It’s hard, isn’t it? To put such experiences into words. Words, language… so inadequate! Still, I try. Still, I’m never satisfied. And I ask myself, Can anyone even feel this? Because, the words are never enough. You can allude to, illustrate, describe… but certain things must be experienced for a fuller, deeper understanding. Yes, I’m a defender of Science and Rational Thought, but, alas, you cannot intellectualize something too profound for words, cannot fit the spiritual contents of the human heart into a gauging tool to test and dissect and measure.

I’m not aware of your pain or your illness, mate, but I acknowledge and respect your journey. I’ve journeyed into dark places as well, my friend, and I feel that my “xth sense/vision” comes from the darkness and suffering, and finally, the emergence from it all. I see the suffering and the destruction and the injustices in our world, and though these things tug at my heart, sometimes even enraging me, I admit to finding the banality of it all. But I also see the glory and the transcendent beauty within every human experience, be it Light or Dark.

M. Edward Alexander

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Explorer of the human condition. Supporter of the arts, science & technology. Guided by empathy. #Poetry

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