The Man Who Cannot Walk to His Tomb

[NisreenS]

The Man Who Cannot Walk to His Tomb


We all can walk to our tombs,
But this man cannot
Because he doesn't have a wheelchair_
like most of us.

We all have wheelchairs,
And so,
We can walk to our tombs
Everyday if we want.

I see that man from my tomb,
Looking for a stick in the forest
He seems to have chosen to go.

[PrinceMyshkin]

Oh, this is strange! Engrossing, puzzling, I'm not sure I understand the significance of all of us (except that man) having wheelchairs, but the vision over all gripped me.

[NisreenS]

Hi dear Prince! I wrote this poem about a man who doesn' accept weekness, which is part of the nature of humanbeings. The "wheelchairs" in the poem stand for this weekness. At the end of the poem that man seems to have accepted this fact and decided to visit his tomb knowing that he couldn't go there without a wheelchair or a stick. But a stick(to help him walk) is still better than a wheelchair. We dont't know when that man will be "like most of us". I thank you for reading this poem and commenting on it.

[PrinceMyshkin]

Hi dear Prince! I wrote this poem about a man who doesn' accept weekness, which is part of the nature of humanbeings. The "wheelchairs" in the poem stand for this weekness. At the end of the poem that man seems to have accepted this fact and decided to visit his tomb knowing that he couldn't go there without a wheelchair or a stick. But a stick(to help him walk) is still better than a wheelchair. We dont't know when that man will be "like most of us". I thank you for reading this poem and commenting on it.

And thank you for providing this explanation. It all makes sense to me now.