... A Thought.

... A Thought.

A Chapter by chrysantheranium

"Eureka"
This familiar expression lies on foreign tongue,
With my eyes hooked on the ceiling above me
In a never-ending staring contest.

I stare, I think, I breathe
I draw in my breath and hold it
Until I can feel my heart beat
In my ears.

I blink. I lose.


Eureka.


© 2019 chrysantheranium


Author's Note

chrysantheranium
Ignore basic grammatical errors, as there are some rules that, as a writer, I don't care to abide by. I feel restricted when following these rules, and since I have such a hard time getting my thoughts across, I'd rather break a few rules than be grammatically "perfect."

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"until I can feel my heartbeat in my ears" - that's a striking line, very vivid, I've felt that a lot of times myself.
I didn't quite understand the context of the word 'eureka', though.
I also loved the line 'talk like a dictionary walk like an empty diary' that you used previously in the note up above. Looking forward to read more of this!

Posted 4 Years Ago


2 of 2 people found this review constructive.

chrysantheranium

4 Years Ago

Thank you for the review, Zoya! I'll keep that in mind for future additions to the book. Eureka was .. read more
Zoya

4 Years Ago

Ohh, I get it now. And you're welcome :)



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DAH
Breathing, one of the most phenomenal actions in the universe. Without oxygen we'd be dead in seconds. It's always a good experience to see how long we can hold it in; there's also the test of breathing out and holding ... this is an exciting minimalist poem, to the point, exact. I love your word-economy.

Bravo!
DAH

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

chrysantheranium

4 Years Ago

Thank you, DAH! It's amazing what can come out of something so simple despite it being an instinct. .. read more
DAH

4 Years Ago

My pleasure, chrysantheranium!

give the man a goldfish in a jar or a cigar... it really dont matter which.. he's a winner any which way... N

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

chrysantheranium

4 Years Ago

Ooh, I didn't know there were prizes, haha! Thanks for taking the time to read this Neville, I hope .. read more
Neville

4 Years Ago

I most certainly enjoyed it...
Very cool; a window through which I see a little piece of who you really are. You made me smile. One question: Did you breathe before you blinked? Ha! Just messing with you...
Don't give up, and don't ever, ever throw away anything you write. Just let your thoughts percolate for a while, then revisit what you wrote.

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

chrysantheranium

4 Years Ago

Thank you so much! I'm glad to have put a smile on your face. In the past I threw away everything I .. read more
I like that you'd rather break the rules, this poem is lovely and I think you got your point across very well, always liked the word Eureka.

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

chrysantheranium

4 Years Ago

Thank you, WeakFreak! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
"until I can feel my heartbeat in my ears" - that's a striking line, very vivid, I've felt that a lot of times myself.
I didn't quite understand the context of the word 'eureka', though.
I also loved the line 'talk like a dictionary walk like an empty diary' that you used previously in the note up above. Looking forward to read more of this!

Posted 4 Years Ago


2 of 2 people found this review constructive.

chrysantheranium

4 Years Ago

Thank you for the review, Zoya! I'll keep that in mind for future additions to the book. Eureka was .. read more
Zoya

4 Years Ago

Ohh, I get it now. And you're welcome :)
I love how this poem relates to all of the next chapter very clever work here I like this method and identify so much with the blink line

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

chrysantheranium

4 Years Ago

Thank you! I'm proud to have given you comfort within the blank lines leading to the epiphany that s.. read more

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"Answer." || | Twenty-year-old male with an anchor tied to his teeth. I'm not very careful with my words, as I was never taught to be, but I promise to try and keep you afloat to the best of my abilit.. more..

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