Eternal Return Casket

Eternal body- material body
flesh and bone, a living casket
veins wrap tendons and tissue
holding together the bones: all of
which bleed, tear, break, and die
only a cage to hold tight
a stifled heartbeat and
acquired memories through time
to bind our soul inside-trapped.
Forever
some of us forget
not all of us forgot- yesterdays remembered.
Recurrence costumes Ouroboros well
In this perfected Hell;
We will do it all over again
tomorrow
next year
next life
In our Infinity, a casket like clock
cycling endlessly
The Conundrum- What’s the point?
Where is God now?

Copyright © 2010 L.Warren

(Inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche, Arthur Schopenhauer, and the idea of eternal recurrence)