Chaotic Philosophical Sonnet

elnavann on Apr 2, 2011

I struggled to write this sonnet and think it may be a struggle to read.

We have lived through some tiresome paradigms

Grasping with clarity – in hindsight -

The one single (temporary) premise that might

Explain the world and space and time

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Mechanistic naturalistic confusion

Ghosts in machines and evolution

Temporary consensus of religion and science

Chaos and order – a weird alliance

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Scientists paid by large corporations

Fabricate new worldviews in quick succession

We can’t keep up – crawl back to take cover

In the simple safety of the centre of the universe

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Fearful to think: inquisitives and inquisitions

Now have interchangeable positions

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Comments (8)

TrevorS on Apr 2, 2011
Sums up the world in confusion, no direction! Easy to read, good content. Mooi gedaan!
aprilsong on Apr 2, 2011
thanks for sharing
Noisy Cricket on Apr 2, 2011
On the contrary, this sonnet is very easy to follow, pertinent, and a real eye opener. Struggle is the genius that emerges from philosophical chaos. This is indeed a work of art. I’m deep into philosophies and it’s really refreshing to encounter a genuine original. Thank you so much for sharing. This is great, just great.
d1dezire on Apr 2, 2011
Things change quickly, nothing is permanent. Today It’s peace and tomorrow war. Nice
Edsss on Apr 2, 2011
Good one!
DR.VNS on Apr 2, 2011
That is an interesting view point.
Erin Miller on Apr 4, 2011
It definitely brings a lot of questions to mind and it is definitely well written.
Peace Poet on Apr 15, 2011
Writing a sonnet in the straitjacket of 14 lines is always regarded very tough, but Elnavann has well succeeded in composing an impressive sonnet.

Hi there!