Dear, I Do Not Know Poem by Ravi Kopra

Dear, I know nothing of
Either, but when I try to imagine a faultless love
Or the life to come, what I hear is the murmur
Of underground streams, what I see is a limestone landscape.

- W.H. Auden

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Dear, I do not know much of
Love. But I love myself first
Before I love anybody else.
She will then know I can
Take care of her.

Dear, I do not know much of
Charity. First I am charitable
At home. If not kind to
Myself, I can't be to others.

Dear, I do not know much of
Success. I am rags to riches
All by myself.But it's hard to
Find what you are good at.

Dear, I do not know much of
Help. But I do know all need
A helping hand when sliding
Down in a never ending cave.

Dear, I do not know much of
Religions. All are groundless.
That makes me an atheist, godless.

Dear, I do know atheists are
more intelligent, brilliant, not dumb
they reason, they do use their minds.