Darkness Of The Soul Poem by DEEPAK KUMAR PATTANAYAK
Darkness Of The Soul
Darkness of the Soul
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Tired and lonely
Feels depressed utterly
Nothing cheers
Feels that he belongs
Neither here nor there
Dull, dark and pessimistic
Everything appears
As if passing through a parched desert
Sorrows only
Say not, he should bear it
Meaning of life he searches
Why he's here
Whither goes from here
My limbs fail
My mouth is parched
My body quivers
I am not able to stand steady
My brain is reeling
Even a hero of a thousand fights
Begins to suffer from nervous fright
As his mind is agitated
His consciousness is clouded
Doubts, fears and anxieties
All join to tear apart his mind
Long ago he has made the choice
Between good and evil
But now seemingly he's torn
Asunder by a conflict irresolvable
He faces the classic dilemma
As to act or not to act
Agonizing over such perplexing situations
Is only honest and conscientious people
The battle here is not a fight
Between armies but a war within a soul
Life here on this earth is a battle
This place is the plane of action
This place is the plane of friction
And the world of strife and contradictions
And all of us must fight the good fight
For the just cause and implication
And we all pass through this phase
Characterised as ‘the dark night of the soul'
Understanding of life is riddle like an experience at times. Darkness of the soul is the ultimate human tragedy that can be traced at times. A piece of erudition all pervasive of true reminder Pattnayakji...
Life here on this earth is a battle This place is the plane of action This place is the plane of friction........................beautiful write....nice
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4/26/2024 9:28:57 AM # 1.0.0.1119
The battle here is not a fight Between armies but a war within a soul Many a time we pass through similar experiences! At times we are unable to distinguish between good and evil and sometimes even if we know the right and wrong, we are unable to act and we experience' the dark night of the soul'! In life, action, inaction, friction.... all these we experience intermittently! You have beautifully and lucidly expressed a universal human dilemma! Top marks!