Our Indomitable Human Permanence
Each of us is a piece of time, measured out to all eternity. And no piece, no matter the cut or slice, is any larger or smaller in its entirety than the whole, whereof it constitutes the sum.
Each of us occupies a space in time, with our space and time coordinated uniquely to link us eternally and genetically with the past, the present; and with all time and space there is to come.
Our uniqueness is our indomitable human permanence as Homo sapiens of the Milky Universe.
About this poem
In 1981, I was gifted with a tiny cork book by a dearly treasured Italian colleague, friend and poet. Within the pages of this little treasure, which has survived the destruction of a house by fire, I composed short, pithy sayings or proverbial expressions. This little gem, entitled “Our Uniqueness,” is one of several such sayings that were composed between 1981 and 1991.
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Written on June 12, 1986
Submitted by karlcfolkes on April 28, 2024
Modified by karlcfolkes on May 19, 2024
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