Intrinsic

Intrinsic

by Dan Ankers

Not to be diminished by a parcel

or a smidgen, quantifiable in some form

or another

The host of thoughts I question amass

into a one solid, shaded being

of an incalculable strength

And if you do not understand

then please read on

or don’t

It doesn’t matter

Each person’s burden is their

own

What wakes me

What plagues me at my pillow

What finds me even when

I should be aglow with a softer light

Which has been the story

since my birth, I believe

No, I am certain

(Some babies swim in a persistent

pool of agitation)

Which is of the same class and family

but in its own identity much more distinct

and yet identical, in essence

as what plagues most inquiring

minds

of the obsessive sort

The question

THE question

intrinsic to my own