More Haiku from “Self-Reliance”

WE NEVER ADVANCE
FOR EVERYTHING THAT IS GIVEN
SOMETHING IS TAKEN AWAY

WHAT IS SOCIETY
IF NOT A CONSPIRACY
AGAINST MY MANHOOD ?

IT IS A GREAT MAN
WHO IN THE MIDST OF A CROWD
STAYS INDEPENDENT

WHAT IS A PRAYER ?
THE CONTEMPLATION OF LIFE
FROM THE HIGHEST VIEW

WHAT THEN ARE PRAYERS ?
JUBILANT SOLILOQUIES
OF BEHOLDING SOULS