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Literary: The Futility of Existence x Fishbowls and Goldfish Living

4/23/2018 07:49:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments





The Futility of Existence


The world is.
Likewise, I am.

I am in the world
And I am human.

I seek a better world—
A world of good,
A world of meaning,
A world ideal.
But the world just is.

I act towards that better world—
I do all that I can;
I speak and write and act;
I live as well as I can.
But the world just is.

And so I am terrified.

I try to find reprieve and comfort—
In all my hopes,
In all my dreams,
In all my deeds.
But the world just is.

And so I am frustrated.

I shout at the world.
But the world just is.

I scream and shout, as if to
Draw the mundus’ eye.
But the world just is.

I scream and shout some more, as if to
Draw the mundus’ ire.
But the world just is,
And the world just keeps being.

I scream and shout, as if to
Nothing.
Still,
The world just is.


Fishbowls and Goldfish Living

The world is a fish bowl
You are a goldfish
I am a goldfish
That is Living

The world is a fish bowl
A fish bowl is the world
Is the world a fish bowl?
The world, A fish bowl is

A fish bowl, The world
The ripples are still
The water is stagnant
The bubbles are listless

The world, A fish bowl
A concerto of quiet
A void in place
A crowd of no one

You are a goldfish
Are a goldfish
A goldfish
Goldfish

Fish, Gold
Glittering scales but within there is nothing
Pebble stone eyes open but look for nothing
Fluttering fins move but head for nothing

Gold, Fish
Calculated chemical compositions, where are they going
Autopilot dreams and ambitions, where are they taking
Shouts and empty screams, where are they calling

I am a goldfish
Indeed
A goldfish is I
Yes

Goldfish, Indeed
I am here or maybe not and mostly yes
I am real or maybe not and mostly yes
I can feel or maybe not and mostly yes

Yes, Goldfish
Stay close to the ground they said, "Why" I say
Get a hold of your bearings they said, "How" I say
It will only overwhelm you they said, "When" I say

Stand and sit, walk and run, stay and repeat
That is Living

Your eyes are open, why not close them
That is Living

It'll always be nothing, isn’t that something
That is Living

Is that living? Does it have to be?

Nope, not really.

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