Poem by Kayshewa Chamupathi

Question
Kayshewa Chamupathi

 Intellectual Growth
A matter of that we believe?
Or of that is observable, tangible.

 Fear

Shall we allow
control, to dominate;
Swim with the school
Depend on yellowed pages
For a migration towards alleged bliss.
Or liberate;
Thoughts composed by oneself
Independent.
Acclimate for new information
New customs,
And new understanding.

Action

Legitimacy in intention
Integrity
Aid for reason,
For social norm?
As to peek at ones ambience
A reticent request for return.
Or by connection
Independent introspection
Empathy via understanding.
To disregard impending expectation.

Meaning

Life as we conceive it
A step in a cycle,
Or a solitary opportunity?
Adventure for one’s own happiness
Or forge for those yet to arrive.
Shall we abandon Earth as we came?
Or allow for faster rotation;
An Inspiration,
An idea.
Or isolate,
And disengage from all that is human.