Straws

A Poem by E.J. Waling

Straws.
Grasping
at
straws.
Time
immemorial,
humanity
has been
grasping
at
straws.
How to
explain,
understand?
Understand
the place
they find
themselves.
Concepts
from a
mote.
Science.
Religion.
Philosophy.
Attempts.
Efforts
to
understand.
Mote concepts.
Mote
understanding.
Working with
what’s
provide.
Limited.
Not up
to the
task.
Ultimate
understanding
beyond scope.
Beyond.
Stories,
attempts,
scaffolding
built.
Grasping
at straws.
Helps.
Helps to
get through.
Helps to
hold on.

© 2021 E.J. Waling

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I'm confused. How does chopping up something as disjointed as this make it become poetic?
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Straws. Grasping at straws. Time immemorial, humanity has been grasping at straws. How to explain, understand? Understand the place they find themselves. Concepts from a mote. Science. Religion. Philosophy. Attempts. Efforts to understand. Mote concepts. Mote understanding. Working with what’s provide. Limited. Not up to the task. Ultimate understanding beyond scope. Beyond. Stories, attempts, scaffolding built. Grasping at straws. Helps. Helps to get through. Helps to hold on.

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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..