existence

by Paul Cech / November 4th, 2018

existence
the bicameral mind becomes one
interaction
learning to survive–becoming human
migration
outward beyond the savanna into the unknown
settlement
cultural hearths are formed in the mind then in stone
creativity
painting on the wall–moments captured
death
eons of time
existence
layers of soil reach high over the past
excavation
fossil fragments tell us where we have been
red ochre–scratches–cuttings on stone–lines and curves on papyrus –paper–computer programs
tell us what we felt, thought, and dreamed
existence

Paul Cech has been writing poetry since 1970. Several of his poems have been published as Saturday Poems in the Pittsburgh- Post Gazette and the Thomas Merton Center of Pittsburgh has published several of his poems in NewPeople. Read other articles by Paul.

This article was posted on Sunday, November 4th, 2018 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.