being nothingness

(darwin day inspired thought)

by Paul Cech / February 9th, 2020

big bang

billions of years
barren
lifeless

billions of years
life
evolution

billions of years
flora
fauna
natural selection
punctuated equilibrium
consciousness
domestication
socialization
fears
beliefs
myths
gods
power
control
prejudice
wealth
poverty
hatred
war
destruction
doomsday clock ticks forward
big bang
lifeless
barren

billions of years
being
nothingness

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, February 9th, 2020 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.