In That Without Pause Darkness Poem by M.J. Lemon
In That Without Pause Darkness
If you could not move
for one entire year
but your eyes could see
your throat could swallow
both your ears could hear
and your tongue could taste
Would you groan, "survive, "
or would you live life?
Could you heed music
taste beyond bitter
see yourself inside
wash down the manna?
Would the rock crush you
or would you travel
where legs cannot go?
Would you feast in that
without pause darkness
seeing the unseen
Boulders assertive
they make decisions;
they're irrational.
Edema can kill
but as for the will
rocks it can shape still
If one part of our body fails, don't think that all is lost. There are other parts, still functional. Make use of them and enjoy life. Some people have such a strong drive augmented by a positive attitude that they easily scale over all adversities of life. But some start grumbling over the minor deformities and setbacks and lose all zest for life. If we have a strong will, despite all hurdles, we can still shape our life! I find this as one of your best poems!
So much appreciated, Valsa. Thank you. And you just had me recall that sometimes the greatest barriers or hurdles are internal.
Undoubtedly, a humanitarian poet who so perfectly catered for us the trauma and sadness of certain disable states of life. I was almost there. I see my picture in this poem. Thanks for highlighting and well penning on syndromes and symptoms of the disability of humans. Very deep but so easy to acknowledge your poetic contribution. Stay blessed!
Hi M.J. Lemon. Nice poem on some hard moments. where whether a man meditate on plus on minus. and a year in such condition may be equal to about decades of normal days... So we may consider here the theory of relativity.
That is a remarkable perspective, Muhammad. And perhaps a year of intense difficulties can compel time to draw out. Thanks so much for reading.
MJ L O GREAT POET YOUNG @50 now only you race I am not in any RAT RACE already nearing@80
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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You have asked a challenging question here. I cannot answer it without a ton of thought and perhaps a definitive answer- a yea or a nay- would be a betrayal of the intelligence of the question... it being a question that makes us explore ourselves with truth being the objective. 10++++++++++++++++++ and onto my fav list
Thank you, Susan. It is a question I still ask...I have yet to find a satisfying answer.