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The Weight of Time; The Will To Persist
Fits, stops and starts
Underpin this existence
at the heart of it all
Is a will to persistence
To be or not to be?
the height of human ignorance
to assert false control
when we know the world won't miss us
To live the struggle
Is to embody resistance
In the fight to make meaning
Our will is our munition
We coalesce
we are conscious but for an instant
Knowing this I fear not death
I fear having no mission
The weight of the absurd
Turns titans to infants
But to lift that weight and smile
Is what makes life worth living
Underpin this existence
at the heart of it all
Is a will to persistence
To be or not to be?
the height of human ignorance
to assert false control
when we know the world won't miss us
To live the struggle
Is to embody resistance
In the fight to make meaning
Our will is our munition
We coalesce
we are conscious but for an instant
Knowing this I fear not death
I fear having no mission
The weight of the absurd
Turns titans to infants
But to lift that weight and smile
Is what makes life worth living
Published 6th Mar 2020
Author's Note
I have an adversarial relationship with the passage of time. This poem is about that.
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6th Mar 2020 2:14pm
Dear EA,
A very interesting piece you’ve written. I struggle with this daily. For me, the juggle is trying to make sense of the inane/insane, getting it ALL done (whatever that actually is) and then wondering why? On top of that the days automatically just turn to years and they fly! This is a very intuitive write. H🌷
A very interesting piece you’ve written. I struggle with this daily. For me, the juggle is trying to make sense of the inane/insane, getting it ALL done (whatever that actually is) and then wondering why? On top of that the days automatically just turn to years and they fly! This is a very intuitive write. H🌷
7th Mar 2020 1:42am
6th Mar 2020 10:54pm
For me,
there is no struggle because i don't hold onto time as Linear.
But i DO understand the struggle of others who do not share my beliefs
there is no struggle because i don't hold onto time as Linear.
But i DO understand the struggle of others who do not share my beliefs
7th Mar 2020 1:44am
