Bombilation

Inspiration

My life-long friend Lisa Duffy knows of my love for words. Recently she came across the word bombilation and sent it to me for my enjoyment. Turning the word around and around in my mind, I began to feel Poe speak to me about the sometime frailty of our human psyche. This poem is the fruit of that cogitation.

Description of the Poem

This poem probes themes of existential dread, introspection, and the cyclical nature of despair. It mirrors Edgar Allan Poe's melancholic and gothic style, capturing an atmosphere of dark reflection and the struggle between reason and the void. The language is rich with rhythmic elegance and haunting imagery, drawing the reader into the speaker's tormented mind.

Genre of Poetry

The poem fits into the Gothic poetry genre, characterized by its exploration of psychological depth, melancholy, and themes of mortality and the supernatural. It also aligns with existential poetry, given its meditation on the human condition and the inescapable cycles of thought and doubt.

Author's aside

GenerativeAI is my thought partner of late. I've found that it helps me to release the scramble of unstructured thoughts that have been bombilating in my mind since I was a child. My poetry is a collaborative work between ChatGPT and me.

A note on imagery

Background imagery was created using Google's ImageFX based on a prompt I crafted specifically for this writing.