Burden of Being
February 23rd, 2010 § 1 Comment
Or how one does not need to reach too far deep within to feel that existentialist disgust (dégoût) for existence without meaning. Enjoy this poem rife with ire and irony.
Stripped of everything
all adjectives
all descriptives
all additives
I feel the burden of being
being unbearable
being unbeatable
imputed being
assigned being
enforced being
burden of being
that I am
my being
I am
am
l’âme
le dégoût
disgust
pure existence
unbearable strain
for contingent me
without adjectives
to say what I am
why I am
who I am
whose I am
Take this burden of being
delightful unbeing
that cannot be
for I cannot but be
however contingent
I may be
Mirror-less but mindful
Silenced but attentive
all too aware of my existence
confined to time and space
This is my burden of being
a heavy burden indeed.a lovely poem , original and fluent.the code swithching to french is done beautifully.thanks for sharing.needs to be read more than twice.