Definition of Life

by Mindie Kniss

by Ashley Morgan

I am Chaos
Transcending from that first moment
When One became a victim of a subjected extermination of attachment
Defining the world through a simple word
- Just a grouping of letters and sounds
Wrapped around a concept
When in its entirety is the utterance of death

I am death
Walking as the shadow of the living version of mankind,
Walking behind from the moment of conception
No form of energy or matter is immune
To the castoff from light in the formation of a new beginning

I am the beginning
For nothing can truly commence
Without a point of creation – a gateway into the emptiness
From which to use as a spring-
To rocket through space for a epigrammatic moment in time

I am time
The winding and unwinding
The tick and the Tock
Of a weathering grandfather clock

I am beauty
Surrounded in universal love
Untainted and pure
As a ray of pristine sunshine

I am a cup, outlined in gold
With an overflowing rim
This becomes my blood
– My essence once more

I am a particle of dust,
Which formed in unison makes the sum of man

I see with the eyes of humanity
I bleed the blood of  karma

I am,
In my intimacy
A brief and fleeting glimpse into the truth
Behind the elucidation of
Life

Ashley Morgan has been producing poetry since the age of nine. Her poetry has been inspired by her love for quantum mechanics, astrophysics, astro-biology and seeking spiritual enlightenment. She is dedicated to discovering truth and teaching others about her findings. Currently, she is working on her first collection of poetry, Una Vita (One Life).