The Fuel of Life (2wc: forbidden dreams)

The fuel of life is a mixture

and its ingredients matter

and its quantities also,

but not so much.

The fuel of life holds our meaning

and makes matter matter.

Without meaning, absolutely nothing

becomes of extreme importance.

The fuel of life is a cocktail

of love, dreams, and hope

mixed with the spices

of laughter and tears

The fuel of life is necessary to energize existence

which cannot exist where love is not,

where forbidden dreams are censored

and hope is hopelessly lost in a vacuum.

The fuel of life is essential

to everything we have ever been,

necessary for who we are,

and the essence of who we become.

Comments: 12

Laurun M. Feb 28, 2007, 11:40pm EST

So eloquent. I love the cocktail of love, dreams and hope mixed with the spices of laughter and tears. On the lighter side, did they put too much hot sauce in that drink?
This really is an absolutely beautiful piece.

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Robb F. Mar 1, 2007, 9:00am EST

Thank you for your kind words Laurun. I hope today holds peace and love for you.

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Edward Nudelman Mar 1, 2007, 9:18pm EST

Good one Robb. Methinks I sense a metaphor.

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Robb F. Mar 1, 2007, 10:23pm EST

Appreciate your comment Ed, I do.
And yes there may be a metaphor or two..........
On that I must wait and meditate....
Would that create a metaeight?

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q p. Mar 4, 2007, 4:02pm EST

"Without meaning, absolutely nothing

becomes of extreme importance."

I will take it that your ambivalent wording was intentional. And I commend you on the intricacy of this seemingly simple statement. Kudos.

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Robb F. Mar 5, 2007, 12:17am EST

I commend and thank you for saving what could be termed as "ambivalent wording" or a "solid statement" from other-wise being lost in cyber-space unrecognized to everyone except its author. I tip my hat.

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