“In the end, the only events in my life worth telling are those when the imperishable world irrupted into this transitory one. That is why I speak chiefly of inner experiences, amongst which I include my dreams and visions. These form the prima materia of my scientific work. They were the fiery magma out of which the stone that had to be worked was crystallized.”

“The life of man is a dubious experiment.” — Memories, Dreams, Reflections by Carl Jung, pp. 13-14.

“…and look how the Pleiades shimmer over the hayfield like a town we lived in long ago, under the purple clouds.”  — Stonework of the Sky by Joseph A. Enzweiler, p. 7.

Mathieu (he/him/his) began writing poetry seriously during the pandemic.  Having never studied, he set out to learn through the submission process.  He already was engaged in the process of coming out and learning what it means to be queer.  Perhaps unsurprisingly, his work is marked by defiance of the perceived restrictions imposed on him during his lifetime, both external and internal, as he moves forward to unrealized possibilities.  At times, he is even influenced by the speculative.  So far, Mathieu’s poetry has appeared in various journals, won first place in a contest, and been nominated for a Pushcart.  He acknowledges the figure of Apollo as a poetic archetype from ancient times.

Poems