Trying To Attain A Life Poem by Nick Kler

Rituals and beliefs
Of things so distraught
Neither felt nor seen
Far from ever being

Made up by those
They called themselves 'Wise'
Just to hide their actions
Behind their lies

Little did they know
Seeds of fear they sowed
Would perfectly blossom some day
And fill in the voids
Of every human mind

Plagued with distress
Life of uncertainty
Always lack
peace and tranquility
A never ending anxiety

Thus, the love we have
For the unknown
Is far greater than hate
We have for the known

This thought of a human mind
Has paraded me up and down
Upon these awe stricken streets

Hate keeps me from living
Fear keeps me from dying
And so I lacked
From ever attaining a Life
From here till ambiguity

Nick Kler