Zam

Inspired by the teachings of Buddha

No one knows my name

No one knows my name

Not even I know, I know my name

 

My ego is dead

My self is dead

I never held value for the material

Others laughed

Others scorned

Now they’re trapped

Living as the unborn

Desperately looking outward

For their problems that come from within

 

They nurtured their ego

Now their ego controls them

Can’t even know themselves

There brain wont let them

They scream for help

No one cares

They scream for help

NO ONE CARES

 

They grew a self

Feeding it with love

But that joined forces with the ego

Turning against them too

Now the self is deprived

Binds you to its will

Just another pain

Just another cell

 

Kill the ego

Kill the self

Before it’s too late

But I know you wont

You too afraid of what you have to face

Said I know you wont

Too afraid of what you must face.

Author's Note

Let me know what you think

Reviews

[John Phoenix Hutchinson..]

Enjoyable piece questioning the hidden self. Yes indeed.

[Abdul Batin Osman Bey]

I'm glad you liked it.ty for the review

[Heather]

I struggled with the first stanza, it was a little hard on the tongue... the rest is a good poem about the ego and how we just can't let go. I felt after the first stanza the poem flowed well.

[Abdul Batin Osman Bey]

i'll keep that in mind for future works, i'm glad it came out in the end

[MOON]

Well penned, the ego is the cause of untold suffering and yet we cling to it.

[Abdul Batin Osman Bey]

thank you for your review

[SoulCrusader (Yas)]

An exceptional intellectual and philosophical piece....

enlights the mind :)

[Abdul Batin Osman Bey]

thank u very much