My Demand to Know
MY DEMAND TO KNOW
Forgive me my demand to know,
my desire to reach the infinite.
I have asked and implored,
begged and beseeched
in my own way,
thrust my sentience into the ice-blue
past the spangles of the stars
and the eternal of the darkness,
straining to hear the anthems
to find something… more.
How grandiose I must seem,
as if I might know more
than the rose’s sweet fragrance,
the bloom of a cherry blossom,
or the glissando of the brook,
not once, but twice in a blue moon.
Yet I still hoist my petition,
seeking the answer to both reason and truth.
I ask simply for a balm
for I am a captive of my soul’s descent.
I confess I do not pray for succor
only consecration,
nothing the singing wind
could not achieve on its own.
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©2014 Christopher Reilley
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I really like this. The desire to know that I think is part of being human--especially as we gaze at the vast expanse of space. You slipped in twice in a blue moon so well, too. I particularly like the last two lines.
ReplyDeleteI am smitten with the second stanza. And for me, the illustration goes perfectly with this stanza!
ReplyDelete"I ask simply for balm" 0h my yes....make it so!
I do not think curiosity would kill a cat... we always seek answers.
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