What's Wrong With This Place?

by Robert Egan

What's Wrong With This Place?

I felt a tap on the shoulder,

come closer…

It must be the water, tainted and shallow; a lack of density.

I cross easily but the color,

dark and overwhelming, enveloping, it creeps through matters and temperament, wandering.

Gravitational in nature, drawing, pulling.

The rooted soul negates a transient nature,

towards the wall & proceed unabated, constantly seeking in-exhaustive invigoration, experience and exploration.

Denied, I gradually weaken & diminish,

loosing substance and ability until assimilation is inevitable.

With dynamism lost, the slot is now waiting,

issued and formatted from conception,

I foresee my own destruction from intolerable incubation,

housebound and proud with a new occupation.

Rebellious tendencies quelled,

the assumation of conventionality produces new life,

ready to inherit your estate and former aspirations,

but wait . . .

I resume my course,

the water receding and darkness apparent, yet in-absorbing,

I reject conformation.

The wall looming, its foreboding aesthetic and porous qualities drain all but the strongest will,

I begin to ascend, strain apparent as each grab becomes harder,

now the lip,

I peer over, the clouds are dissipating, and the horizon . . .

About The Author

Robert James Egan specialises in producing landscape, architectural, and social documentary images (portraiture / documentary / editorial). He also produces images for PR / band promotion-live shots / events. His work has been published in The Guardian, several of the Public Service Review series, The Defense Management Journal (and the accompanying website, defencemanagment.com), & Staffordshire Life Magazine amongst others. You may view Robert's work @ www.rjephoto.co.uk.

His writing can be seen here.

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