I am the rabbit with a habit of hiding from a sly fox
I am the fox amongst the rocks escaping the savage dog
I in the fog am the dog looking for refuge from a cruel master
I the master run faster to escape disaster of a castigating law
I am the law hiding under the skirts of a blind woman with a balance and sword, searching for reward of a rabbit hole found by a sly fox who hides from a hound made vicious by a cruel master that fears disaster and what he saw in the law
And in this burrow the ouroboros finds and swallows its tail
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fine write friend, each line stepping into next with precision
Thank you Norman for your read and kind comment it is deeply appreciated
most welcome
We're all running from someone.
Even the king of the jungle shudders when man turns up.
I suppose the religious know who the real deal is, and maybe they were right all along.
Thank you Paul for the review and interpretation. Yes the devil is in the details
A vicious cycle! 🙏🏻🕊️
Thanks my friend and indeed it is
Truly welcome. 🙏🕊️
Excellent. Fear is projected outward, transforming the feared into a role that someone else must occupy. It moves through individuals, making each both victim and threat.
This creates a false equilibrium: fear is not resolved but redistributed. By giving fear an external face, frightened beings create a temporary sense of order, yet the attempt to escape fear generates new fear elsewhere.
The system therefore sustains itself through the continuous circulation of terror. Its balance is maintained not by the absence of fear but by its perpetual transfer.
Wow! Soheil your psychological understanding amazes me. You have encapsulated the poem so perfectly to its deepest levels. Hat's off my friend your read and comment deserve my highest respect and appreciation.
Thank you so much. Your words genuinely mean a great deal to me. I truly appreciate your generous words and your kindness. The depth of the poem itself made the interpretation possible.
I am also fascinated by the thematic structure of your poem based on the movement of the poem, or, more precisely, by the change in its mode of movement.
The first five lines form a linear chain of identity, each beginning with “I.” This movement can be represented as:
I → identity → fear → next identity
The speaker continually changes form, while the grammatical subject remains constant. The poem therefore moves forward through successive identities.
From the sixth line onward, however, the poem enters a second movement. Instead of progressing from one identity to another, it moves through a network of relationships. This shift is reflected in the syntax, which becomes extended and interconnected through relative clauses and participial phrases. The use of such complex syntax beautifully reflects the complexity of the relationships within the poem.
Good write SB.
Thank you Orchi as always you are appreciated my friend
What a brilliantly constructed piece, Soren! The escalating tension and circular movement expose how fear and domination continually reproduce themselves. I have watched that pattern operate far too often in human institutions…and your conclusion captures its self-consuming nature perfectly. Powerful work, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
Thank you Tristan I very much appreciate you noticing that and your kind words.
The perpetual cycle of creation and destruction .Eternal renewal and cosmic unity .
I'll drink to that Lorenz thanks so much for the read and comment my friend
A fine piece here my friend. Like humans.. running away from something instead of confronting it
Thank you so much for the read and comment Sharon it is most appreciated
How can eating your own tail not be painful?!
Thanks so much for the read and comment Mutley
Chasing my tail, great metaphor here my dear sorrenbarret 🌹
Thank you Teddy for the review and support they are most appreciated
Clever words soren so well written.
Andy
Thanks so much Andy your support is most appreciated my friend
Ouroboro came in my Head before the end.
Good Write.
Thank you Kevin I appreciate your review of this piece and encouragement
Happy to help.
I enjoyed this! I liked the rhyme style....man, fear is a bitch for certain, I imagine a tough guy saying to the law..."Get the fuck out from under your mother's skirts you coward!" LMFAO well done
Thank you for your read and words of support they mean a lot and your encouragement is most appreciated
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