ex nihilo nihil fit

By Kurashu

In the beginning, there was nothing.
From nothing sprung the nothing of darkness.
From nothing springs nothing; from darkness springs all things.
Without light there is darkness; without darkness there is nothing.

After darkness there was light.
From darkness sprung the allthing of luminosity.
From luminosity sprung sight; from sight sprung fear.
Without light there is no fear; without fear, there is no death.

After light, there was fear, there was hate.
From sight sprung fear, sprung animosity.
From animosity sprung sin; from sin sprung death.
Without light there is no death; without darkness, there is nothing.

After death is nothing.
From nothing springs nothing.

From humanity springs nothing.

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Copyright 2011 Alec Nikolas Reiter
Published on Monday, April 18, 2011.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: Very clever take on creation, it was a pleasure to read :-)

  • A former member wrote: Lovely nihilistic words! Reminds me when Kerouac said, "there is no world...sometimes I'm walking outside I can see right through the ground." Very philosophical and maybe there is great truth to this.

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