I'm Okay with Meaninglessness
Take a metaphysics class or something,
Friend, if you seek meaning for your life.
My own has none. I'm fine with that. I
Question whether "life" can be
Distinguished from the other sorts
Of pointless motion all around. A planet
Orbits. Is that life? A boulder tumbles
From a cliff. The tide comes up,
And clouds drift by. There is no doubt
The universe exhibits movement
Constantly, but which parts should be
Labeled life, and which are we to say
With any confidence are filled with
Meaning? Should that class or some
Religion posit that existence is
The plaything of a deity, a case for meaning
Could be made, but, even then, could
We perceive it? You should ask somebody
Else. I've seen no signs of gods.
Poetry by Lawrence Beck

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Written on 2025-05-05 at 00:03



