Eternal Return

The theory of eternal return states that the Big Bang is a recurring event. Time and the Universe has repeated itself an infinite number of times and we’ve lived the same lives over and over again.

 

we’ve been here before

(haven’t we?)

bathed in the glory of this sun

feared and felt

birthed and bled

laughed and loved

loved and laughed

 

this planet, it will swallow us whole

soft skin

bitter bones

consume our pain

spit us pale

 

stuck in an infinite time warp

shook our hands and said hello

shook our heads and said goodbye

see you in a couple billion years

if we’re lucky, we’ll forget each other

if we’re luckier, we’ll forget ourselves

 

visitors marvel at a history covered in crimson

at us, souvenirs in the museum of time

so bury me here, in a soft crevice of memory

where the past becomes eras of longing

 

we’ll crane our heads to the side

smile slightly and say

you seem familiar

do I know you?