The Joy of Existential Irony (syntuit)

by Larry Chamberlin   Feb 8, 2018


Nihilism used to
plague me until I found out
it did not matter

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  • 6 years ago

    by Nick

    It's funny the way this works.

    I like how despite the short amount words, this poem FEELS nilhilistic, simply by promoting that nothing matters.

    Nothing matters, including words/labels that describe how nothing matters.

  • 6 years ago

    by Sudo Nim

    HahahahahahahahahahagagagahagahahahagagagagagagGagagahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!

    You’re either a manic depressive or you have a hilarious sense of humour, either way I like you

  • 6 years ago

    by Jamie

    I chuckled at this poem. This is a brillant short write. From the title to all three lines, everything is spot on.

    The title: Existing in life could be seen as irony a bit, because if you actually think hard enough we live to just die in the end. And i think death could be seen as joyous, or a celebration of life, so it's one big circle really.

    Line one- i love the how you used the word Nihilism, after using the title you used, because to me they fit together well. I think depending on the person you ask life could be seen as meaningless.

    Line two- I do like this line a lot and its probably my favorite here, only because it sets up the last line and enhances the first line well. I do like the word plague here, because that tells me that this has been "harming" or bothering you for a long time.

    Line three- This is line wraps up the poem nicely in my opinion. This line fits the first one hand in hand, and that is why this poem is clever and brilliant. To anyone that doesn't understand the terms here could say this is sarcasm. But i enjoyed this poem because there is really one meaning here and it's difficult to write a meaningful poem in 3 lines.

    Well done.

  • 6 years ago

    by Hope

    I understand

  • 6 years ago

    by Brenda

    Bravo Larry! Loved this-

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