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Inertia

Inertia is a crawling, grappling feeling. 
With eyes. 
And the eyes do nothing. 
Neither his or mine. 

Inertia is mine. 
A glass feeling. 
Attempting to do things. 
Just peeling away instead. 

Inertia. 
A feeling of depression. 
And if you challenge it?
It darts away.

Inertia churns. 
Tumbles. 
Then your eyelashes peel apart. 
Nothing anymore. 

Inertia is someone…
Who didn’t try to take anything away. 
He just looked my way. 
And gave me depression again.

INERTIA and ISAAC NEWTON

So restless was Isaac Newton
with physics laws had so much fun
Defining the inertia of truth
shows he was quite a sleuth

humanity

Poets are the sense, philosophers the intelligence of humanity. ~ Samuel Beckett 

Line of enquiry: Newton’s First Law of Motion (Inertia): An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an external force.

love is contagious 
fall in love 
and many suitors will crawl out of the worn woodwork 
a plethora of choices 
confusing and so tempting 
their motivation puzzling 
spurred on by the common herd mentality 
similar to following the politician who embraces pseudo-science 
they do not have brakes

if you do not love 
everything 
and everyone seem hostile 
escaping to your private abditory 
might protect you from hurtful experience
but like a mixed metaphor 
an implicature will lead to a pratfall 
requiring others to mop up after you 
your inertia inevitably noted 

interaction with others 
forms groundwork 
for relationships 
the external stimuli 
essential for the development of empathy 
open heart and mind 
as a stagnant entity just cannot grow 
but happily balter through the cobbled streets of life 
validate your existence

Fear of Failure

Just as you make me proud
I want to make you proud too
But I don't know what I doubt
That keeps me shackled to the ground
And prevents me from achieving my goals
Fear of failure grips me tight 
As I fight to loosen its grasp
It has over my mind and soul
Dragging me down to depths of despair 
Holding me back in inertia 
Denying me to see pride shine
In the eyes of the ones I love.

Laziness

My heart and mind don't align
I yearn for dreams to yield but vegetate
Putting off things for the very next day
My willpower is always at its lowest
Laziness floods my habits and goals
Until I drown in unsuccess.
The bed, so invitingly soft 
It tempts me into a languid slumber
While a half-finished coffee mug 
Sits cold on my window sill 
My mobile phone, a dangerous distraction
As I scroll hours through social media when awake
Squandering my precious time away
My mind keeps dwelling on the past
Inundating memories of joy, sorrow and regrets
Serving no purpose
Then I slid into an eternity of pleasant thoughts
Of how to spend the next day of my life.

Inertia

I’ve been here so long 
In, around and passing by.
 
Then,
There you were.
 
At first you seemed out of place,
Like your presence was almost contrived.
Once, I'd have called it cosmically inspired 
But I'd learned to dismiss such thoughts.
 
Yet,
There you were.
 
As if you'd been there longer than me,
Moss gathering, no rolling for you.
Perfectly fit to your surroundings,
Embodiment of the inert.

Pondering your mysterious presence,
I opened to destiny once again.

Then,
You were gone.

And I was moved.

September 18, 2023

Moments of Inertia

A funambulist
Walks the tightrope
Between mind and heart ~ 
An error of judgement
Places love in jeopardy

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Come What May

the sun arises
so as not to surprise us
with freezing to death
mostly taken for granted
on this small circling planet

inertia reigns
within most things lacking brains
course remains the same
in daylight or deepest dark
be it stone atom or quark

things bend in the wind
time proven way to defend
avoid a dead end
better to guard what we've got
than contemplate a new start

not just the knowing
keeps understanding growing
often tis going
where all seems strange fresh and new
with unique truths to accrue

come what may or will
storm or unclimbable hill
pure fact or cheap thrill
despite all that is bygone
existence always moves on

Inertia

Unspoiled autumn age
Anon ridge my god picks way
Strong buck bears his burdens high

I soul-less, hunt sight 
Forest warmth and bounty hoard
Resting only in god’s ruins

4/10/20
Inertia
Edward Ibeh

Inertia

He sits there stone-still,
eyes closed. "The world's still turning,
Husband! When will you arise?"

What is this state called?
He says it’s meditation,
but I think it’s inertia.


Dete Written: April 9, 2020
Contest: Pick a Title-Sedoka--Inertia     placed 4th
Sponsor: Edward Ibeh

Inertia

INERTIA

I seek nirvana sitting still
to prey upon a silent cloud 
without a color save for dun

its shapes that mingle as they will
likened to a comely face
awaiting color from the sun

where sounds are mute with just my sight
an aimless trek meanderng
an omen cautioning a sign

and darkness enters in the night
with just the gist of loitering
now Buddha’s smile is so benign

Pick-A-Title  Vol. 15 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Edward Ibeh
March 25, 2020

Inertia

Wheel of time turns fast
Life’s carriage speeds on whirlwind
At the edge of sunset sky
Through settled gold dust
Inertia will drive my will.
I’ll walk last mile in twilight.

________________

March 31, 2020
Syllable count : 577577 (HMS)
Contest : Bite Size Poem No. 42
Sponsored by : Line Gauthier

Inertia

Inertia

Blocked by walls of fear;
 Paralyzed footsteps - can’t breathe;
  Struck by indecision’s stones
   Stuck in time, the soul;

Reason crippled, heartbeats numbed - 
Inertia casts blackest spells.

3-23-20
Sedoka
Theme: Inertia
Sponsor: Edward Ibeh

Inertia

I must take action
It’s time for action traction
But ought to first be certain 
Probe mind’s dark curtain
Ensure with purpose honing
Quite soon I will start probing

17 March 2020
Inertia
Sponsor: Edward Ibeh

Inertia 2

On the imaginary side of my brain, there's a picture of a copper coin.          One side of this coin is about nothing, does nothing, and will never become anything more than it already is.  Even if in a mobilized state, it will invariably remain in a straight line.  Let's call it 'tails'.  The 'tails' side will remain in a nothing state. It will never change in value nor usefulness. The other side of this coin is about something. Let's call it 'heads'. It will activate or mobilize only if some foreign force interacts with it.  Moreover, the 'heads' side has the capability of being spent for something in exchange, increasing in value, or being utilized for various purposes, simply because it can interact and become sensitive to other entities.  By definition, both sides would be 'inertia'. Perhaps you  and I have met both types of people. That is, 'heads' people(the changeable) and 'tails' people(the unchangeable).                                                                                      

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