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Under The Umbrella

A poem

George Lamptey
2 min readAug 15, 2021

Why?
I mean, why the need to know?
Some say it’s us
The complicated exploitative species
Apart from regal elephants
Where memories are deep
Protected by the yellow golden vastness
Of adult reed forms
That ask the question
Why?

The million other living species
Of earth that break the day
That never ask the question

The loss
Of this simple word
Can free the burdens
The expanse of which is infinite

The search of beauty
Dissolving bells
Where the sounds of questions
Echo in the mirrored distance

Welcome help
To the egoic companion
The somewhat hidden alpha
Fixing
Wanting
Hoping
Solutioneering all before me

A protector
Purpose to fulfil
A natural disposition
Have I succeeded?
If in the…

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George Lamptey
George Lamptey

Written by George Lamptey

Poetry inspired by nature, observations and love.

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This is a spot-on observation about life, expressed in a unique & brilliant way. I hate the way humans spend so much emotional energy on "WHY?" It's a ridiculous waste. You nail so many of the ways this human habit reeks, but keeping your message light & lyrical. Snazzy writing, here! (((HUGS)))

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Hello, I really enjoyed reading your poems, very deep, thought-provoking and meditative and some even open to debate (yes in a good way). Your poem, Under The Umbrella, the question: Why? Please take this as a compliment, I read this poem over twice…

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