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[oheunoia.livejournal.com]

Pursuit
by Stephen Dobyns

Each thing I do I rush through so I can do
something else. In such a way do the days pass -
a blend of stock car racing and the never
ending building of a gothic cathedral.
Through the windows of my speeding car, I see
all that I love falling away: books unread,
jokes untold, landscapes unvisited. And why?
What treasure do I expect in my future?
Rather it is the confusion of childhood
loping behind me, the chaos in the mind,
the failure chipping away at each success.
Glancing over my shoulder I see its shape
and so move forward, as someone in the woods
at night might hear the sound of approaching feet
and stop to listen, then, instead of silence
he hears some creature trying to be silent.
What else can he do but run? Rushing blindly
down the path, stumbling, struck in the face by sticks;
the other ever closer, yet not really
hurrying or out of breath, teasing its kill.

Comments

[dr-bobbie.livejournal.com]

This explains nearly every day of my life. ::sigh::

[subtleparadox.livejournal.com]

Wow, nice. Also kind of gave me a "story of my life" kind of feeling.

I remember reading part of this quoted in the Stephen King book Insomnia. It's cool to be able to read the whole thing and get the context of it.

[oheunoia.livejournal.com]

that was my first introduction to it, too. :}

[joseishijin.livejournal.com]

True and beautiful and sad and did I mention true? o_O