The Meaning of Life
What is the meaning of life?
You ask, as if I could answer you with something satisfying
As if there were words that could spill
Like liquid gold and nectar
from my mouth
And give you purpose
What is the meaning of life?
You ask, as if you would like my answer.
As if anyone could ever be satisfied
By my clinical analysis
Life splayed motionless on my workbench
Cold and reeking of formaldehyde
What is the meaning of life?
You ask, and I answer:
We are born to reproduce,
We exist to keep existing,
We live to keep living,
And you are repulsed because I haven’t given you
Flowers and magic and meaning
That’s depressing
You say, like i’ve betrayed you
And I want to scream
because you’ve got it all wrong.
Because it is not a terrible thing
To have no meaning
In fact far less terrible a fate
Than to have it
It must be horrible, to think life meaningless
You say, perhaps akin to pity now
But I say to you that when there is absence it can be filled
I don’t believe in any god
Or any destiny
Or any divine “purpose” for life
I don’t believe in heaven and
I don’t believe in hell
But I do believe in people.
I believe we came from nothing and will return to nothing
And what, I ask to you, is better at creating
Love,
Hope,
Joy,
Beauty,
Meaning,
Than a creature that comes from nothing?
I love this poem about the meaning of life, it is super relatable! I liked how you constantly repeated a few lines and some of your sentences reflected upon others. I really like the stanza where you say "we exist to keep existing and we live to keep living". I also really like the structure and your word choice, good job, very interesting message!
ReplyDeleteI really like the message of this poem. I like that the line "flowers and magic and meaning" because it shows that people always want this happy answer and sometimes the answer isn't happy but that doesn't mean that it's bad. I also like the end and how its spread out to give every word emphasis.
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