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A Cycle of Poems by Stephen A. SchrumAdditional Material by COLLABorators |
13. Silence. |
... | Silence. Turn off the radio. Turn off the TV. Go into a quiet room Breathe quietly and listen to it: The silence, And your thoughts. For many it is frightening To pause in silence And think-- Just think-- Ah, the terrible thought...doubts...lies...fears... contemplation of suicide--the closest to thinking of death Listen to death-- All those thoughts of death and darkness Live with death Freud was wrong--it’s not sex and death It’s life and death (sex is closer to the dark side-- desperate thoughts of returning to the womb dying for a moment reproducing amidst Dionysian passion) and death... and silence.. |
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