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Existential

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By Matthew J. FrommPublished about a year ago • 1 min read
Existential
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Why am I here?

It’s simple enough to distill such thoughts

into a Sartrian debate

But presently I prefer

to pass on such human interactions

Hell is other people after all

Because such cognition requires prerequisites

requires certain answers

Namely,

why am I here?

Physically

In this room

Whose threshold I passed

moments before

I fluttered forward

like moths forth to flame

but what siren drew me here

I can no longer name

In an empty room I stand and pray,

the existential thoughts remain at bay

Let empty thoughts occupy my head

and I’ll go pet my dog instead

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Matthew J. Fromm

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