One Upmanship Poems - Poems about One Upmanship

message for today’s youth

...build up of angst in today’s youth
the cause perhaps a suppressed fear
a lifestyle deemed by soul uncouth
dampening vibe of their heart’s cheer

the cure lies in life’s simple things
no strivin...

Fire And Gasoline Twosome

..."Watch out for these two! A disastrous inferno" - quote by poet.


    Talk about the definition of trouble!
 Two people tainted with potent toxicity.
 As if either of the two isn't bad enou...

Touched by Holy Spirit

...Encased in feeble form, doomed one day to die,
words penned in holy books offered no solace
and prayers that I muttered, quelled not heart’s sigh,
so exhausted being unable to lace
the truth of l...

We Walk Alone

...From birth to death, each of us walks alone,
in as a narrative we wish to feel,
thus as we embrace, release and atone,
we rely on God’s love and light to heal.
In a subject-object relationship,
...

Judgmental Eye

...Egocentric, engaged in games of one-upmanship
I developed a jaundiced and judgmental eye
Over time, losing over mind-body my grip

Belied expectations oft made heart sigh
My reflex respo...

Satchitananda

...“when that that never was dies ~
consciousness flies to new highs”


we walk on a lonely road
alone in the midst of a crowd
each soul trudges under a heavy cross
fake smiles c...

The Way We Are

...Our tender eyes betray the way we see
Honouring God’s presence within each heart 
That deems all of us as one, none apart 
Viewed thus from soul’s eye, joyous and carefree
Our innocence with blis...

Buller Boys

...Beyond the imposing and the high iron gate
The picturesque setting of the Oxford University
Situates the hedonistic oriented Bullingdon Club
Founded more than 200 years ago.

The socially exclus...

Believe

...So hard to really know what to believe
on news presented to us every day;
as if our world's divided into two
opposing groups interpreting each fact-
and truth lies hidden in a misty fog.

In by...

Ashtavakra Gita Verse 20:9

...20.9
“Where is distraction, concentration, 
knowledge or delusion?
Where is joy or sorrow?
I am Stillness”

Verse revisited on 29-December-2022

 Let’s keep this verse simp...

Stoop To Conquer

...Spiritual practice is doomed from the start,
since any ritual involves our doership
and therefore unless ego’s made to depart,
futile is our meditation or worship,
unless ofcourse we ...

Toms Travels

...In a show of manic one-upmanship
With my wife saying, “Just get a grip.”
I planned an adventure to show I’m well travelled
The spoiler to that is the whole thing unravelled

I looked at the broc...

Mind Block

...Inspirations flow no more,
although we seek an encore,
an urge rooted in ego,
which we are loathe to forgo.

Habit patterns control us,
plateaus after peaks, nonplus,
for our yearning’s to exp...

There Is No Distance

...
There is no distance, save in mind
God is here now, within
Exiting narrow thoughts that bind
Heart beckons, go therein

Exiting our doership 
No more one-upmanship
Love becomes o...

Ashtavakra Gita Verse 13:2

...13.2
“The body is strained by practices
The tongue tires of scripture
The mind numbs with meditation
Detached from all this,
I live as I am”


The matrix of in-form body co...

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