Demetrios Trifiatis Poet Epigram

Man

MAN 


Man:
A battlefield of,
The brute and the divine is,
The eternal and the temporal,
The vulgar and the sublime, 
The glorious and the heinous,
The blasphemous and the sanctified, 
Thus in,
His heart
His mind and 
His soul
The adversaries in perpetual
Combat remain  
And
Pending on the winner, 
A demon, Man turns out to be, 
Or 
He becomes a saint! 

© Demetrios Trifiatis
      09 MAY 2013

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Allan Koven May 26, 2013 at 4:29 PM You have an interesting outlook on life I enjoy your poems. Seems as we get older, we query the unknown. Demetrios Trifiatis May 28, 2013 at 7:43 AM Yes, it is true as we get older...However , because of my orientation I am dealing with the subject for over fifty years now! Thank you!

Russell Sivey May 9, 2013 at 3:29 PM The battle within oneself as to who one would lean towards, a demon or a saint! We all hope that the saint part will win over, but it doesn't always work that way sometimes! I really enjoyed your well thought out write here Demetrios! Thank you for sharing this illustrious poem today! What an inspiring piece, Great Work!! Demetrios Trifiatis May 9, 2013 at 4:04 PM Thank you my friend! Yes, you are right! Having read your poem, certainly it doesn't!

Andrea Dietrich May 9, 2013 at 3:02 PM It' s a great thing of beauty when he is more like a saint. If only mankind knew how important they could be in the world just by learning this one simple fact. Demetrios Trifiatis May 9, 2013 at 4:05 PM Anrea, what a wonderful surprise! Thank you for your visit!

Therese Bacha May 9, 2013 at 2:17 PM Whoa that is a master piece, so well written of course, and so new, and i am happy i have my Man a saint. A 7>>>>> and a FAV. Demetrios Trifiatis May 9, 2013 at 2:41 PM Thank you Therese. I saw your sad, beautiful poem and thought you might wish to read this poem of mine!

Lucilla Carrillo May 9, 2013 at 1:59 PM You are so right. Man can be all that. I don't want a demon, but I don't want a saint either. I prefer someone in between. Thanks for sharing...... Lucilla Demetrios Trifiatis May 9, 2013 at 2:02 PM Thank you Lucilla! I have enjoyed your poem a lot!

Sara Kendrick May 9, 2013 at 1:33 PM Got that one correct..Enjoyed reading this one today..Sara Demetrios Trifiatis May 9, 2013 at 1:42 PM Thank you so much, Sara!

Manel Gunatillake May 9, 2013 at 9:41 AM Demetrios my friend. You have defined the human nature well. Never ending battle. Food for thought. Thank you for sharing your feelings and knowledge. Manel Demetrios Trifiatis May 9, 2013 at 12:48 PM Thank you so much! May more people think like you!

Eileen Manassian May 9, 2013 at 6:38 AM I loved this poem. The conflict within is ongoing....Great write. Demetrios Trifiatis May 9, 2013 at 6:55 AM Every Human, I think, feels the battles in his heart continuously! Thank you Eileen!