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I dreamed of an everlasting light
guiding all our wheels in the right direction
through the years we persuaded ourselves
that the past is just as real as the future
but our vision of space and time is limited
clocks may just as well be an illusion
offering a stairway of back and forth
what if death is the beginning
and
womb isn't our first home?
what if we already lived this moment
and
made a different decision
in
another plane of reality?
what if the things we feel, we have already
experienced
are
memories of another self?
what if the things we do shape the current
in
a bigger way than we pay tribute to?
effecting living over longer period of
existence
when you tilt the floor by 360 degrees
you find that what matters stays nestled
in the same corner of your heart
there are things you shouldn't and wouldn't do
but that doesn't mean you won't
the shoes you'll wear may have been worn before
but I know you'll take your own
steps
for everything you need is already inside you
and
I'll be strong for you
*
Last night I was listening to a song by Hans Zimmer, Time, the OST for movie Inception. It's just a perfect song for writing... The mood it creates... and everything that you write listening to that song, seems more epic. :)
Very much in line with many of my thoughts. The lines:
ReplyDelete"what if the things we feel, we have already experienced
are memories of another self?"
particularly resonate with me.
Beautifully expressed ideas.
This is a strong piece of existential writing - you ask some intriguing questions.
ReplyDeleteA philosophical piece, asking a lot of questions, that a thinker would only ask and I relate..
ReplyDeleteVery thought-provoking piece. Every part of it resonated with me!
ReplyDeleteLots of thought went into this poem, Natasa. I do agree that sometimes music can really inspire a person to think thoughts that perhaps the person didn't realize were there. Music can transport somehow. I especially like the part which expresses tilting the floor by 360 degrees and finding that what really matters stays nestled in the same corner of your heart. Well penned!
ReplyDeletethe shoes you wear may have been worn before but you'll take your own steps....what if we are looping again and again, perhaps our only hope it to walk our own way in those shoes....def an interesting thought behind this one natasa...
ReplyDeleteSuch a profound piece, full of universal questions, beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThese are the constant questions that shape our lives. The people who don't ask them seem to be less tortured, but I can't help but be drawn to the people who do ask them - the natural philosophers. Very nice piece.
ReplyDeletestrongly metaphysical.really liked the opening.reminds of the phrase 'ganglion of light' which is found in Gita.
ReplyDeleteA poem that is filled with mood and striking images. 'what if the things we feel, we have already experienced / are memories of another self?' - I like this question.
ReplyDeleteI especially love the shoes having been worn before, but we take our own steps. Way cool and very thought provoking poem. Loved it.
ReplyDeleteSweet inhale breath...sweet exhale words.
ReplyDeleteVery nice.
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the picture did inspired you to write this very thought-provoking poem. :)
ReplyDelete"clocks may just as well be an illusion
ReplyDeleteoffering a stairway of back and forth"
Terrific lines there. I love this piece as a whole. It has a very familiar philosophical nature. Well done, and thank you for sharing.
Powerful piece..random questions conjured up in my mind. Lovely!! :)
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