Su Ben Poet Free verse

Human Figure

the stream of time keeps flowing
without affirmation or negation
meaningless revolutions of doomed creation
earth, sun, moon and stars

today is yesterday’s tomorrow
time extended, a lengthened moment

springs, summers, autumns, winters
impelled and thrust by power unknown

unwilling to compel each other
desiring instead to die, to fade
as vanquished warriors lost in battle
dishonored by their native people

writhing specks in vast creation
are like unto the vanquished warrior
and the seasons compelling always
they wish to rest eternally

for sake of death alone
they breathe
for sake of living yet 
they breathe

weary, desiring to reach oblivion
which from beginning was their desire
hence cast away today’s tomorrow
which they once had trusted

deciding hope is vanquished forever
the specks keep wriggling on and on
into the flowing stream of time
without affirmation or negation

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