The Theatre of Life.
By Yengkhom Lucky Singh
Life — a strange reality,
beautiful, and cruel.
It hides behind its many masks,
concealing truth
from mortal sight.
Life — A mystery;
too brief for some,
too endless for others.
To one, a blessing.
To another, a curse.
Some call it a journey.
Others, a race.
But I —
I call it a journey made up of races.
Life — a certainty;
for the promised land lies
beneath the intricacy.
The wise live.
The foolish merely survive.
Life — a strange reality,
beautiful, and cruel.
By Yengkhom Lucky Singh
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The poem is wonderfully written, and I’m excited to read more of your upcoming creations.
“The Theatre of Life” is a contemplative and philosophically charged poem that transforms the human experience into a stage-play metaphor. The poet constructs a worldview where existence is not merely lived but performed, and where individuals navigate life under the weight of illusion, struggle, purpose, and survival.
The poem’s most powerful strength lies in its bold paradoxes — life as both beautiful and cruel, a journey yet a race, a blessing for some and a burden for others. These contrasts sharpen the realism of the poem, grounding it in emotional truth rather than romantic idealism. The poet does not pretend that life is gentle; instead, he exposes its contradictions with honesty and simplicity.
The metaphor of life as a theatre…
bro this is beautiful - such a meaningful poem✨
Bro, your writing is so deep and meaningful. Really loved this one ✨