Nirvana Poem by Ronel O'Reilly

In her poem 'Stripping life of it's sweetness'
my friend, Margaret Alice Second writes,
' I keep searching for deeper meanings'
as she refuses
to believe life is only
about surviving the boredom
of daily rituals

‘Suppress and control’
‘divide and conquer’
‘relax and allow’ are
not foreign words
to either of us
We fully understand
life is about suffering
caused by craving and
aversion, nevertheless
we believe suffering can
be overcome, therefore
it is possible to reach a
state of happiness and
contentment

The only antidote is salvation of self
facing life as it is, not resisting the
flow of daily living;
learning from
personal experience
Then, through practice,
attain a higher level of existence
and finally reach
our Nirvana