Mortality

inside mortal tears
losing all that we hold dear
finding naught but fear

inside mortal souls 
full of hate, and full of holes
die from mortal tolls

inside mortal hate
anger never does abate
leaving us to fate

human destiny
that we always cannot see
never sets us free

enslaved by our mind
we can never seem to find
eternal chains bind

we have lost ourselves
our eternal spirit delves
we have lost ourselves

we see only fear
grasping all that we hold dear
slowly, shed a tear

lost within, we scream without.
screaming without, we lose ourselves
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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K. Avatar
October 8, 2010 at 3:12 AM
Congrats Syd on your very thought-provoking haiku series! --nikko :)
Dietrich Avatar
October 5, 2010 at 8:20 PM
Congratulations, Syd!
Sweetheart Avatar
October 5, 2010 at 2:53 PM
Congrats Syd on your super win in the Haiku contest with these expressive Haikus.. enjoy your win tonight with luv..
A   Avatar
October 5, 2010 at 12:39 PM
Syd, Congratulations and thanks for supporting my contest. I had lots of fun running this contest,.p.d.
Roberts Avatar
October 5, 2010 at 12:37 PM
fabulous entry, congrats on your win in the contest
Brown Avatar
October 5, 2010 at 12:15 PM
Congratulations Syd on your win in P.D.'s contest *Going Haiku Crazy*. Love, Carol
Mehta Avatar
October 5, 2010 at 12:14 PM
Congratulations on this well deserved win, Syd
Brown Avatar
September 9, 2010 at 3:16 PM
Enjoyed reading your impressive poetry today Syd. Have not read for almost a week now. I had a wonderful vacation. Have a wonderful day. Love, Carol
A   Avatar
September 9, 2010 at 7:11 AM
nice and strong write, enjoyed this one..P.D.
Mehta Avatar
September 9, 2010 at 7:07 AM
Nice thought well expressed on mortality, Syd
Torbenson Avatar
September 9, 2010 at 6:43 AM
to me this was a very deep poem i like the words you have used i like the setting it put on for me and the feelings it left in me after i was done but good job keep writtin
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