Of Our Essence

Of Our Essence

By Sherry Simkovic

  

The Imposing Wall; ever so omnipotent

Warm to the touch, tingling

Sharp to the mind, probing

A sharp spark down my spine

Warm to the touch, tingling

Looking up at the myriad of building blocks

A sharp spark down my spine

Felt by thousands of people

Looking up at the myriad of building blocks

Thousands of cries

Felt by thousands of people

All poured into a single gesture

Thousands of cries

Impossible to cut through the sea of people

To get close enough to feel its power

Inanimate objects are not supposed to be omnipotent

A crowd gathers every morning and every night

Unity felt, absorbed through the pores

Inanimate objects are not supposed to be omnipotent

Brought together by a single emotion - the need to touch the wall

Unity felt

As much as we do not like to admit it

Brought together by a single emotion – the need to touch the wall

We are gathered here today

As much as we do not like to admit it

But we push and shove to get to the front

We are gathered here today

To have the single moment we so desperately desire amidst all the cries and calls

We push and shove to get to the front

As we come into contact with sharp shoulders and quick elbows to get what we most desire

To have the single moment we so desperately want amidst all the cries and calls

We all have the same need

We come into contact with sharp shoulders and quick elbows to get what we most desire

We stare up at it

We all have the same need

The rays of sunlight merely peering over the ramparts

The Imposing Wall; ever so omnipotent.