Epoch

A Poem by E.J. Waling

Locked in
time.
Prisoners.
Prisoners each
to their
own
epoch.
Choice.
No choice.
Conform,
live as the
time dictates.
No choice.
Look at
their faces!
Dealing.
Dealing best
they can
with what’s
been handed.
No choice.
Rules in place.
Each time
different.
Must be
what time
dictates.
No choice!

© 2019 E.J. Waling

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John the Baptist

Good point made here. The presentists, who righteously damn previous generations for not thinking as they do, will in turn be damned by their counterparts in the future. We are all prisoners of our epochs.

Posted 6 Years Ago

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6 Years Ago

Hi JP,
Thanks for the comment.
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E.J. Waling is considered by many in the literary community to be the Salvador Dalí of poetry. His rough-hewn unfettered style mimics the artist’s unconventional view of perceived real.. more..