- Cheyenne, "Tension" (9/17/15)There is a tension that exists,
Here between you and I.
Its like a string pulled tight,
Ready to be snap at any moment.
It's forever there,
Taunting both of us.
We try to ignore it,
And pretend that it doesn't exist.
But it's there,
Every time you look at me,
When your eyes lock on mine.
Your words have a double meaning,
As do Mine.
Desperately we try to ignore the tension,
But its only a matter of time.
Polarity (geo-magnetic tension - gravity) is vital to Life, and therefore, to Civilization. Without it everything would frisk about aimlessly and involuntarily; all would leave the face of the earth, disintegrate into scattered particles bumping and colliding into one another without identity or purpose.
ReplyDeleteYour poet here seems want to regard it as some sort of lurking menace that sooner or later is bound to destroy relationships. A narrow solipsistic view, since relationships would be utterly impossible without tension.
Creativity and the desire to learn and grow are born of tension.
I thought it best described the class tensions that result from capitalism... ;)
ReplyDeleteThe "double meanings" (ideologies) result from the inner tension...
ReplyDeletejust as within the individual develoips "spannungsbogen".