Why?

Q's of W

Why can’t I remove my eyes?

So I couldn't see inflections.

Why can’t I tear apart my ego?

So I could reconcile with my friends and forgive my enemies.

Why can’t I remove my brain?

So I can follow just my heart.

Why can’t I remove my heart?

So I don’t feel pain of any earthly entities bestowed on me.

Why can’t I separate the soul from the body?

So I can set it free to explore all the places that I’ve wished I’ve been to.

Why can’t I control time?

So I can re live my past and forget my future.

Why does GOD give me the knowledge to question his existence?

And GOD is real.

Why can’t I find the answer to all my queries?

If there is!

© 2013 Jerald Infant Jeyarethinam

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Namrata]

It reminds of a quote depicting human nature on how a man touches the painted bench to see if it's wet despite the signboard saying so but if you tell him that a supernatural force rules the universe, he believes it in a second.
With the thought in mind that you chose to write about this, the flow of the lines could have been made more furtive to it's meaning nevertheless it's a good write.

[Jerald Infant Jeyarethinam]

Thank you very much for your honest opinion namrata:) glad you liked it!!!

[Confuser]

The featured review makes no sense: Great writing and it is wonderful to ask Why and I think your questions are fabulous and written very well. It made me think and I also thought the questions were powerful and intriguing. Great writing. Thank you!

[Jerald Infant Jeyarethinam]

Hope your review make it to the top:) Thank you very much:)

[Confuser]

You are welcome! Keep writing - loved it.

[Emily]

This is one of my favorite poems!
Keep it up!!

[Jerald Infant Jeyarethinam]

Thank you very much Emily again and again :P

[Emily]

Your welcome!

[CA Anurag Sharma]

"Why can’t I tear apart my ego?
So I could reconcile with my friends and forgive my enemies"
The best of the lot.....
Good write up.....

[Jerald Infant Jeyarethinam]

Thank you Anurag:) Hope you like the rest of the lines too :P

[Ana B.]

oh the questions......life is all but a puzzle. Beautiful words!

[Jerald Infant Jeyarethinam]

Thanks again Ana:)

[Writer_next_door]

I really enjoyed this poem. Especially "Why can't I separate the soul from the body" because it reminded me of one of my favourite poems, 'Death be not proud'. And the two lines where God is mentioned. The questions asked are questions we all ask, daily. A big WELL DONE to you for this enlightening poem.

Really enjoyed it.

[Jerald Infant Jeyarethinam]

Thank you Anne:) The questions asked are questions we all ask daily, hopefully we get the answers one day:) :P

[Charleen Langley]

This poem was good up until the 'god' bit. Personally not a religious person, but I do know stuff about it. Got a C in RE after all. I personally wouldn't have minded if you'd said something like 'why god?', but I really disliked the 'GOD IS REAL', because there are people who don't believe in him and they won't enjoy having that belief crammed down their throat through anything, even a poem.

[Jerald Infant Jeyarethinam]

Ha Ha Charleen:P My line saying 'GOD IS REAL', I'm not making a statement here or stressing a belief (I'm personally an agnostic:P)... I'm just entertaining a thought of id god id real, all the questions we are asking are also his doing and this leads to a paradox against the faith that people have over him:P (something like that).. It is a sarcastic line:)

[Charleen Langley]

Mkay makes sense

[Niall Madden]

"Why does GOD give me the knowledge to question his existence?
And GOD is real."
a rather ironic part of the poem I felt. In this whole poem it is questioned what is, and what is not, yet when it comes to something they have faith in they refuse to question it and accept their own answer very different feel to the rest of the poem.

[Jerald Infant Jeyarethinam]

Thank you for your kind words Niall:) People are confused over faith and a lot of other things:) This poem is intentionally made to be ironic at different lines to showcase the mind of a normal human being:)

[Jerome F Knox III pseud..]

I believe some things need to be questioned and other time they shouldn't the wisdom comes in knowing the difference. Sometimes things just are and it us OK not to know more. Good read....

[Jerald Infant Jeyarethinam]

If everything is god's plan.. Then us questioning things should also be part of his plan:) This is just a humble opinion of mine:) Not looking to argue with people over this thou:) Thank you rico for the review:)

[beckyflowa]

i too have these queries, well written i really enjoyed it!

[Jerald Infant Jeyarethinam]

Thank you becky:) good to know I am not roaming alone into the woods:P

[beckyflowa]

Aw definitely not! No problem!