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Motionless

Mother Earth seems at times motionless as it spins and tilts.
We cannot see the wind as it blows by.
Just as the blood that flows through our veins. 
These are things we cannot see that seem to be motionless. 
Some of us have our arms and legs but cannot seem to move.
Just like a deer that stands in the road that wants to run but is motionless too.
Yet each and every one of us thinks that we are moving at a high rate of speed.
Who's to say what is moving and what is more. In just the time that you have read or heard this were you moving or were you motionless?

Copyright © William Chapman | Year Posted 2026

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Date: 9/7/2026 9:13:00 PM

A quietly philosophical free-verse poem that turns ordinary unseen forces—Earth’s spin, wind, and blood flow—into an absorbing reflection on perception and stillness. The recurring idea of motionlessness gives the piece a contemplative rhythm, while the deer in the road provides a vivid, vulnerable image that makes its larger question feel immediate and human.

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