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Poem: Life Is Short

Kamlesh Tripathi

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In this restless world of ours,
Opposition breeds opposition,
Confrontation follows confrontation.
We quarrel, compete, and conquer,
Forgetting all the while
That life is brief,
Far from gargantuan.

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We arrive as strangers,
We depart the same,
Yet spend our precious days
Behind walls of isolation,
Blind to the quiet strength
And the enduring beauty
Of togetherness.

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We seldom pause,
To ponder the Ultimate.
Instead, we cling to the penultimate,
Mistaking the passing
For the eternal,
The shadow
For the light.

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We seek God,
The Ultimate Truth,
Yet with every hurried step,
We drift farther away,
Choosing pride over humility,
Division over unity,
Noise over wisdom.

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Turn your life around.
Reverse the course of your heart.
Where there is conflict, sow peace;
Where there is hatred, kindle love;
Where there is loneliness, build bridges.

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For life’s true beauty,
Is not found at the end of the journey,
But in the direction we choose,
The hands we hold,
The hearts we heal,
And the love we leave behind.

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For life is short,
Too short to live,
Facing the wrong way.

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Written and posted by Kamlesh Tripathi

Author, Poet, & Columnist

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https://kamleshsujata.wordpress.com

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