In Yourself You Seek



In yourself if you seek not...
What is left to live?
A serenade of lust, pomp and mere passage of time!?
If yourself is not a demon, not a god...
Are you but just a reflection of a mirrored mime!?
While the universe hides in your soul...
And cosmic power unites to hold your form
In yourself if you seek not...
Are you just a mechanical device to mimic
Few primal emotions inborn!?

In yourself if you seek...
A man, a woman, an animal, a plant
A fact, a truth, a lie, a mirage
All five elements within shall answer
In yourself is everything,
Nothing is beyond!
In stillness, in movement, in silence, in chaos
Lies traces of you... oh! and you are the cause
In yourself will you seek
All that has ever been... and all that will arise

About this poem

The poem is about how one can find answers to any and all questions of life through inner seeking of truth, introspection and knowing what you truly are.

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Written on January 29, 2022

Submitted by isapan on January 30, 2022

Modified on April 15, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AxbxbxxAxx cxxxxxxxcx
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 733
Words 152
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 10, 10

Sapan H Shah

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