This parade of life
This hubbub of trade
Of needs
Of desires
This chaos of order
And community

And here am I
Amid the throng
In the moments between
Want and have
In the choices between
Necessity and pleasure

This is existential quandary
Alone in my thoughts
In a sea of solitary moments
Each a universe
Borne from a solitary mind
Known only to itself

These in parallel all
With the essentials
Of desire
And necessity
A flurry of universes
Sharing a single dimension

While in my universe
The bodies of a thousand strangers
Dance in cadence
With the flow of trade
A performance at once
Exquisitely mundane and beautiful

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About the photograph:

The Parade of Life
Chandni Chowk market (Old Delhi)
New Delhi, India

Taken during travels, January 2017

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A reading from the blog post:

Existential Parade: ⁠https://pixtowords.com/2024/03/08/existential-parade/

From my blog Pix to Words: https://pixtowords.com/