Triny Xiang Poet Free verse

Everything falls apart

It’s not a matter of perspective
It’s a law of Nature
It’s there in Alpha Centauri			
But it’s also perspective
How the dust feels as it dies
That will set you free		
But not free from the decay
Because decay is dust’s home		
Yet, our mandate is resistance
To swiffer away entropy
Get through another revolution	
With our core unscathed from dust
Though scores whittle us away	
Tempting us to hasten demise
Telling us entropy is inevitable	
Without wealth or possessions
To shield us from time’s vultures		
Resistance is humanity’s right
The dust that crosses borders
The undocumented laborers	
Making America great again and again
Flushed down the toilet			
When the cleaning is done
When things appear falling apart
Put back the pieces without hope
Of the grapes of wrath juiced	
But, it won’t be the same
It’ll fall apart again	
That’s the law of entropy
Say you’ll reconstruct 
Each drop placed lovingly
Or else it won’t hold from falling
We need just a couple to rebuild again
Give it atmosphere as Earth does		
And entropy will choke every hope
Give it gravity like Jupiter
And we’ll know seriousness
Lives are on the line	
Waiting for us to fall apart
So they can say
I told you so
Or you'll never hold
Tell them I’m not so	
Or a ewe to be held
I don’t fall apart
I am as you are
Not falling apart
But falling within
Back to you
Always whole
In the One
That never
Falls apart

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Silent One August 2, 2026 at 10:18 AM This is a deeply reflective poem that weaves together science, humanity, and spirituality. It explores the struggle against decay and the forces that try to break us down, while reminding us that resilience and inner strength can hold us together. The ending offers a powerful sense of hope that beneath all the chaos and entropy, there is a deeper wholeness that cannot be destroyed. Brilliant poetry.. Triny Xiang August 2, 2026 at 7:01 PM I am humbled by your words. Resistance is another word for life. There's a fine line between cancer and somatic cells. One resists the rules killing the body, and the other is busy learning to die well, as a baby's lung does upon its first breath. In the end, resistance gives way to letting go; faith in all you love will be there or join you there. No need to hurry entropy or leap from a bridge to join the Blue. Thank you for your overestimation of craft.

Ghairo Daniels August 1, 2026 at 11:11 PM A clear exposition of the role of entropy in human life, Triny. Very evocative and intelligent imagery. I enjoyed how you’ve woven in outer-space bodies since they influence the decaying process. Yes, falling within is the key as things fall apart. B blessed for your gems. 👍 Triny Xiang August 2, 2026 at 6:52 PM Thank you for your kind words and blessings. It's a gift and a curse that we have the brains to contemplate our own entropy. It should make us more humble and grateful, but humanity has shown we tend to backtrack. Death comes as the great equalizer and embraces us all. Everything we love dissolves into the Great One, like it or not. I am learning to take comfort in His cold embrace before it's too late to teach me.