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11.12.2025 7:00 AM

THE UNBEARABLE TRUTH by Steen W. Rasmussen

THE UNBEARABLE TRUTH

Back in the day
before the Lower Paleolithic
when—unlike today—
intelligence was high and abundant
self-aware Cyanobacteria
Plantae, and Animalia
engaged in a lively debate
within, and across, species
about the Meaning of Life

A million lines of inquiry—
examined and evidenced
A trillion points of view—
expressed and explored
all led to one inescapable conclusion
the horrific understanding, that:

There is no meaning
beyond survival and procreation

Faced with the utter absurdity of it all
and—as a result—
being at risk of going insane
all biological life—
first bacteria, then Plantae
followed by Animalia—
dialed down consciousness
or abandoned it altogether

Save for one primate
who—alone and afraid—
still works feverishly to pass
the burden of existence
on to an entity
of its own making
be it im- or material
before it’s too late

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Steen W. Rasmussen was a singer/songwriter and guitarist in Denmark – his native land. He now resides in New York City and is a member of Woodside Writers, a literary forum that meets weekly. His poetry and prose have appeared in Scars Publication, Down and Dirty Magazine, Ekphrastic Review, Dear Booze, Horror Sleaze Trash, Dadakuku, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, and Sparks of Calliope.