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Lost Within Existentialism

August 16, 2019
By 20cmgasway BRONZE, Greencastle, Indiana
20cmgasway BRONZE, Greencastle, Indiana
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I am lost and curious

I wonder about the meaning of human life

I hear the tranquility of a forest

I see the wildlife scamper across the dense beautiful forest floor

I want a life unburdened by the invisible rules of society

I am lost and curious


I pretend to be satisfied by the structure of society

I feel the breeze of an ethereal life

I touch the hirsute moss on an old ponderosa

I worry that I am stuck in the flow of an unmovable river

I cry when the shadow of an unsurpassable wall weighs my shoulders

I am lost and curious


I understand the hardships of a life outside of society

I tell myself that it’s impossible, but

I dream of an uncorrupted forest away from the evils of men

I try to deal with the burdens

I hope for a life of bliss

I am lost and curious


The author's comments:

I am eighteen and currently attending my senior year. As I look forward to my future choices, I question the reasoning and purpose. These feelings and the weight of society are what inspired me to write this poem.


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