Suicide Bomber

Some people sadly make so light a talk of dying
As they work so hard to seek a means of living

But to some reality is the art is of dying for something
No great intellectual struggle looking through dark glass

The pleasure of real living now dimmed and out of view
Far easier then going on setting a low value on life itself
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Radke Avatar
December 22, 2010 at 9:43 PM
You are a good writer. Your poem is filled with meaning. In the 2nd line, 2nd stanza, are you referring to the line '...for now I see through a glass darkly', from the Bible, which also speaks of our blindness? If so, you have taken this line and turned it very well to fit your poem. Very good.
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December 21, 2010 at 1:31 PM
"The immature man wishes to die nobly, while the mature man wishes to live humbly" best of wishes to you, Nigel. Very thought provoking write.
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