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Butterfly Caught in the Maelstrom

You and I die a million times per second,
Our cell walls dissipate and diminish gracefully,
We are only a macro sphere of this constant existence,
And we focus on it constantly.

We are ever changing beings.
Not always evolving,
But sometimes, and somewhere,
We reach a point from which we can grow.

We are a manifestation of the infinite energy,
Forming our molecules,
Our cells then compose our bodies and minds.

We can even talk about it.

We could benefit more concentrating on the things we don’t know.

We are not alone.

We are the culmination of thousands of lives,
And change the universe within every breath.

But we choose to live instead,
Chasing desires,
Like money really matters,
We are only prolonging our last breath.

We are taught to pretend that it matters.

History teaches that it does not.

Our societies are breaking waves,
our thoughts a piece of mineral in the ocean,
our lives a struggle to remain afloat.

We are nothing most often in our value system,
but in truth,
we are everything.

When we really get it, it's hard not to succumb to nihilism and gamble your life away. Maybe there's a truth we're never told. The great unspeakable secret of the universe.

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  • Chainsaw
    July 8, 2008
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    The title fits nicely, and you write lucidly and calmly. This is a beautiful piece.

    One of the things I love about your works is your ability to focus on what is outside of you. There's far too much self indulgent, introverted emotional waste cluttering the internet. I include most of my own works in that.


  • myrataal gold member
    June 24, 2008

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    I love your introspective mind.

    You have your own unique voice. And you set it in good punctuation, and clear phrasings. It is good when the message is uncluttered and presented in a caring way.



    Thank you, Wayne.

    Blessed be.
    Myra


  • Kitty Cat
    June 19, 2008
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    Wow! That was really good!

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