Unseeking Seeker Poet Free verse

What We Witness

there are two of us in here
one is the ego
seeking welfare of mind-body
the other is our soul
growing by overcoming adversity

we wish to align with our soul
but when the level of difficulty increases
inevitably the ego has its say
and we are compelled to listen
after all, we live in our body

so two conflicting emotions arise
one is anguish caused by contraction
pain, suffering, abandonment 
resulting in onset of fear
the other feeling is equanimity 
bliss, peace, acceptance

they make strange bedfellows these two
resembles ambivalence schizophrenia 
or is it merely polarity in the realm of duality 
as our consciousness bilocates 
both immanent and transcendent at once 

01-June-2023

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Jay Narain June 1, 2023 at 11:43 AM This poem reminds me of a poem by a sufi poet, "This and That'. I have posted it, please take a look. It is very short and meaningful. You have nicely penned. Unseeking Seeker June 1, 2023 at 6:37 PM Thank you, Jay