A Man of Conventions

All were blind words,

Never they saw the real world,

They were heard for sympathy,

They were told for love

The irony they meant

In the tongue of our friends

And the people who they were slave for

So I took my words in my chest

And buried them in the sea deepest

None can hear them

None to bother

Someday soon will come

And egg me on and bring me out

Of my sarcasm

To talk about so-called love

I am a man so why fear

A man is destined to be a man

Who we can squeeze in convention

Within this short time

And then I’m a man

A man of convention

And delication

Will my soul be alive

When I no longer shall write such rhyme?

And laugh away the silly rotas

How long do you cling to them?

How long would you fear the blame?

It is a page that burns

On its edge, far edge to the corner

That you’re on

A man of convention.

A silly bearer of gallantry

A store-room for responsibilities

Climb down, down to the ledge

Jump and dive in the sea

Breathe in the water, breathe freely

Why if this is what you need,

Cling to the ways, over the waves,

To a place called genteel

Never deign, never in hope to be deigned

Being selfish is something else, not this

Your voice for other, not for you

And the serenades are yours

Woo your own soul

The soul is yours to make free.

Out of conventions

A man to be.

Reviews

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Human perfunctoriness and satire, a well balanced and thoughtful prose, good read.

[Seshat Nidaba]

There is a naturalness and an insight in these words, a broadness and a human application. Excellent.

[ISEEYOU]

I enjoyed the message you brought it this, and how you made it relate to yourself, beautiful indeed.

[Ryan Gonzalez]

This sounds like the way many want to live their lives. Without worry of others poking fun at them for their choices or not going along with them and just being free in general. Being one with nature and aware of all the surroundings around you. You describe greatly this way many want to live. It's a good poem. Great job!

[Sukriti Suki]

A man is what he wants to be...No conventions, no stereo types. A nice one Sujash, real good.

[Derek S.Keck]

Beautifully written!

The soul is yours to make free
Out of conventions
A man to be.

This is brilliant, you write such wisdom into your words.