Kurt Ravidas Poet Rhyme

The Prisoner

“I” is just a concept made by mind. Siddhartha Gautama

Mind has to dwell in a coerced seclusion: 
mind is a prisoner of the conclusion
that mind is mine. I share your letdown,
my mind. Minds cannot shatter the illusion
of the first person singular pronoun.

5/6/2019
Writing Challenge 3, August 2019- Five Lines- Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Dear Heart - Wiishkobi Ode

♡Like0

Share Poem

---

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Michelle Faulkner March 23, 2020 at 11:06 AM Hi Kurt, this is fascinating - making it a Fave! Congratulations on being one of the featured poems of the week-

Caren Krutsinger May 10, 2019 at 3:47 AM This is spectacularly "above mine" head.

Connie Marcum Wong May 8, 2019 at 7:57 PM I will bet that Brian will like this Kurt. I did! : ) Kurt Ravidas May 9, 2019 at 10:59 AM He didn't. You did! That's the only thing that matters)

Gershon Wolf May 6, 2019 at 8:22 PM I find this fascinating, utterly fascinating. Hope you don't mind. (Pun intended). G.L. in the contest, my friend. ~ gw Kurt Ravidas May 9, 2019 at 10:55 AM Thanks, Wolf)