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Who Am I?
Who am I? I ask myself.
A biomechanical machine?
A conglomerate of chemicals:
Of flesh and bone and dreams.
Is there more to me than eye can see?
Does self extend beyond the skin?
Will my soul live on eternally
To see another life again?
What if this is my only chance,
To pass this test of life, I'm taking?
And this finale of the flesh —
My grand opus in the making.
When all that's left are memories,
The only legacy I've left behind,
I ask that you remember me
And there I'll be, inside your mind.
A biomechanical machine?
A conglomerate of chemicals:
Of flesh and bone and dreams.
Is there more to me than eye can see?
Does self extend beyond the skin?
Will my soul live on eternally
To see another life again?
What if this is my only chance,
To pass this test of life, I'm taking?
And this finale of the flesh —
My grand opus in the making.
When all that's left are memories,
The only legacy I've left behind,
I ask that you remember me
And there I'll be, inside your mind.
Published 13th Mar 2020
Author's Note
Just thinking about death again...
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13th Mar 2020 3:47am
Nice Write NB
Always getting them thinking :)
Good to see you back around here as well
Thank you for sharing
Always getting them thinking :)
Good to see you back around here as well
Thank you for sharing
13th Mar 2020 8:12am
Thanks, Wh1skey... I have been missing this community! I've been preoccupied with other things going on in my life and haven't had much time to write poetry lately. Thanks for the warm greeting, friend :)
I hope you are doing well!
I hope you are doing well!
13th Mar 2020 9:10am
All is well over here
just working way too many hours. writing has been minimal but have been sketching a lil more.
never fun when real life and adulting intervenes on fun lol
just working way too many hours. writing has been minimal but have been sketching a lil more.
never fun when real life and adulting intervenes on fun lol
16th Mar 2020 2:41pm
Oooh, that is good to hear 😊
I suppose I’ll have to head over to the gallery to see what you’ve been up to, then!
Work, work, work. That's life, eh? It’s too bad we all can’t be professional writers for a living, lol.
I suppose I’ll have to head over to the gallery to see what you’ve been up to, then!
Work, work, work. That's life, eh? It’s too bad we all can’t be professional writers for a living, lol.
13th Mar 2020 3:54am
13th Mar 2020 8:14am
Thanks so much, Jennifer, for the kind compliment - I'm glad that you liked. And thanks for stopping by again 😊
13th Mar 2020 3:56am
Dear NB,
Your last stanza is fantastic. I’ve considered this very idea after I’ve long turned to dust. It would-be nice to be remembered.
It’s wonderful to see you back! You have been missed. H🌷
Your last stanza is fantastic. I’ve considered this very idea after I’ve long turned to dust. It would-be nice to be remembered.
It’s wonderful to see you back! You have been missed. H🌷
13th Mar 2020 8:21am
Awww, you guys really make me feel at home. Thanks for your great compliment, H. I have missed you too. I think of this often. May we live well beyond our years through the memories of others :)
13th Mar 2020 5:03am
The legacy you leave is the you make for yourself, so get busy living or die trying. Keep on writing.
13th Mar 2020 8:23am
Heh, I am working on that every day! Thanks for the motivation, Francisco! :)
13th Mar 2020 9:13am
13th Mar 2020 11:50pm
Thank you, slipalong. I'm glad that you decided to stop by again and that you are able to relate to this. Sometimes I think too much... And this is the result lol. Anyway, best wishes! It's nice to hear from you! :)
13th Mar 2020 1:28pm
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13th Mar 2020 2:22pm
very relateable piece that i am sure more then you have asked this question of life...nicely spilled respect
14th Mar 2020 00:37am
Who knows if we will ever find the answers we are looking for...
Thank you for your input on the topic, stoney. Thank you for your read and RL entry add as well - I'm glad you liked it!
Thank you for your input on the topic, stoney. Thank you for your read and RL entry add as well - I'm glad you liked it!
14th Mar 2020 10:16am
That is what writing is truly about the exchange of thoughts and experiences and wisdom and knowledge between strangers who become friends with different points of view...respect
15th Mar 2020 00:42am
I ask myself these same questions my dear friend
I think we already know the meaning of life is ... life
I love you ❤️
Zazzles
RL
I think we already know the meaning of life is ... life
I love you ❤️
Zazzles
RL
17th Mar 2020 2:08am
You pack so much into this short poem. I love it. You pose the difficult questions and possible answers. Then, in the end you fallback on the immortality of memory--which we can count on being real. Loved it!
The thing is: you are...
And every day that you are, is another life that can be.
Every day is a new life.
With each new life, memories are carried from the life before.
Wrapped inside this biological machine of chemicals, you are. For now.
And every day that you are, is another life that can be.
Every day is a new life.
With each new life, memories are carried from the life before.
Wrapped inside this biological machine of chemicals, you are. For now.
