Pre-History Poem by Sulaiman Mohd Yusof

Pre-History

Rating: 4.9


Something
in the head
freezes the mind.
If I could rip open
my brain
and alter
the egoism
and atrocities beneath,
some lives
could have been saved.

Or perhaps,
I’d just
bury the brain.
End of genocide.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Eyan Desir 26 May 2009

interesting write well done...................

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Carol Rhodes 26 May 2009

In my opinion, fear is at the basis of perpetrated horrors against humans and animals/creatures. Self-saturating dogma satisfies the fear, feeds our egos and justifies separating from others, killing them, ad infinitum. Basic rule of psychology is to get to the root of the fear. We have invented 'isms' to protect ourselves, set us apart, keep us from doing the necessary work to understand the causes of fears which have kept us living as tribes. We know that the mind can be retrained, redirected, and it can easily learn new concepts. Only way any of that can take place is to have all of us face our fears and admit to them. Little by little, working consciously, accepting our faults and weaknesses, loving ourselves, yes, we can remove the drama and unite and be filled with universal love and caring.

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Naidz Ladia 26 May 2009

Genocide is the systematic destruction, or a mass killing to every groups, racials and etc...your piece has the details of it..it is recorded...naizz

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touching verses lead the mind to be in the same place well expressed..10++++

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Sadiqullah Khan 27 May 2009

Yes that is true in a way, some good time might come. good piece.10

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Kafil Uddin Raihan 01 June 2009

really cool, lots of thoughts.........good job

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Ravi Sathasivam 01 June 2009

Excellent and strong poem. You have said it well.

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Alf Hutchison 30 May 2009

powerful... Alf

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Shashendra Amalshan 30 May 2009

dear sulaiman...your ones are short, but those words speaks a lot 'Or perhaps, I’d just bury the brain. End of genocide' and I like your expressions too..nice 10++

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Aijaz Asif 30 May 2009

'O King of all kinds what a miracle you have made in a piece of muscle and blood the angel is here, the devil is here to manipulate the mind within' - asif I have read both of your poems and i simply cay say bravo to both, thanks for sharing 10++++++ and A++++++ rgds asif

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