Why Do We Suffer
We all seek joy, yet man for most part weeps
Cause of our suffering, misalignment
Fallen from grace, the rot has sunk in deep
Hearts love beckons but we take not the leap
Fearing to dissolve in the bliss current
We all seek joy, yet man for most part weeps
Divine embrace priceless, by mind made cheap
We strive and struggle, only to lament
Fallen from grace, the rot has sunk in deep
Bag of fears and desires, now a big heap
Burdened under the weight of attachment
We all seek joy, yet man for most part weeps
If we but pause and into our heart peep
We may imbibe bliss without abatement
Fallen from grace, the rot has sunk in deep
Simply by letting go, love within seeps
Revealing our soul, self-luminescent
We all seek joy, yet man for most part weeps
Fallen from grace, the rot has sunk in deep
12-April-2021
(syllabic villanelle)
A major world problem poetry contest
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