Questions, and a Perhaps-Answer
©April 29th, 2019
By Vijaya Sundaram
I cannot bear violence, or ambition,
Nor hatefulness, or jealousy,
Nor rage, or the need for revenge.
Long ago, I understood these things,
Knew they were part of humanness.
Now, all I long for is stillness,
Even as I might feel a surge of lust,
Or rage, or hatred towards the haters.
But stillness can be death, too.
So, is any powerful feeling too much?
Can a longing for things to be simple
Make one simple?
Or, can weariness with all that is complex,
Making one yearn for a yes, or a no
Be a sign of looming immaturity?
Maybe.
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