New poem: "The Seeker's Plight"

  

 

The Seeker’s Plight

 

It’s commendable to be a seeker;

in fact, one cannot give enough praise

for the courage it takes to look for

answers to life’s big questions— who

am I, and why? And does God exist?

And what about the self, is it real or an

ephemera? And life itself, is it meaningful

or absurd? Who can tell us but the seeker?

Life’s too complicated and demanding

for most people, and it takes all we have

just to make a decent living and raise

a proper family; but all the same, we all

wonder what this life is all about, and we

look to the seeker for answers. But who

are these seekers, these brave souls who

traverse the worlds of the mind in search

of the master key to the mystery? Who

are these intrepid seekers, if not the writers,

poets, and artists who dare to explore beyond

the ken of human thought for answers that

nourish our hungry soul. And when they

do share what they find, how discreet they

have to be with the bounty of their quest,

telling their truth slant for fear of upsetting

the proverbial cart. It really is commendable

to be a seeker, but when they do find what

they’re looking for, how valiant they have

to be to share it with the world