Showing posts with label this is the way the world ends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label this is the way the world ends. Show all posts

Hollow

Inspired by T.S. Elliot's poem, "The Hollow Men" (https://allpoetry.com/the-hollow-men), "Hollow" follows the idea, "this is the way the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper," I looked at three aspects of life which can end with a whimper: our relationships, our lives, and our wars.
Looking especially at our wars, I wrote, "knowing once the bombs stop falling, for an ending we'll be calling, crawling on with nothing but a whimper."
I'd say this feels particularly relevant today, but when has it not felt relevant?