Are we better off consumed by a cow?
Questions from the overlooked
Heart reflection,
on lethargic water.
We've been here before.
You've said that before.
I've responded again...
God's fingerprint on all of creation.
Why are His creatures in agitation?
"We're tired of the growing pains,"
say the blades of grass.
"We slice at the breeze all day,
with nothing to show for our fight.
How can this be alright?
Could we ever know in the end?
Will we wither in the sun's judgement?
Are not our hours and days numbered?
Now, we're unencumbered,
but what good does it do?
Are we better off consumed by a cow?
To our purpose, we must bow."
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Rowan Finley
Father. Academic Advisor. Musician. Writer. Aspiring licensed mental health counselor. My real name is Jesse Balogh.
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May 15, 2023 Strange things are happening. Good-strange, bad-strange, and strange-strange. For starters, me and all my litter mates are able to stand. Some of us can even wiggle around in a clumsy manner. I say wiggle because it isn’t quite walking but it isn’t quite crawling. We just sort of stand and wiggle and fall and take a few steps and then crawl and then get up again. It is in this manner we are able to move around to some degree and explore our surroundings. Naturally we cannot go far. Which is ok, I suppose, because I am very small and I need my mother for food and my siblings to keep me warm and I feel very loved and comforted by them in some way, so I don’t know why I would need to go very far. Having four legs, I must admit, is very strange. It is not a surprise to me that it is challenging to coordinate them to move in the order they need to move. But I can get around a little bit, my eyes can stay open for much longer periods of time now, and it is easier to understand what is happening. So this is new.
By Morgan Longford5 days ago in Chapters
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"To our purpose, we must bow" - a strong finish in this instance is a brilliant top off to a majik piece!
Good one!