Man Of Burden Poem by suzan gumush

Man Of Burden

Rating: 4.3


My lips too clean
To swallow the diseases
Of a human soul
They carry too much waste
I'd rather put them
Onto a wall and paste
Let history keep
What man has come to show
A solid matter
You just don't want to know
Living amongst images
Full of ideas
Their thoughts are full of fears
For man is a beast
Who only looks for a feast
To invest and digest
The whole of this Earth
Now I've come to believe
Only the animals have more worth

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Barry Van Allen 07 February 2008

Suzan, Does this mean that you too have found that dogs are the best people that you have ever met? B.V.A.

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Martha Joyce 11 January 2007

This poem is proud, a bit angry, and speaks truth from clean lips. :) Thanks for this, Suzan. Martha

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Gregory Gunn 05 October 2006

Since Patrick pointed out the poem's more powerful lines, then I shall have place some emphasis on the following: 'What man has come to show / A solid matter / You just don't want to know.' A solid effort, Suzan. Can't argue with your sentiments on the beast known as human. Kindest regards, Greg

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Patrick Ladbrooke 05 October 2006

A strange yet powerful and somehwhat angry poem, 'For man is a beast Who only looks for a feast To invest and digest The whole of this Earth' I really enjoyed these simple but true lines. Patrick

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