I only disagree with the "nobody comes into your life by mere coincidence" part. That's the joy and the synergy of it--it IS by coincidence, but it's the coming together of the random and unexpected that makes for the possibility of the novel and enlivening.
Automatic existence. Club Passwords. The yearning to belong, to be like other people, is strong eh? I wonder how many readers of this poem are ready to admit it? How many resent being reminded? How many think it’s crazy to look at life this way? Anyway, this one reminds me of Auden. https://poets.org/poem/unknown-citizen
Reminds me of a line in Dar Williams song, As Cool as I Am:
And then I go outside to join the others; I am the others
Oh, and that's not easy
I don't know what you saw; I want somebody who sees me
I only disagree with the "nobody comes into your life by mere coincidence" part. That's the joy and the synergy of it--it IS by coincidence, but it's the coming together of the random and unexpected that makes for the possibility of the novel and enlivening.
Automatic existence. Club Passwords. The yearning to belong, to be like other people, is strong eh? I wonder how many readers of this poem are ready to admit it? How many resent being reminded? How many think it’s crazy to look at life this way? Anyway, this one reminds me of Auden. https://poets.org/poem/unknown-citizen
Agree 100%.
Love it
Love, love, love