E.J. Waling

poem by E.J. Waling

When the body crumbles, where does the essence go? Does it simply dissipate, disappear into the ether? Ethereal in nature, never to return? Does it move to a different realm, existing in another form? ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Everything will die. Then what’s the point? What’s the point to life? Why life? Why live at all? I think therefore I die. Was I here to learn, to experience? Was I here by chance, kismet? I... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Crickets sounding their enchanting sound. Peeper choruses from the pond, finely tuned, while Bullfrogs barup their baritone song. Swooping bats devouring, warm breezes dancing. Owl hoots deep in the woods. Coyotes h... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

I saw a women in a video. She was old walking slowly. The Video was seventy years old. It was made in Berlin after the war. Smashed buildings everywhere, smashed lives too. Where she was headed, I had no idea. ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

DNA, computer code. It dictates all. Gender, physical features. Personality, intellect everything! Instinct, how does a baby know to suckle at birth? Instinct? What’s that? It’s coded to know. Just l... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

We enter this realm, like a pebble into a pond. Immediately we leave ripples. As we move along, the ripples grow interacting with other ripples an ocean of ripples. Our ripples commingle influence. Cascadin... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Since the first twitch, life’s been on the move. Moving. Always on the move. Growing. Expanding. Evolving. Devouring. Devouring to survive. Kill or be killed. Progress, on the backside of war, conquest.... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Humanity. Humans talk, communicate. Been doing so since the first grunts. For millennia human sounds have filled the airways. Dissipating in the wind. Humanity expanded, communication expanded. Spoken words, written... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Deeply covered. Surrounded. Breathing, eating, dealing. Daily understanding wrapped in local realities. Know nothing more, nothing different. Local time molds reality. Different times different realities. Em... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

It will be painful, generational. Hard to keep up. The old will resist fight the loss of their world. Change will be blinding, the fabric of civilization fraying turning to dust. Everything known will be ob... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Outside looking in. Seeing differently, apart from. Observing interactions discerning rules. Questioning motivations. Why? Why things happen as they do. Fish bowl etiquette, rules unique. Rules as to gamesmanship. ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

The thinness of things, of reality. Wafer thin. Perceived reality. Depth lacking. Not textured. Awareness not textured, not deep. Not nearly enough. Understanding shallow, limited. A vapor in the black. Little to w... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Universal incubation. Crucible of creation. Womb of god. Stars manufacture, elements created, gravity congeals. Planets form, life sparks, intelligence evolves. Link in the chain. Technology develops, evolves ex... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Howl. Into the night, howl. Howl. Howl. Looking out, out into the abyss. Since the first twitch life has been vocal. Howling into the dark. Searching for others. Primal at first. Desirous of contact. Desirous of... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Right in front of our eyes. We stare. We stare at screens. All day long, we stare at screens. This is new. This is different, like never before. Glow of information streams, streams to our eyes into our minds. ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Wrapped in a reality. All that we know and understand. Ensconced in this seed. How we behave, what we believe, how we perceive. Born in this place wrapped tight where we are. Reflection of our soul. Opened our... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Insidious. The plan was insidious. Used successfully planet to planet. Slowly taking over. Slow subjugation. The invasion, in no rush. Pieces put in place on a global scale. Predetermined embryos, coded. Coded ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

The clash. Biology calling the shots. Moving the animal. Moving the animal in the intended direction. Coding irresistible forces, forcing compliance. Intricate dimensions to the process. Process of control. Plantin... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Bubbles within bubbles. Existence within bubbles. Everything everywhere in a bubble. All known, all conceived in tiny space, programmed space. Visions of grandeur, visions of control, visions of power all visions ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Words, packets of thought. Bullets of meaning. From mind to mind transversed. Greatest invention. Without, others never to be. Words as weapons, power to lie, destroy. Words as medicine, power to heal, comfort. ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Floating I float. I float through existence. Watching things floating by. Swirling currents move, move me along. Dream like I observe what seems to be. Accepting what I see? Wondering. Wondering if deeper realiti... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

A time before. Before instant connections. Instant access. Instant entanglement. Knowing others thoughts instantly. Before. Before, silence abounds. Minds encircled in silence. Cocoon. Unique thoughts, personal thoug... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Gods of distant past. Temples built, prayers, devotions, offerings made. Millions born then die believing. Time moves on, new beliefs emerging. New gods to adore. Evolution of beliefs, mankind’s enduring q... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Eyes, where have they gone? Fixated stares. Focused stares. Mesmerized. Eyes, conduit to the soul. Entrance to the heart. No longer looking out. Seeing others, reality. Cyberspace holds sway. Streaming in, i... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

What will we do? How would we cope? At home, myriad ways to organize. Unlimited paths could’ve been followed. A decision here, a different one there, all would be different. Different outcomes played out in... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Passing through. One stop along the way. No beginning. No end. Not one and done! Realm to realm the spirits flow. Resting, observing. Lessons learned. Moving on. Veil through veil. The trip entails. New real... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

The box. Placed at birth. Configured as such. Body. Mind. Provided. Environmental download. Filled. Told. What to believe. How to behave. Location dependent. Formed, shaped. Box created. Views, abilities assigne... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Once again it begins. New vista. Strange new vista. Eyes open. Uncertain. Where now? Like a dream the memory fades. What was, receding. Reaching back. Grasping vapors. Ethereal myst of the used to be. Fading.... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Told. God. Is there a god? Don’t know. Know what’s been told. Down through the ages. Passed down. Human beliefs. Those who came before. What did they know? No one knows. Plenty believe, but don’t kno... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

How would it be different? How will it change? Animal world. We live in animal world. We are animals, built our world as animals would. How could we not? Instincts guide our actions. Procreation, self preservation, ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Deep dark time. falling further and further into the void. Cold time. Colder and colder as it sinks, sinks into something ancient, something timeless. Looking up fading light, never to be se... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

When they come, what will they see? Organics, animals. A world full of animals. Dirty messy, animals. Animals steeped in instincts, controlling. Animals fighting. Pecking order, fighting for power, control. War, ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Information, data flowing. Flowing through my being. Invisible hands working my mind, Kneading like clay. Shaping, forming what I think. Formatting how I think. Information invasion, out to capture terrain, te... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Born into the jungle are we. Not, the jungle of old, but a jungle nonetheless. Animal instincts still prevails, motivations still primitive. Driven as before, none diminished. Civilization, a new invention, a n... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Existence, being, thinking. Improbable! All that occurred for being. Thinking, an amazing concept. Understanding improbability. Improbability of being. Improbability of of personal existence. What are the odds? ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Lethal. Words, deadly weapons used to attack, hurt, destroy. Words as a cudgle used to control, intimate, dominate. Words, powerful tools to inspire, elevate, create. Words, conveyors of meaning ideas, intent.... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

I stare, stare into the flames. Mesmerized. I hear the sound of creation. The snap, crackle, pop of creation. I see embers flying like burning stars spinning in infinity. I see time, present and past, whil... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

Essence. Existence undefined. What is seen, not enough. What is thought, incomplete. Essence eternal. Essence flows from one to the next. Essence, substance of the ether. Dwells in a different place. Ethereal, ... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

The hands spin. Every day. Day after day they spin. Relentless. Morning. Noon. Night. Relentless. Planet spins. Relentlessly it spins. Time spinning, fritting it all away. Can’t be stopped. Can’t hold... Read more

poem by E.J. Waling

The hands spin. Every day. Day after day they spin. Relentless. Morning. Noon. Night. Relentless. Planet spins. Relentlessly it spins. Time spinning, fritting it all away. Can’t be stopped. Can’t hold... Read more