Human Figure
the stream of time keeps flowing
without affirmation or negation
meaningless revolutions of doomed creation
earth, sun, moon and stars
today is yesterday’s tomorrow
time extended, a lengthened moment
springs, summers, autumns, winters
impelled and thrust by power unknown
unwilling to compel each other
desiring instead to die, to fade
as vanquished warriors lost in battle
dishonored by their native people
writhing specks in vast creation
are like unto the vanquished warrior
and the seasons compelling always
they wish to rest eternally
for sake of death alone
they breathe
for sake of living yet
they breathe
weary, desiring to reach oblivion
which from beginning was their desire
hence cast away today’s tomorrow
which they once had trusted
deciding hope is vanquished forever
the specks keep wriggling on and on
into the flowing stream of time
without affirmation or negation
Copyright © Su Ben | Year Posted 2015
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