As the Question Is Asked, So Shall the Answer Be

Heidegger it was, I believe,
who said , "The dreadful has 
        already happened"
                  Yes we're trapped 
in the clutch of time
     We no longer have any
way out(as if we ever did!)
     But we can always pretend
it's just a puppet show
"Who," may I ask is pulling the strings?"
     Well, we move forward 
in our small boats,
To a reality which 
      we have never faced before
      We are in need of deja vu
      The spinning clocks
on the wall
  Keep us on our toes
        We cannot hold back 
the flood
      Yet we build our 
     small shelters, regardless
Before the final act 
is concluded
    let's rest awhile
on our precarious posts
    we still can take pleasure
even if 
          it's 
          only
          for 
           a 
          lifetime
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Rabary-Andriamanday Avatar
March 27, 2013 at 1:04 PM
Very deep thoughts, Matthew! Love them! Heidegger... Hail to the show / The puppets and kings / But who's pulling the strings?... The final act / is now concluded / Was your post precarious?... Do you know Richard Lamoureux and his enlightening Questionkus? Just try to write some: a very nice rhythm! Blessings, Hanitra
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