Vanity
All men are made in vain
A paradox that bring me pain
and the fact that we can not live forever
is a shame
So much problems in this life
The least is the nagging of a cantankerous wife
we fight for survival each day in this world
All to achieve vanity
What is the fate of humanity
when we destroy our souls for insanity
Men propose but God disposes
We live darkness
In a world no one exposes
The end is wars and enmity
I sought for riches but my conscience imposes
Standards which can only be met in a Utopian state
Millions live in poverty
While one man think his great
A wise man in Fooltopia
So an irrelevant fool
And he will be redundant all his life
Like an uninvented tool
So search for knowledge and search for wisdom
For the world was men in vain
The only reward in this world is the salvation that we gain
Copyright © Olusegun Akanbi | Year Posted 2016
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