Apparition Poem #1613 is an extension of Soren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling, into poetry. Fear and Trembling offers an account of the myth of Abraham and Isaac, in which God compels Abraham to kill his son without giving a reason, and Abraham must proceed, fueled only by faith. Kierkegaard uses this myth as a metaphor for the existential situation of human life, the human race, and the individual human being in general, while Apparition Poem #1613 takes this a step further, by suggesting a positive outcome to the circumstances of the myth.