Spaghetti

Life seems like a
random scattering of
spaghetti sticking to the
wall and laying on the
carpet,

but it's deeper than that
not in a directed, purposeful
sense,

but in an undirected,
meaningless sense,

imagine a scenario that
inspires fear and ultimately
loathing but takes place
thousands of miles away
from Las Vegas,

pregnancies are sacrificed
due to a malfunctioning system,

hearts are shattered and
foundations go into disrepair,

and yet the natural methods
are the ones that stand up to
scrutiny since natural creatures
understand natural methods,

faith, hope and love are invested
more in people than in the
supernatural even though many
people prostrate themselves as such,

yet in this milieu of surface randomness,
patterns emerge, natural patterns that can
be tested, verified and falsified through
reasoning and observation,

this is what humans truly have faith in,
even if the Moon were to fall to the Earth
at above-sonic speeds,

there is still a natural cause for it
even if the experts have to engage
in educated guesswork,

anywhere one goes,
from Lhasa to Las Vegas,
the natural patterns can be found
no matter the terrain,
no matter the agents,
and that's why life appears
random on the surface,

spaghetti on the wall or not,

laying on the carpet or not,

and so on,

so it goes,

it is what it is,

a roll of Jefferson is always
equal to a paper Jefferson

Reviews

[An owl on the moon]

Your strands of spaghetti truly reach profoundly around the globe.. thoughts and notions to stir and stun the senses... So moving.

[Kenneth The Poet]

Thank you, Craig.

[Ed Hart]

"the owl and the pussycat went to sea in a pea green boat" Satori!!!

[Kenneth The Poet]

Thanks, Ed.

[roarke]

That's some complex spaghetti, almost as complex a risotto.... but we won't discount the au natural tomato sauce just because the noodle is a perfect al dente.....

surface randomness.... that's why you have to go below the surface.

A creative stream of consciousness and ideal.

[Kenneth The Poet]

Thanks, roarke.

[zainul]

You have chosen a very common food item, spaghetti to explain natural pattern of life.You also cited several examples to tell about the pattern of life.I tried to grasp the whole thing and enjoyed a lot.May be I need some more meticulous reading to
understand your actual intent.
Loved the following stanza as my best:

"anywhere one goes,
from Lhasa to Las Vegas,
the natural patterns can be found
no matter the terrain,
no matter the agents,
and that's why life appears
random on the surface,"

[Kenneth The Poet]

Thanks zainul for apt review. I think you are totally right.

[zainul]

Thank you ,Kenneth I feel relaxed.

[Robbie~xoxo~]

I love the educational thoughts to ponder upon the spaghetti sticking to the wall...the metaphor is truly entertaining, as well as intriguing. Nicely done!

[Kenneth The Poet]

Thanks so much, Robbie.

[Robbie~xoxo~]

You're welcome, it was my pleasure. :)

[Persephone]

It really is like spaghetti -Love the way you put it- great poem!

[Kenneth The Poet]

Thank you, Persephone.

[Persephone]

No problem!

[Matty Bosox]

This is great Kenneth...Your expression of life is amazing and inspiring....Your words are extremely sharp and precise, your definitions the same...This is way better than any definition of life I have ever heard...Whether its the Pope's version or Tom Cruise's warped version...I think you sum it up better than both...Excellent job Kenneth...Kepp it up!!

[Kenneth The Poet]

Thank you, Matty. I am glad for the review.

[Matty Bosox]

Not a problem...My pleasure bud

[SkinlessFrank]

the wonder of the scientific method, eh?

[Kenneth The Poet]

More or less. I was inspired by Daniel Dennett's book "Breaking The Spell". Great book I think. Thank you.