Wednesday 6 February 2013

Stepping Stones



This ritual of stepping on stones out of the dark
has been imagined into existence by a god
or an oddball trickster – and I must cross daily
believing only the latter could create such a
precarious escape. If my two-faced provider
chanced them into being, then I too gamble on
their pattern when nights are the worst – not
just for not seeing [it is a different yet act of
faith all the same] – but because the next day
inevitably follows. When I fall, that too is a
coin-flip away from splatter or levitation, though
either is as fleeting as the occasional winnings.
Here is a rite of passage where the step away is
always ended on a stone stuck in its beginnings.

3 comments:

  1. More thought-provoking verse, Some Awe. Superb stuff.

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  2. This is pure music! Your writing runs parallel to "real life" and informs it as well as reflecting it.

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  3. Thank you. And good of you to stop by. Hope all is well.

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