Reflection Ii Poem by Mike Barrett

Reflection Ii



Seems it like
Around the earth
A cruel
And iron fist
Now fallen?

Sense we not
Its closing grasp?

Pressure.
Silent.
Unseen.
Ever-growing.

We rest,
Do nothing.
Vaguely aware
Of something but of what?

The fingers move
In tightening.

Thus is the essence of man
Squeezed from his collective body?

Yes?

Sorry God -
Here,
YOUR breakfast juice!


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An early '60s contemplation on the Man/God relationship.
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Mike Barrett

Mike Barrett

Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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