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Going Somewhere

Going Somewhere

Somewhere is another bizarre place to be, 
especially if didn’t know how you got there.

Somewhere qualifies as another special
metaphysical indeterminate like nowhere.

Generally, we’re all going somewhere as
part of the greater space-time continuum.

In our earthly mortal world, daily points of
destination are readily known to each of us. 

This is part of that tangible-known world
that each of us as human beings conform to.

One’s inner psyche, on the metaphysical plane,
may experience something entirely different.

What was once a “tangible-known” on this Earth, 
may be that “intangible-unknown” of somewhere.

Space and time define us all in our human world,
whilst the terra firma of Earth is our palpable surety.

After dreaming deeply one night, who knows, maybe
your soul might become resident in that somewhere!

Perhaps your new presence in this realm of somewhere,
like being in nowhere, is your preordained karmic strife.

If this isn’t the case, then by cosmic fate, you’ve now
unknowingly found yourself in another dimension. 

If this be so, then praying to God might be of help, since
He knows that somewhere is out there in the Great Beyond!

Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
September 7, 2018 (Couplet)

Copyright © Gary Bateman | Year Posted 2018

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Charlie Smith Date: 9/8/2018 9:58:00 AM What if somewhere is nowhere but here later? What if our future lives on in our works? You made my hair hurt with this one Gary. But that's a good thing... Login to Reply Gary Bateman Date: 9/8/2018 10:41:00 AM Hello Charlie, Many Thanks as always for your prescient and insightful comments!! Yes, I wrote this one on purpose in order to stimulate conversation, and to hopefully make the reader think a bit. You do pose great questions here. Somewhere is related to Nowhere, and this poem is a companion poem to the one I wrote earlier: "Being Nowhere." I do really appreciate you comments!! Cheers and Best, Gary

Jesse Rowe Date: 9/7/2018 7:49:00 PM A very heady, mind-bender of a poem! To think that of all the potential, infinite somewheres that exist everyone will know (to some extent intimately) a finite set of them in their lifetime. Login to Reply Gary Bateman Date: 9/8/2018 5:22:00 AM Hello Jesse, Thanks very much for your gracious comment and observations here. There are truly very many things that surround all of us, that few of us are attuned to and even remotely aware of. The potential you allude to is definitely there. People just need to open their minds to the greater realities that exist beyond our earthly world. Cheers and Best, Gary

Vijay Pandit Date: 9/7/2018 4:20:00 PM You have written an intriguing dialogue Gary..one must stop and think and reflect reading your words. You contemplate the known and unknown..to reach beyond ordinary..well done, friend. Login to Reply Gary Bateman Date: 9/7/2018 4:24:00 PM Hello Vijay, Many Thanks for your read and reflective thoughts here. The "Known" and "Unknown" are companion thoughts for sure. I always enjoy delving into the world of the metaphysical whenever a challenging theme or concept comes along that I want to write about. Cheers and Best Wishes, Gary

Tom Cunningham Date: 9/7/2018 4:03:00 PM I believe how we live our lives on earth will determine where we go when our time comes, where that somewhere is will be our reward or punishment, interesting write Gary. Tom Login to Reply Gary Bateman Date: 9/7/2018 4:11:00 PM Hello Tom, Many Thanks for your read here and your kind thoughts!! Your words certainly ring true. I always like to venture, at times, into the metaphysical aspects of things, people, events, etc. Always an interesting adventure!! Best Wishes Always, Gary