Existential Sweets
Existence before essence as Sartre said
Xylographed from fountain and ink pen
In wood words intentions and meaning
Sculptures of thought bound in reality
Telescoped into prisms of here and now
Entropy thrown in for good measure
Nothing is impossible do what you wish
Take what is yours and not what they say
It is not freedom from but freedom to do
A chocolate needn’t know why it tastes goods
Leave the wrapper for the end enjoy while it lasts
Surrender to incredible living for real action
Water mouth-watering pleasures and leave
Essence as an afterthought as ex post factual
Enter phenomenal existence and be authentic
To choose responsibility over dogmatic faith
Saunter and take in the fleeting moments to live
07th February 2021
'Existence comes before essence' is the main tenet of
Jean Paul Sartre's existential philosophy
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