Kai Michael Neumann Poet Free verse

Once Upon a Time In the Bath

Once Upon A Time In The Bath

Archimedes scrubs and rubs in his bathtub but the cake of
soap slips from his hand again and once more and drowns

	~ Next to the plug hole minding the swirl of all plight ~

He does not give up easily he is a logical legend after all and
before insight washes over him like a cloth of veiled beauty

	~ The lather slides down on pearls of slithering foam ~

He parts the water and reaches down between his feet which are
clean by now ‘cause being a mathematician he starts at the base

	~ From valid footing of premises to conclusion ~

This strikes me as de ja vu was there not this man at the slope
and if I remember he always fell down while the rock stayed on top

	~ As he became one with the fragments of Self ~

If I could defy gravity and tame that flipping toppling soap I’d be
able to wash the crown on my head and the roots for salvation

	~ Cracking all that bothers my fellow humans ~

Instead the tub burst into two halves of Yin and Yang with one
almighty bang metaphorically dividing fateful error from truth

	~ Trial and terror murky head but always a choice ~

Archimedes might order a new tub or jump into a natural river
resign to not washing his head and stick to his feet or bow his

	~ Genius down to the soap with tears in his eyes ~


06th May 2018

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Faraz Ajmal May 7, 2018 at 9:55 AM Ahh a really interesting poem to read, I really enjoyed reading it, good luck

Line Gauthier May 6, 2018 at 9:36 AM A fun poem, Kai. Well done.

Eileen Manassian May 6, 2018 at 4:02 AM What an amusing write! Eureka....he got it in the end, but I thought a crown was involved. ;) I enjoyed this delve into this story from a new perspective. Thanks for your visit to my poem, also. :)