The above image was taken by my friend Carl, go check out his blog when you get a chance. Most of his images tend to inspire me in some form or another. There’s something about this image that evokes a deep sadness and a longing for the inevitable. When I first saw the image I sat and stared at it for a few minutes and then the title Existence Retrograde came to mind. The below poem is the final product, I built off of the title and worked through each stanza. I have a feeling I’m not done with this image yet but I thought I would share what I have so far. Thanks for reading.
Existence Retrograde
Behold
Be still
The man, His will
A life lived down trodden
Reality
It seems
Lost its nuclear dream
Gone and soon forgotten
With time
Its past
The die’s been cast
Free will an orbital phase
Empirical,
A Sage,
How the fortunate fade
An Existence Retrograde
January 30, 2017 at 5:20 am
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