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The Future Belongs to You - A Poetic Response

A poetic response to the article The Future Belongs to You: Design it, then live it.

Brian Sankarsingh
Nov 6, 2023
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Vernon Hiller recently joined Seeking Veritas by The Professor, The Poet & Friends and his articles are very inspirational. After reading his most recent submission The Future Belongs to You: Design it, then live it I was inspired to write this poem. If you missed Vernon’s excellent article make sure to read it before reading this poem as it may give you a better appreciation of this poem.

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Darkness lingers
Clammy fingers
Deepest night 
Hateful sprite

Bitter despair
Caught unaware 
Lost chance
Bad circumstance

Mental health 
Stealing wealth
Lost prospects
Absent contexts

Missed potential
Life inconsequential 
Engulfing night
Disappearing light

Hope eternal
Struggling kernel 
Refreshed aspiration
Increased motivation

Bio: Brian Sankarsingh is a Trinidadian-born Canadian immigrant who moved to Canada in the 1980s. He describes himself as an accidental poet, with a passion for advocacy and a penchant for prose, an unapologetic style, he offers his poetry as social and political commentary.

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Vernon Hiller
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Nov 6Liked by Brian Sankarsingh

Such a poignantly touching poem Brian. As much as the world can be cruel, it also teaches us through pain & sorrow, enriches us through its beauty, and provides perspective in its majesty. Yes, even in the darkest moments, hope can spring eternal.

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Susan Knight
Nov 6Liked by Brian Sankarsingh

In Keys to Great Writing, the first chapter is “Economy: Make Every Word Count” and it cites a famous poem as an example. Your poem would serve as an equally effective example. Every line is just two words — two words! — yet those two words say so much. And every single word can stand alone with meaning or as an image. A beautiful and powerful interpretation of Vernon’s great article.

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