Tuesday
May 08, 2012
So, another day and another poem. Got into a discussion with another poet online about peace both inwardly as a well as... WORLDLY. Yes, I strive for that sense of peace like everyone else but I can't help but think that "world peace" is something to strive for even though it probably can't be accomplished. However, peace in the individual can be.The problem is that even that sort of calm often makes us lethargic. I'm not sure that total peace (spiritually or worldly) can be achieved in life... perhaps true peace of mind and soul only exists in death.
Absolutism
If there were
such a thing as absolute silence,
I would chase
it down, clutch it to my chest
and wait for
it to end the beating of my heart.
If absolute
darkness could be harnessed,
I’d break
that wild, unruly beast, and
drown the
world within its total blackness.
Walls. I need
more walls built of steel
and stone,
blood and flesh. Walls to curb
the rabid dog
of pointless thought
that rages
through my broken mind.
I need less
dreaming and more emptiness.
I need the
world to go away for now.
If there were
such a thing as absolute nothingness,
I’d gladly
open up my door, invite it in and let it
stay... forever. Let
it rest inside of me... forever.rrw 05-07-12
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