Beginning

There is a white dot.
I lie on my back inside it. 
White walls rise everywhere
Around me and above my head.
There has been a noise
That now is silent.
The cessation is a clear
Cleaving of time into
Sound, no sound.
I remember a hollow echo
Lingering in an open place.
The air is thin and clear and cool.
There is an absence.
I try again to lift my head;
It is too big and too heavy.
I am empty.
I am nothing.
Only the dot remains.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Cornish Avatar
September 26, 2022 at 9:22 AM
Especially love your free verse - your mind wonders into interesting rooms
Nicholsen Avatar
August 21, 2022 at 12:13 PM
this is a very intriguing write enjoyed reading it..
Mccann Avatar
August 21, 2022 at 2:51 PM
Yolanda, I'm glad you liked this. Your comment led me to have a look at your work. I'm new here and jusy getting my bearings. You are definitely a fav. Remarkable poems, so full of image and feeling, they brim over! Elizabeth
Proxenos Avatar
August 19, 2022 at 10:51 PM
Intriguing and fascinating, besides writing great poetry, you are a philosopher also. You are almost like a artist, your poem has an abstract flair - great write. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.
Mccann Avatar
August 20, 2022 at 3:36 PM
So kind, Jennifer. I am overwhelmed by your work but also by the welcoming you and others have shown to my poems late emergence from a kitchen drawer! Thank you! Elizabeth
Wolf Avatar
August 17, 2022 at 6:42 PM
Fascinating, Elizabeth. Quite an impressive piece, methinks. ~ Gershon
Mccann Avatar
August 18, 2022 at 3:21 PM
Thank you, Gershon. When I write something unusual I always worry that it won't work; nobody will get it. So I'm doubly appreciative for your response, both here and for "Just Wading." Your kindness... Elizabeth
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