Going Paradoxical

PARADOXICAL LIFE

If laws are made to be disobeyed...
why promulgate those?
If promises are made to be broken...
why promise?
If money couldn't buy everything...
why crave for it?
If relationships are not made to last...
why be engaged?
If fame has negative aftermaths...
why need it?
If I'm not made to live forever......

I like this short poem because it made my mind turn topsy-turvy. It somehow tricks my common sense by its reasonable ideas. I was even more astonished when I've read the last line. This may come from the curious mind of an innocent child or from the confused mind of a distressed person. No wonder the author of this poem is one-of-a-kind.

Above is a poem from the 8th Volume of Imaginaccion, the literary publication of the Lyceum Independent Sentinel, published in 2005. It was written by Clyde Ericson Nolasco of the College of Computer Studies, who just graduated recently. He was also the managing editor of the Sentinel, the official news organ of the Lyceum of the Philippines. I didn't knew this man, but I can presume his good character through his works. If anyone of the Sentinel reads this post, please allow me to let it remain here. Thank you, God bless, and continue to bring news that matter!