Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Embracing Impossibilities: A Poetic Journey in Emma Wallace's Six Impossible Things
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As I watch the morning turn light
Observing the sunrise and the transition from night to day
And sweep away all the crumbs of the night
Reflecting on the remnants or consequences of the previous night
I’m trying to summon my logical powers
Attempting to gather and utilize one's logical reasoning
But they aren’t used to being awake at these hours
Logical faculties are unaccustomed to functioning during early hours
Your hair smells like the sea
Describing the scent of the person's hair as reminiscent of the sea
Your skin tastes like cream
Characterizing the taste of the person's skin as creamy
Your ears are perfection
Complimenting the perfection of the person's ears
Your mouth is confection
Comparing the person's mouth to a sweet confection
All that you do disarms
Expressing that everything the person does has a disarming effect
Yet you’re here in my arms
Acknowledging the person's presence in an affectionate embrace
An impossible thing, well,
Introducing the concept of impossibility
Six impossible things
Referring to a set of six impossible things
As I watch your breath rise and fall
Contemplating the rhythmic inhalation and exhalation of the person
It makes me wonder how I’m here at all
Expressing a sense of wonder about being present in the moment
Not here on earth, though I wonder that too
Pondering existence on Earth and the specific circumstances of being together
But how did I get to be the one here with you
Questioning how the speaker became the chosen one to be with the person
Your hair smells like the sea
Reiteration of the sea-like fragrance in the person's hair
Your skin tastes like cream
Reiterating the creamy taste of the person's skin
Your ears are perfection
Reaffirming the perfection of the person's ears
Your mouth is confection
Emphasizing the sweetness or allure of the person's mouth
All that you do disarms
Highlighting the disarming nature of the person's actions
Yet you’re here in my arms
Acknowledging the person's physical presence in an embrace
An impossible thing, well,
Reintroducing the concept of an impossible thing
Six impossible things
Referring again to a set of six impossible things
As I watch your lash rest on your cheek
Observing the person's eyelash resting on their cheek
I know I could ponder for 82 weeks
Contemplating the possibility of deep thought over an extended period
But in the end I just have to believe
Choosing to believe in impossibilities rather than exhaustive contemplation
Impossibilities I can’t conceive
Accepting the existence of impossibilities beyond one's understanding
An impossible thing
Reiteration of the concept of an impossible thing
Six impossible things
Final reference to a set of six impossible things
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