& I am tired
From It’s 6 am & the Sun Is Out by KB Brookins
of making peace with small
progress being a precursor
for my death
Link, via Erin Watson
Tag: Poetry
Poem
A couple of years ago, in response to a challenge from one of my children, I wrote a poem. It’s not a good poem, and even a Vogon would be embarrassed by it. But nevertheless, a poem it is. A while back I found it tucked inside a book and, since there is unlikely to be a follow-up, immediately thought I should expose myself to ridicule by posting it here. It’s really bad.
For those who can’t read my writing:
Plato, in the cave,
Watches the firelight shadows dance.
And dreams of Wittgenstein
In the trenches
Lit by flickering phosphorus flares.
Neither of us know what any of this means,
Do we?
No, he says, but at least
We tried
See?