Existence
Courtesy of Paul Alleyne
By Paul Alleyne
This mound of earth
No longer an island home for thousands,
surrounded by the sea
The sea that gently, but insistently
Lashes against it sides
Eating away at it until it is no more
And no one remembers
If it ever existed here
And I,
Just like the mound of earth
My body tugged at
by death
Gently, but insistently,
firmly,
Until I am no more
And no one remembers
If I ever existed here.
Paul Alleyne currently resides in Los Angeles, California. In addition to being a visual artist, he is a published author and inventor with an existing patent. His images consist primarily of digital photographs, digital paintings, in both abstract and realism styles. Some may say he has an eclectic style. He has published several books and articles, novel-length fictional narratives, short stories, and poetry.