Where do we suffer?

To rise is not as hard
As to remain there,
To reach is not as hard
As to stay on there.
To grasp is not as hard
As to hold fast there.
To gain is not as hard
As to retain it.
To love is not as hard
As to sustain it.
To keep is the problem
We buy for ourselves.
27.12.2007

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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