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In a World where I do not Exist Poetry Contest

Sponsored by Silent One 08/29/2024

The world where I do not exist is only a heartbeat either way A flicker of light a trickle of tears blue turns into (grey) And it is grey not black or white A void without permission or invite Oblivious and comfortable the great filter be Forgettable too in absence of memory Yet into the grey I go to a realm of nothingness A world with no woe — Infinite in empty ignorance Energy becomes of me an atom-less mass of entropy Stretching, pulling Rising, falling upon waves of gravity Outside of time only spontaneity in this world where I strew Malleable, gaseous, shapeless, Infinitely complex, intrinsically simple Diffusion spirals inside infusion across a pulsing eternity For the greatest time I never had A netherworld that does not know sad This world where I do not exist precedes and succeeds me Come what will Come what may From where I come I go back today A spasm, a twist a breath, a death a cycle anew No void to view With nothing else to do til the grey burns back to blue

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Date: 9/8/2024 10:38:00 AM
Congratulations on your win!! Great writing and I really enjoyed the rhythm to your piece!
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David Kavanagh
Date: 9/8/2024 1:15:00 PM
Thanks so much Robert, always great to hear a fellow poet enjoyed a piece I’ve written, I was delighted with the good placement in this contest, cheers David
Date: 9/7/2024 10:15:00 AM
Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your      creative write. Have a blessed/fun day with your win......................
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David Kavanagh
Date: 9/8/2024 2:41:00 AM
Thanks so much Paula, I’m delighted you enjoyed my poem, and with the placement, cheers David
Date: 9/7/2024 8:37:00 AM
I’d love to hear this as spoken word it has a melodic flow and interesting word choice with meaning! Congratulations on your win!
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David Kavanagh
Date: 9/7/2024 9:48:00 AM
Heya Karen, perhaps one day I will try an audio and see how it goes, thanks so much for your kind comments I’m delighted with the placement, cheers David
Date: 9/7/2024 8:01:00 AM
Congratulations, consistently high ranking, quality poetry
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David Kavanagh
Date: 9/7/2024 9:44:00 AM
You’re too kind Dilly, I’m delighted with my recent rankings, I’m definitely not writing as much, but if I can attain some quality, it’s worth the trade off (high praise) from you, cheers David
Date: 9/7/2024 7:38:00 AM
I really liked the simplicity in your poem and in particular how you formatted it.. sometimes the way we do that, adds to the poem and it did that here.. Congratulations on your first place in the contest..
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David Kavanagh
Date: 9/7/2024 9:40:00 AM
Thanks so much S1, I’m delighted to share top spot in your thought provoking contest, formatting for me is a work in progress, cheers David
Date: 8/30/2024 9:31:00 AM
David It does make you ponder existence and non existence.Particularly when you haven't experienced the latter but your imagination carries this admirably and it is like time speeds up at the end with those racing lines. My favorite line, "The best time I never had. " LOL GL in the judging. SuZ
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Suzanne Delaney
Date: 8/30/2024 5:51:00 PM
Interesting theories David ...we have to remain open to all possibilities.
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David Kavanagh
Date: 8/30/2024 10:34:00 AM
Heya SuZ, I know it’s all bonkers, but i’m postulating here that death is the same non experience as before birth; now this is where the science gets tricky, if the universe is Infinite then everything can and will happen an infinite amount of times including us, and if it proves to be finite, it’s also possible a (Big Rip) can happen destroying the universe, causing another (Big Bang) on the rebound, and we’ll come around again eventually, so it will be (the best time I never had) due to oblivion during the process lol! Cheers David
Date: 8/29/2024 4:44:00 PM
An interesting write that spirals!
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David Kavanagh
Date: 8/30/2024 1:21:00 AM
Thanks Kim, an alternate look past the perpetual cycle of life from an oblivious perspective, I’m sure plenty of spirals are going on here lol! Cheers David
Date: 8/29/2024 10:13:00 AM
A wonderful journey through the great in-between David. As energy dissipates and chance could turn it all into something else I think you pulled a Terminator 2 and reformed without breaking stride. Some stand out lines, I'll tell you what they are but they differ upon re-reading (as is the joy of your poetry, with nuance that can also do a bit of shape shifting of its own). Good luck in the contest
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David Kavanagh
Date: 8/29/2024 10:56:00 AM
Love the T2 terminology Dilly, I actually pondered using (shape shifting) literally, but went with a more unconventional method of infinity appearing to do all the work spontaneously, only because I’m in an oblivious state in which it’s impossible to experience anything, phew! I know some people will think I’m bonkers, or evil for bypassing more traditional methods of belief, I’m delighted you see some lines change upon rereading, and with your uplifting comment, high praise as always, cheers David
Date: 8/29/2024 7:46:00 AM
You take the reader on an incredible journey to a world where you don't exist, or are you already there, who knows for sure. Good luck in the contest. Tom
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David Kavanagh
Date: 8/29/2024 8:27:00 AM
Thanks Tom, no I’m not back there yet, simply because (I think therefore I am) lol! I came across eternity before birth without even noticing a second of it, so I’m postulating after death is the same, oblivion cancels itself out by it’s very nature of being oblivious, it’s all bonkers, but fun to ponder, cheers David
Date: 8/29/2024 4:42:00 AM
Mornin' David and this empty void of a world without you does not appeal to me. You speak of it as being wrapped in crinkled grey tissue paper, no ribbon, certainly not a gift anyone would want. I enjoyed the verses where you used several adjectives to convey your sentiments of a world... in particular, "A spasm, a twist, a breath, a death..."
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David Kavanagh
Date: 8/29/2024 8:19:00 AM
Indeed Lin that is the paradox of trying to explain a world where we don’t exist, insofar as my poem and pov goes, all this obliviousness happens instantaneously because it cannot be perceived, til the grey burns back to blue, blink and I will miss it! But hey you’re a damn good poet so should have no problem getting around the paradox!
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Lin Lane
Date: 8/29/2024 7:15:00 AM
I'm finding it difficult to keep the thought in proper perspective that we WON'T be around to witness it, and yet explain what it's like, what it's become, or had been. Since I claim I don't have a muse, I'll have to blame my thoughts where they belong... on me. I'll find the words, somehow... maybe... maybe not.
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David Kavanagh
Date: 8/29/2024 5:11:00 AM
This world without me contest I took literally Lin, I try to express without having a pov, as I won’t be around to witness it, just like before I was born, yet potential is still there to be again, oh I’m sure the world itself will carry on one way or another without me, Come what may! I believe there is hope and infinite possibilities, thanks for commenting on this perhaps difficult piece, cheers David

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