Why Do We Seek Oblivion?

Why Do We Seek Oblivion?

Dark and stormy waves threaten

To end the Venture before it begins

Angels and Sages weep as they marvel

At this vain pursuit

Why do we seek oblivion?

That void, that void that seems to

Call

And Scream

And Promise

And Bless

And Curse

The Ancients knew the call,

They too pursued the wind

Why do we seek oblivion?

Eyes wide,

Staring into the abyss

Despite the surety of it’s

Unblinking gaze in return

Yet we decidedly tread

Where Angels fear to wander

Why do we seek oblivion?

Is it to escape the shade of the present,

The specter of yesterday, or

The phantom of tomorrow?

Is it to arrive at a facsimile of peace,

That fleeting kiss of hope?

Why do we seek oblivion?

God Knows,

And

We Endure.

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This first appeared in The Havok Journal on November 26, 2024.

Aaron Smith is a native of Denver, Colorado. Aaron has served in four Special Forces units, performed duty positions as a Special Forces Medical Sergeant, detachment member of a Joint Special Operations Task Unit, Master Trainer in various deployed operational environments, and deployed 7 times in support of contingency operations to Iraq, Afghanistan, as well as multiple European, African, and Middle Eastern countries. Aaron is a grateful Jesus follower, husband, and father of two boys, and currently lives South of Denver with his family.

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