There should have been a beginning:
There never is, of course
There is edge of darkness, sight of the ceiling, settling of the spine
Before the motor catches, deep like a breath.
I've never believed in anything like this,
This road that narrows and drops, its skinned edges,
Pinched asphalt leading to places
You're going to have to leave--sooner,
Faster.
There should have been a moral;
There can't be acidic crystals below
Titrated sharply from all the mistakes, flickering live cave paintings
Because it ends abruptly, interrupted
As if it isn't a story and I'm not warning
Myself that there are turns ahead on this
Path.
Sharing today with The Sunday Muse and Poets United. I've been putting notes on paper for November's NaNoWriMo draft and thinking about places that become more and more placeless and that restless undertone of "time to move, time to move." Love the way the picture chimes with the idea of movement without any of the mundane needs of going. Where would we migrate if our dreams were geese and we had to chase our flocks?
-- Chrissa
I love your closing note very much, such a profound question.
ReplyDeleteThere never is... an ending either, maybe. But we all eventually have to leave. Thoughtful and mysterious.
ReplyDeleteI love the poem and your note equally..........Only a few times in my life have I felt settled in the place where I was. But, once found, that questing inner voice was stilled.
ReplyDeletewell done
ReplyDeleteIndeed sometimes there are no beginnings, only continuations of what had been before; and we never know what we will find on those turns ahead, do we? Very intriguing and intricate poem.
ReplyDeleteDreams are so weird. Suddenly you're just there, in it, and though you may feel like you remember a whole past behind you just as you would in waking life, it all just appeared out of whole cloth and might go any place. Then, it's gone as if it had never been. Wild.
ReplyDeleteI truly love both your poem and final notes Chrissa. Dreams do seem to have no clear beginning and the end can be abrupt. The migrate question at the end is stunning and so thought provoking. 🤩
ReplyDeleteGreat post! You take your reader on a 'ride' of contemplative directions in this one, Chrissa … very cool.
ReplyDeleteDreams are a fascinating aspect of sleep. Are they promotions, are they reliving and reviewing, are they reimagining of what should have been? They can certainly be disquieting, and I have had several that were creative inspirations. Really enjoyed reading this Chrissa, it stoked some food for thought.
ReplyDeleteDreams are often fragments of our lives and the inner desires of the heart and soul. I think you have captured well the confusion of dreams. Where is the beginning, where is the end and do we ever know?
ReplyDeleteSome really in-depth thoughts in this poem and really good imagery too
ReplyDeleteI love where your mind takes you ... and then your poetry takes me.
ReplyDeleteThere should be an answer, how did the bed ended up in the middle of the road.
ReplyDeleteseriously, i am looking at the abrupt stops on the journey of our lives. you took the poem in a way that is truly unique.
This is deeply contemplative, Chrissa! Love it!❤️
ReplyDeleteWhere our mind travels in dreamtime is usually an enigma. I do have one recurring dream that appears when I'm worried about the future. I am always so relieved when I wake up!
ReplyDelete...there should have been a moral - Why's aren't always answered, are they? Or at least, answers we are willing to accept.
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