An absolutely incredible debut!! I think it's very interesting that one of the things that separates humanity from the rest of the animal kingdom - the ability to look beyond immediate concerns and conceptualize the future - is also what causes so much grief. The breakneck speed at which we live our lives (which has certainly only become even more pronounced since this poem was written) doesn't leave room for anything but anticipating what comes next, but that in turn doesn't leave room for enjoying the now. It makes everything feel a bit empty and unfulfilling, I think.
Loved reading this, and I can't wait for your next post!! Hugely insightful and delightfully written 🥰
Yes! I think there's both a buoyancy and a weight in our ability to conceptualise the future - we can plan and bequeath and hope... but we can also lose sight of where we are and we have been. I like that you pull out the animal aspect of it too. I think you'll like next week's poem, which takes that distinction, and wonders how far from animals we actually are...
An absolutely incredible debut!! I think it's very interesting that one of the things that separates humanity from the rest of the animal kingdom - the ability to look beyond immediate concerns and conceptualize the future - is also what causes so much grief. The breakneck speed at which we live our lives (which has certainly only become even more pronounced since this poem was written) doesn't leave room for anything but anticipating what comes next, but that in turn doesn't leave room for enjoying the now. It makes everything feel a bit empty and unfulfilling, I think.
Loved reading this, and I can't wait for your next post!! Hugely insightful and delightfully written 🥰
- J
Yes! I think there's both a buoyancy and a weight in our ability to conceptualise the future - we can plan and bequeath and hope... but we can also lose sight of where we are and we have been. I like that you pull out the animal aspect of it too. I think you'll like next week's poem, which takes that distinction, and wonders how far from animals we actually are...