one day, Burn in its flames.............................................................we see the projection of a desire to be freed of the existential angst! If this poem was written at a young age as you claim, it is sufficient testimony to prove that there has been a deep penchant for poetry in you from a tender age!

Deep-sea diving and spelunking- - two things not to try if you're claustrophobic. As in a diving-bell, not much light filters down to a cave-dweller. Ancient writing is (hieroglyphics, cave-paintings) is a brilliant way to illustrate the distance between your past and present selves. The body may be deteriorating but your mind wrote a fine poem.10