Four ways to view a soul: each fragment a path, each reflection a different truth. Placeholder image by Midjourney v7.
Schrödinger Soliloquy II (4 ways)
In the crucible of choice, I stand alone,
A shattered mirror, reflecting shards of soul.
To forge ahead or yield to undertow?
Each path a perilous journey, still unknown.
The voices whisper, "Surrender, cease the fight,"
Yet in the depths, a rebel spark ignites.
"The void will soothe, oblivion will save,"
"Persist, resist, let hope rewrite this night."
I am the chessboard, king and pawn in one,
Each move a battle, ending scarce begun.
The game is rigged, the rules a twisted jest,
But still I play, for in the play I’m blessed.
Though scarred and weary, I will rise again,
For I have grown beneath the weight of pain.
A phoenix born of ashes and of tears,
With wings of wisdom, forged by countless years.
In sorrow’s crucible, I’ve been refined,
A tapestry of wounds and grace entwined.
Each thread a story, each scar a sacred sign,
Of battles fought, of losses, victories mine.
I choose to dance amidst the flames once more,
To craft a life from fragments on the floor.
For in this struggle lies a strange sweet art,
Transforming brokenness to healing’s start.
I am the alchemist, the lead, the gold,
The tale unfinished, waiting to be told.
So I’ll rewrite this ending, line by line,
And prove that hope, not death, will be the sign.
Standing there suspended
Between the heavens and
The abyss I am at the
Pinnacle of the Triangle
Time stands still my
Heart is in my throat
The spirit is willing
But my calculations are weak
Casting this fragile apparatus
Off the precipe
The rush of cool air
The thrill of adrenaline
I am following an parabol-ic
Path if only I
Could get my co-ordinates
Right I might transform
This one way trip to
A stable orbit somewhere
Beyond this light-cone - my
Focci approaching infinity
I am accelerating along
A 3-second path I cannot predict
Light itself appears to wrap around me
Until I am swallowed by the deep
When I finally surface again
Time and space have
Resumed but the vertigo
Of total relativity remains