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The Very Existence of Time

October 28, 2012
By GraphicWriter DIAMOND, Yuba City, California
GraphicWriter DIAMOND, Yuba City, California
63 articles 10 photos 89 comments

Something we cherish
We count it in intervals
Of 60
Seconds
Minutes
Milliseconds
And so on.

Do we really know
The meaning of time
To count the very thread
Of our being and lives.
It unwinds forever,
Starting at the beginning
Where no one has been
At a time where nothing
Existed.

Can 10 years really be so long
Compared to the existence of the universe
So big and expanding
Where we only know so much
But is never enough.

What if time never really started,
Could it really stop?
If earth does not exist,
Does time still?

If we do not count it
Acknowledge it
Study it
Does it exist?

Only in the minds of those who truly understand
Are questions not only statements
But answers too,
Time is nothing
Compared to everything
Is anything what you really think it is?



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on Jul. 20 2013 at 6:25 pm
GraphicWriter DIAMOND, Yuba City, California
63 articles 10 photos 89 comments
Thanks! I love making people think

on Jul. 20 2013 at 1:03 pm
DawnieRae BRONZE, Lancaster, Ohio
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This really made me think. It is awesome! If the world ceases to exsist will tome still exsist? Great poem!

on Jun. 25 2013 at 6:34 pm
GraphicWriter DIAMOND, Yuba City, California
63 articles 10 photos 89 comments
I appreciate your symbolism in your response, and imagery, honestly that's the best way for me to understand people. I also understand what you mean by philosophical poetry, that type seems to be the stuff that really sticks in the minds of others.

on Jun. 25 2013 at 3:16 pm
Rolledthestone SILVER, Nowhere, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye." (Matthew 7:5) and "All the poeple who supported slavery were free, all the people who support abortion live..."

Ah. This reminds me of the Theory of Relativity where things only exist relative to other things. So like relative to humans, the world did not exist before us because we were not there to witness it. Anywho, very philosophical poem which (in my biased opinion) are the best. When you said "to count the very thread" I got an interesting picture of time as a ball of thread constantly unraveling and we just don't know how big it is of when it's going to run out. Great job!