Epoch
Epoch - meaning Summary
A Summoned Past Refuses Rest
The speaker summons a troubled past like a bell, awakening memories and the echoes that have separated from living hands. They refuse to rebuild lost gestures or rehearse old griefs. The poem links personal loss to a broader historical violence, calling for an end to a brutal century that taught killing and survival. It expresses both the burden of memory and the desire for definitive closure from collective suffering.
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