Wednesday, 1 July 2015
Only a few were born free
Since the birth of mankind
They had a sky in their heart
Truth was their mother tongue
They were one with every object
Living, non-living
The path they had trodden
Led to the dawn of freedom,
C i v i l i z a t i o n,
They had left a trail asking
To leave everything and follow
I hear their call
I listen to the song my soul sings
The song of freedom
Am I not tethered to Desire?
Alas!
Freedom is seldom for those who are
A slave to the senses
To the mind
To the body
Posted for Susan’s Midweek Motif ~ Freedom @ Poets United
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Perhaps desire and commitment bring a different kind of freedom. We are not sentenced to existential separateness! Can those who walk hand in hand not have "sky in their heart" and "truth" as a "mother tongue"? Perfect poem on freedom! I feel it between the lines. Perhaps freedom is in the questioning itself.
ReplyDeleteThere seems to be some inbuilt greed within mankind that cares not to love and share. Sadly love is so misunderstood.
ReplyDeleteA sky in the heart - sounds most beautiful...true we can never be free from our desires..if they bring us joy maybe that is a good thing
ReplyDeleteBeing human... we are a slave to temptation and desire.. we yearn to be free.. from life's atrocities.. we seek solace.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully executed!
Lots of love,
Sanaa
I am probably guilty of being a slave to the senses.
ReplyDeleteSlavery is so easily taken and freedom is so hard to live in. This is very well captured in your words.
ReplyDeletetethered to desire...aren't we all!!! Well said.
ReplyDeleteI listen to the song my soul sings
ReplyDeleteThe song of freedom
Am I not tethered to Desire?
Longings and exploitation tends to put a damper as desire comes into play. It will unnecessarily disturb the equation and spoil the smoothness! Great lines Sumana!
Hank
I LOVE "They had a sky in their heart"!!!!!! And "I listen to the song my soul sings". So beautiful, Sumana!
ReplyDeleteFreedom: Something everyone desires to achieve in his or her lifetime. Such a simple concept, yet many have trouble realizing how to obtain it. Sometimes we unintentionally create our own obstacles that prevent us from achieving this goal.I loved this line..., "I listen to the song my soul sings". Yes, follow your heart....The action will manifest itself if the heart is right. Exquisite!
ReplyDeleteSo true! Beautifully worded : "Freedom is seldom for those who are
ReplyDeleteA slave to the senses
To the mind
To the body"
'Sky in their heart' is such a perfect metaphor and, oh, there is much to ponder here...
ReplyDelete"Where an eternity of love dwelt
ReplyDeleteTruth was their mother tongue"- so few of such great souls! Most often we are elslaved by ous senses and desires... beautifully penned... :-)
It is good to continue to listen to the song the soul sings. It is there, I think, that answers will be found..
ReplyDeleteThis is so alive - so strong, so full of quotable lines. It is SO interesting, because this poem could not come from U.S. or Europe, where peoples' minds have become numbed and selfish individualism is too strong, so this gives your wonderful cry for freedom an exotic air. But our lines are so philosophical, and not too emotional, and therein lies their strength. It is an intoxicating poem that one yearns to hear read aloud.
ReplyDeleteA great look at another idea of freedom. Denying the desires is also a choice we can make.
ReplyDeletedesire is natural...but we need to know its limits and value..that is true freedom
ReplyDeletethis is filled with an eerie history that cannot be denied lovely work.
ReplyDeleteWow! Indeed!!
ReplyDeleteA somewhat different - though very thought provoking - rendering on the concept of freedom.
ReplyDeleteyes a very well stated dilemma. That desire truly enslaves us.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful poem, Sumana. True enough, few were given the gift of freedom as their birthright. Most have to attain freedom through a struggle and through many a sacrifice...
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