The doldrums

[osho]

I never wanted to flood my poems with the doldrums
But I was adrift morbidly
The pangs I am going cannot be reserved
This overriding thrust
This inadvertent dejection made me cynic
For all I see around is the manifestation of the goings-on inside me
I want to subdue it and go with you
Enjoy and be in high spirits
I am bugged by the things that come with everything
This is implanted in my genes
Pessimism is the uninvited stuff
Man’s debility is doomed to suffer
The sufferance is amok
Should I shy away wryly?
With a shudder of pretexts?
For it is there in different proportions in all
Born with life

[cafolini]

I never wanted to flood my poems with the doldrums
But I was adrift morbidly
The pangs I am going cannot be reserved
This overriding thrust
This inadvertent dejection made me cynic
For all I see around is the manifestation of the goings-on inside me
I want to subdue it and go with you
Enjoy and be in high spirits
I am bugged by the things that come with everything
This is implanted in my genes
Pessimism is the uninvited stuff
Man’s debility is doomed to suffer
The sufferance is amok
Should I shy away wryly?
With a shudder of pretexts?
For it is there in different proportions in all
Born with life

I would worry a lot more if it weren't there, considering what has to be put up with in wonderland.

[qimissung]

"The sufferance is amok..." great line. Yes, we are doomed to suffer. It is our task to always try to rise above it.

[Delta40]

I don't know about the doldrums being implanted in our genes and I agree with Qimissungs praise of your line and we should aspire to always rise above it. This poem was more insightful some of your others Osho. Well done.