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this sadness
that singularity
from which no light escapes
dark force of nature
with an awful gravity
every part
now attracted
to this place
before time began
no memory
nor form,
therefore not to worry
what dreams may come
I do not resist
this shrinking orbit
as if I could
second version
this sadness
this singularity
from which no light escapes
dark force of nature
with its awful gravity
every part
attracted
to that place
before time began
no memory forms
therefore, I do not worry
what dreams may come
I do not resist
this shrinking orbit
as if I could
Original Poem
What is this sadness
this singularity
from which no light escapes
this dark force of my own nature
with its awful gravity
Every part of me
is now attracted
to that place of all beginnings
before time began
Absent time no memory forms
therefore, I will not worry
what dreams may come
No, I would not resist
this shrinking orbit
Even if I could
that singularity
from which no light escapes
dark force of nature
with an awful gravity
every part
now attracted
to this place
before time began
no memory
nor form,
therefore not to worry
what dreams may come
I do not resist
this shrinking orbit
as if I could
second version
this sadness
this singularity
from which no light escapes
dark force of nature
with its awful gravity
every part
attracted
to that place
before time began
no memory forms
therefore, I do not worry
what dreams may come
I do not resist
this shrinking orbit
as if I could
Original Poem
What is this sadness
this singularity
from which no light escapes
this dark force of my own nature
with its awful gravity
Every part of me
is now attracted
to that place of all beginnings
before time began
Absent time no memory forms
therefore, I will not worry
what dreams may come
No, I would not resist
this shrinking orbit
Even if I could
Published 14th Jul 2013
| Edited 16th Jul 2020
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15th Jul 2013 7:35pm
I sent this to a poet friend of mine who suggested the poem could also be used as " 'grounding' in a poem of additional reach," adding that I should consider a narrative poem that precedes these lines, such that this poem is a way of "thoughtfully addressing" some part of my life. I am strongly considering the idea (especially since this poem began as an effort to finally complete this poem:
The Undiscovered Country1
Months since that stillborn morning
when they pulled me, ashen, from your arms
I did not ask to be delivered
from the endless evening to the dawn
fn1 another phrase from Hamlet's Soliloquy
One thing though. While I've seen it done, I am less than confident about the structure. My thought would be more to intersperse the stanzas rather than merely set one part after the other. *cogitating*
The Undiscovered Country1
Months since that stillborn morning
when they pulled me, ashen, from your arms
I did not ask to be delivered
from the endless evening to the dawn
fn1 another phrase from Hamlet's Soliloquy
One thing though. While I've seen it done, I am less than confident about the structure. My thought would be more to intersperse the stanzas rather than merely set one part after the other. *cogitating*
