Our inheritance
is loss

I don't care
about liberation

Freedom is
the ignis fatuus

Everyone's a slave
to something

Carlo-C-Gomez

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cloudydaze

So true but we only have ourselves to blame or celebrate, depends on how you see it.

removed.-sjz7

Unpleasant - and true. We might think we're free; we're not really.  Much of what we do is conditioned, is the result of conditioning. Much of our confidence is based on circumstances. Just because we endure hardships well, it doesn't follow that we could withstand ALL hardships. We like to suppose that our successes have mostly to do with our talents and efforts - which is perhaps naive and simplistic.

mary-anne-norton

Everyone is a slave to something let's hope we choose wisely
Thankyou for sharing this nicely put thanks for sharing keep penning

Maddypb

ThePlainOne

Very true. A really thought provoking write, Carlo!!

traci-sims

True this... Not fun realizing it, though...

Too true. You've got my mind circling ideas I can't frame. Great write.

seranaea

-
liberation to&#8212;day has
defaulted to the state 
of a discorporated soul&#8212;

until then, we 
Must Eat...

Well laid Tread Sir !

rachel-lady-durand

there is freedom, heaven is also at hand, that is freedom, fear and mistrust are the two thieves on either side of Christ.........they didn't win then, he found freedom for all of us.............

removed.-fqnh

kenpepiton

Servants sent for right use, aftermath of true seeking, Freedom is
the ignis fatuus -- powerful lines.

salmabanu-hatim

aditya-roy

You have nailed it, Carlo. Can't wait to read more from you. Our inheritance is "loss."

removed.-xnsy

spot on. It's how you spin your servitude while you're indentured... lol Terrific write

gideon-1

As always, your poems provoke thought! I really love the ignis fatuus line! We used to live near a park built over what was a waste tip so have personal experience!

removed.-vlgx

LoriJonesMcCaffery

The last two lines make you first deny, then sit and enumerate, and then try to convince yourself that what you have just learned is actually true. A nice morning's work.  Thank you, Carlo.  I think.

eshwara-prasad

Incredible poem from an incredible poet ! Your poetry is exceptionally good because you are exceptionally good. Carry on the good work.