Poem #321 from a series of poems drawn from the imagination and collected as: a Bachelard reverie.
Back to Bachelard and me – Introduction
he is a-twist
at the end of a rope
in the black nowhere
of the well
the dark below
is so solid
he could persuade himself
almost
that he might land there
find purchase
for his feet
but as he watches them
dangled
in a slow twirl
he knows
the only solid
is the colour
and it will shape-shift
to leave a space
that he can never
traverse
above
the black is pricked
by a pinpoint
his rope is a solid thing
where it rises
before his eyes
but it dwindles
so fast
into the suggestion
of a flaxen thread
that might be an illusion
of non-sense
a noir mirage
he touches his nose
to the tautness
of the rope
seeking a reassurance
that the rope
at least
is real
his breath is loud
in his ears
as he breathes it
a moist echo of itself
within the aura
of his hopelessness
he long ago shouted
until the sound
reverberating
grew hoarse
and became no more
than a croak
roke
cro ..
he wonders if the well
is the
what is
when you die
has he died
what is death
down here
alone
regardless
he feels the deed
is already done
© Frank Prem 2018
Bachelard and me Poem #322: the well (2)
Not a nice way to die.
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I can’t recall what happens in Part 2. I’ll maybe post it tomorrow.
The idea of being suspended with no up and no down struck me as being very interesting. I’ve been doing a little genre work recently and the idea of being stuck/isolated in outer space is intriguing to me in the same way.
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Outer Space! On the aniversary of man’s arrival on the moon! Shades of Major Tom( DAvid Bowies) who was stuck in space.
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Didn’t realise the anniversary. How apt! Yes, my characters are very Major Tom, Anne. I’d love to post the pieces I’ve been working on, but they may be for a different medium, so I have to sit on them for awhile. Fun writing.
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Wells have always given me the creeps😳☺️
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They’re pretty eerie, I reckon. Especially if there is water a long way down.
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How scary!
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A place for deep meditations?
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Pretty scary
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An unexpected situation, this one. I took a peek at Part 2. Doesn’t get a lot better, Derrick.
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Excellent.
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Thank you Rabirius.
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