wisdom

I've striven for wisdom
Through the wind
And the rain

Just trying to understand
Fear
And pain

Sadness
Ecstasy

Madness
Heresy

All put together
Create
Reality

That we see
What's around

From the sky
To the ground

Take a minute
Thoughts abound

What are we?
What's it about?

How do I get through?
What is the route?

The truth:
There is none

Opinions
Everybody has one

These in fact
Create reality

It's not what is seen by you
It's not what is seen by me

Reviews

[David Scott]

I like to see a poet struggle with big questions and be brave enough to offer their answers as well sometimes.
Here, I must disagree with your conclusion. Is Wisdom realizing there is no absolute fact about anything?
Opinions do create an individuals reality and therefore "their truth". I will agree with this. Wisdom may be understanding others will never believe a reality they cannot see in their own minds.

Still, the universe gives us some absolutes. We can observe, test and prove some facts. Logically this would lead one to conclude truth does exist beyond our creating it. Wisdom for me is the willingness to discover what you did not know, you did not know.

Great exercise of thought and a worthy discussion.

[Michael Hof]

thanks a lot for the review and your intelligent opinion.

I do believe that reality is a constant with distinct laws of both physics and reality, but different people looking at the same object will describe that object in different ways. that's what I'm alluding to in this poem. the lens that we filter the world through will change person to person. so in a way, there really aren't too many constants if everybody sees the world in a different way.

thanks again :)

[Rocans]

Nice poem, with poignant and sharp lines. I agree to some extent opinions and perspectives are really the reality of the world, no man can claim to know objectivity since the filters through which he perceives is limited and flawed. Good philosophical write :)

[Michael Hof]

thank you very much I'm glad that you enjoyed it :)

[Sami Khalil]

A splendid read and write...Wise indeed...:).................

[Michael Hof]

lol thank you very much :)

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...:)...................