E.J. Waling

poem by E.J. Waling

Into the world tossed. We are tossed. No say, no say at all. Landing, eyes open. Anywhere, anyone, anytime. No say. Tossed into reality. How many times? How many places? How many challenges to face, endure? How... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

How deep? How long? Looking. Looking Into your soul. How long dare you stare? How deep before you are lost? Lost in It’s infinity. Will you return changed. Will you return at all dare you go too de... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

The mind. Like a well. Thoughts, ideas materialize filling up the space. Creative ideas taking root grow leafing out. Nooks and crannies bulging ripe with fruit. Needing to be released, released to a diffe... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Religion is power, control, nothing more. Talking to God. Great power! In the name of God. Power to control. Power to build. Great cathedrals. Power to destroy. Populations eradicated. Control the masses. Subjug... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

When the body crumbles, where does the essence go? Does it simply dissipate, disappear into the ether? Ethereal in nature, never to return? Does it move to a different realm, existing in another form? ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Everything will die. Then what’s the point? What’s the point to life? Why life? Why live at all? I think therefore I die. Was I here to learn, to experience? Was I here by chance, kismet? I... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Crickets sounding their enchanting sound. Peeper choruses from the pond, finely tuned, while Bullfrogs barup their baritone song. Swooping bats devouring, warm breezes dancing. Owl hoots deep in the woods. Coyotes h... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

How could it have gone? I see paths, so many paths. Infinite in nature. Twist and and turns, lefts and rights. Fork after fork choice after choice. How to navigate? Where to turn? Each path, unique. Each path ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

For millennia, its been building for millennia. History, building up over time. Mankind’s story building in the ruins of time. Digging. Digging deep finding layer after layer of mans ancient realities.... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Hand on the wall, creation complete. Mouth full of pigment, sprayed on the hand. Artist signature for the eons to observe. I was here the artist shouts out. You don’t know who I am, but, I was he... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Wrapped in a reality. All that we know and understand. Ensconced in this seed. How we behave, what we believe, how we perceive. Born in this place wrapped tight where we are. Reflection of our soul. Opened our... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Life, like a drop of rain sliding down a pane of glass. The day we are born, our timeline begins. Slipstream of of existence rippling like rain on the move. Weaving to and fro, as our timeline extends. Decis... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Deep dark time. falling further and further into the void. Cold time. Colder and colder as it sinks, sinks into something ancient, something timeless. Looking up fading light, never to be se... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Floating I float. I float through existence. Watching things floating by. Swirling currents move, move me along. Dream like I observe what seems to be. Accepting what I see? Wondering. Wondering if deeper realiti... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

How would it be different? How will it change? Animal world. We live in animal world. We are animals, built our world as animals would. How could we not? Instincts guide our actions. Procreation, self preservation, ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

The thinness of things, of reality. Wafer thin. Perceived reality. Depth lacking. Not textured. Awareness not textured, not deep. Not nearly enough. Understanding shallow, limited. A vapor in the black. Little to w... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Universal incubation. Crucible of creation. Womb of god. Stars manufacture, elements created, gravity congeals. Planets form, life sparks, intelligence evolves. Link in the chain. Technology develops, evolves ex... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Howl. Into the night, howl. Howl. Howl. Looking out, out into the abyss. Since the first twitch life has been vocal. Howling into the dark. Searching for others. Primal at first. Desirous of contact. Desirous of... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Right in front of our eyes. We stare. We stare at screens. All day long, we stare at screens. This is new. This is different, like never before. Glow of information streams, streams to our eyes into our minds. ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Insidious. The plan was insidious. Used successfully planet to planet. Slowly taking over. Slow subjugation. The invasion, in no rush. Pieces put in place on a global scale. Predetermined embryos, coded. Coded ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Bubbling broth. Raw. Filled raw. Emotional with instinct. Animal instinct. Spiced with attitude, arrogance. Writhing, bubbling, coalescing, searching for equilibrium. Steaming with self importance. Thrashing through t... Read more

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The clash. Biology calling the shots. Moving the animal. Moving the animal in the intended direction. Coding irresistible forces, forcing compliance. Intricate dimensions to the process. Process of control. Plantin... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Bubbles within bubbles. Existence within bubbles. Everything everywhere in a bubble. All known, all conceived in tiny space, programmed space. Visions of grandeur, visions of control, visions of power all visions ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Outside looking in. Seeing differently, apart from. Observing interactions discerning rules. Questioning motivations. Why? Why things happen as they do. Fish bowl etiquette, rules unique. Rules as to gamesmanship. ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Words, packets of thought. Bullets of meaning. From mind to mind transversed. Greatest invention. Without, others never to be. Words as weapons, power to lie, destroy. Words as medicine, power to heal, comfort. ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

A time before. Before instant connections. Instant access. Instant entanglement. Knowing others thoughts instantly. Before. Before, silence abounds. Minds encircled in silence. Cocoon. Unique thoughts, personal thoug... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Gods of distant past. Temples built, prayers, devotions, offerings made. Millions born then die believing. Time moves on, new beliefs emerging. New gods to adore. Evolution of beliefs, mankind’s enduring q... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Eyes, where have they gone? Fixated stares. Focused stares. Mesmerized. Eyes, conduit to the soul. Entrance to the heart. No longer looking out. Seeing others, reality. Cyberspace holds sway. Streaming in, i... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

What will we do? How would we cope? At home, myriad ways to organize. Unlimited paths could’ve been followed. A decision here, a different one there, all would be different. Different outcomes played out in... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Step. Step by step. One step at a time. Human limitations. One step at a time. Step by step humanity moves. Moves forward. Arrow of time. Grows. Limited. One human step. No more. Confines of human existence... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Position unique. Circled, enclosed. Complicated. Granular, genetic in nature. Designed, evolved. Expansive deep. Covering everything. Learn, takes time. Learn, fail, learn fail some more. No choice, trapped. Terrarium, d... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

My eyes see. My ears hear. My skin feels. My noes smells My mouth tastes. My brain interprets. Information. It’s all information. Energy. Vibrations. The view. The sound. The breeze. The cupcake. The o... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Essence. Existence undefined. What is seen, not enough. What is thought, incomplete. Essence eternal. Essence flows from one to the next. Essence, substance of the ether. Dwells in a different place. Ethereal, ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Humanity. Humans talk, communicate. Been doing so since the first grunts. For millennia human sounds have filled the airways. Dissipating in the wind. Humanity expanded, communication expanded. Spoken words, written... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

The spirt Of Christmas. Secularism, leaning away from religion. Do not know if there is a god. I believe in a great maker, but don’t believe humanity has a clue. Yet, Christmas Spirit. What is it? I feel it... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Deeply covered. Surrounded. Breathing, eating, dealing. Daily understanding wrapped in local realities. Know nothing more, nothing different. Local time molds reality. Different times different realities. Em... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

When they come, what will they see? Organics, animals. A world full of animals. Dirty messy, animals. Animals steeped in instincts, controlling. Animals fighting. Pecking order, fighting for power, control. War, ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Born into the jungle are we. Not, the jungle of old, but a jungle nonetheless. Animal instincts still prevails, motivations still primitive. Driven as before, none diminished. Civilization, a new invention, a n... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Existence, being, thinking. Improbable! All that occurred for being. Thinking, an amazing concept. Understanding improbability. Improbability of being. Improbability of of personal existence. What are the odds? ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Lethal. Words, deadly weapons used to attack, hurt, destroy. Words as a cudgle used to control, intimate, dominate. Words, powerful tools to inspire, elevate, create. Words, conveyors of meaning ideas, intent.... Read more