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Expanse of Nothing
By Allison Gould
Coasting along black ripples
in an expanse of nothingness
Searching for a destination
or for nothing at all
Reminiscing the past
Projecting the future
Realizing the present
Everything is a speck
in this expansive universe
Everyone is a minuscule grain of sand
in the hourglass of existence
Whipping winds, persistent all around
and lashing at your feet
Wondering how Mother Nature
could be so cruel
Yet, still reminiscing the past
Projecting the future
Realizing the present
Everything is connected
in this unforgiving universe
Everyone is a fundamental cog
in the machine of existence
Watching the stars and
constellations being formed
Trudging forward in search
of wonder or of liberation
Reminiscing the past
Projecting the future
Realizing the present
Everything is on a unique path
in this extraordinary universe
Everyone is a spark of light
in the perpetuity of existence
Witnessing the starkness of destruction
before our time came
Questioning the forces that tore apart
the land piece by piece
Now, deeply reminiscing the past
Projecting the future
Realizing the present
Everything is weak and bends
and conforms to this constricting universe
Everyone is going to live and change
and disappear from existence
Reaching havens after hours
of anticipation and longing
Meeting a disappointment you
never thought was possible
Forgetting the past
Overlooking the future
Living in the present
Nothing is what it seems
in this universe
No one is going to live up
to our expectations of existence
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