A Kind of Cross

A Kind of Cross

A Poem by Paris Hlad

A Kind of Cross

 

A Poem Written Over a Period

Of Fifty Highly Passionate

And Often Amusing Years

 

-U-

 

We have become a kind of cross:

An intersection comprised of extremes -

 

But to just sit here is to languish

On behalf of existential ennui,

 

While to venture further is to agitate

On behalf of the repetitively absurd

 

Yet, a perfect cross

May be extended

 

Over a perfect sphere -

 

And although its lines will for awhile

Move farther and farther apart,

 

They will intersect again �"

 

And again, and again

 

In exactly the same place

As long as they continue

 

To extend.

© 2023 Paris Hlad


My Review

Would you like to review this Poem?
Login | Register




Reviews

Interesting take here. We are caught between immobility and extension. Of course, if the only reality is now, all that would seem to be negated.

Posted 2 Years Ago



Share This
Email
Facebook
Twitter
Request Read Request
Add to Library My Library
Subscribe Subscribe


Stats

62 Views
1 Review
Added on March 9, 2023
Last Updated on March 9, 2023

Author

Paris Hlad
Paris Hlad

Southport, NC, United States Minor Outlying Islands



About
I am a 70-year-old retired New York state high school English teacher, living in Southport, NC. more..

Writing