With our own steps: external and internal travel, learning, release of the bondage to free spirit

Abstract

“With our own steps” was a poem of Thommakon, a penname of Siwakarn Patoommasoot, a poet who composed a lot of poems and highly appreciated by the readers. This poem aimed to convey the internal truth of the poet who was an observer, a learner, a life experiencer to move forwards. The mystery in the poem aimed to convey transition to transform and polish external and internal world by various language strategies to give wisdom to society. Moreover, it also aimed to remind a man to realize and be aware of dark stream that could lead the life to a downfall of spirit. Personification was applied to instigate the rebel to the inconsistent way to the growth of mind and wisdom in order to release the man from various bondages to freedom and happiness.