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Knight, Death and the Devil
The writings carried a warning:
Do not read this unless you are a genius,
it will be misunderstood,
and it’s better for it to not be misconstrued,
and then passed along as hearsay.
It was very obvious and very true,
atomic weapons, any war,
any place and time, and we’re doomed.
Was the genie better left in the bottle?
It doesn't matter, it could not be stopped.
Would the world be better off, for instance: If?
If only...but who would challenge it?
A difference in welfare leads to conflict,
everyone was listening, and I couldn't believe it.
I was filled with sacrificial feelings of the windswept existence of heretics and thinking I ought to do it. I was running toward the cliff in complete confidence, close to death, yet closer to life more than ever; the leap was exhilarating as I was elevated into a Cloudless Canyon; the Damn of non-existence. I went to the holler of Lookout Mountain and saw the Kenosis come to life in blackness; I saw forever and one day – I stood unafraid of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. It makes no difference!
My sweet teacher, Mrs. Pennell, taught me all I needed to know about Albrecht Dürer's Praying Hands. (I beg you, please don’t try and understand this. Or do it responsibly without breaking the laws)
Stepping through Irony Sucks!
Only men of Genius have ever understood me. There is only X amount of stuff in this world, but the possibilities are endless. My eyes bugged out with a shit eating grin, but I came to my senses on the way home.
Do not read this unless you are a genius,
it will be misunderstood,
and it’s better for it to not be misconstrued,
and then passed along as hearsay.
It was very obvious and very true,
atomic weapons, any war,
any place and time, and we’re doomed.
Was the genie better left in the bottle?
It doesn't matter, it could not be stopped.
Would the world be better off, for instance: If?
If only...but who would challenge it?
A difference in welfare leads to conflict,
everyone was listening, and I couldn't believe it.
I was filled with sacrificial feelings of the windswept existence of heretics and thinking I ought to do it. I was running toward the cliff in complete confidence, close to death, yet closer to life more than ever; the leap was exhilarating as I was elevated into a Cloudless Canyon; the Damn of non-existence. I went to the holler of Lookout Mountain and saw the Kenosis come to life in blackness; I saw forever and one day – I stood unafraid of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. It makes no difference!
My sweet teacher, Mrs. Pennell, taught me all I needed to know about Albrecht Dürer's Praying Hands. (I beg you, please don’t try and understand this. Or do it responsibly without breaking the laws)
Stepping through Irony Sucks!
Only men of Genius have ever understood me. There is only X amount of stuff in this world, but the possibilities are endless. My eyes bugged out with a shit eating grin, but I came to my senses on the way home.
Published 10th May 2014
| Edited 11th May 2014
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11th May 2014 6:05am
The world is a maelstrom, so much that is beyond our feeble ken. logic is our only defense...
18th May 2014 9:24am
yes like JF, I'm swept by the wind of this as well - the exaltation that comes with sacrifice and of your hand bravely reaching for something by letting go - genius write PS
18th May 2014 2:39pm
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31st May 2015 2:50am
"The writings carried a warning:
Do not read this unless you are a genius,
it will be misunderstood,
and it’s better for it to not be misconstrued,
and then passed along as hearsay. "
Ahhh - so wonderful. So much like the gargoyles that sit atop the library institutions to scare away the profane and only the initiated who know wiser may enter, as they are the ones who have knowledge. Some days the gargoyles scare me. Nice write, Pisha.
Do not read this unless you are a genius,
it will be misunderstood,
and it’s better for it to not be misconstrued,
and then passed along as hearsay. "
Ahhh - so wonderful. So much like the gargoyles that sit atop the library institutions to scare away the profane and only the initiated who know wiser may enter, as they are the ones who have knowledge. Some days the gargoyles scare me. Nice write, Pisha.
31st May 2015 7:41pm
I'd definitely wait for you above the library wall if I were a gargoyle. I'd be the one in the terminator sunglasses. The read ones. :)
2nd Jun 2015 2:54pm
Haha! Love this comment. And I would be happy to see you perched upon the library wall. And I could not leave without saying, "I'll be back" to you.
29th Mar 2016 6:04am
knowledge is power...& VERY seductive....but knowledge without the wisdom of time can only lead to empty fields where once children laughed & played....never allow the child inside of you to die...listen to it in making the wise choice & remember....anyone that listens closely may hear the fates singing...but they may interpret the meaning all wrong
Yes! Yes! Yes! You’re fantastic. :) I did finally figure out why only men of genius understood me. They're not threatened by my intellect or charms of ignorance, and they know that children's books are not actually written by children. (men can be such dumb asses)
And, perhaps its because I’m the idiot that came through with sound and fury; John reminded me of that notion once and I’m still laughing about it. I don’t know why.
"Ask me a riddle and I reply
Cottleston Cottleston Cottleston Pie."
It is really important to understand. And here I am all sort of brainless. It does takes a lot of time. Why couldn’t it have been 20 years ago that this happened? I had to get the distance I guess and see it all in an instant. But there's nothing there. I've spent a lot of time out here looking and learning and reliving my life, and fitting in all that I've learned to make it understandable with logic and reason, less the insanity of it all. It's in the process.
Time soon will come for me to go inside and actualize it. You do truly understand. I never know if I’ll make it, but it’s been a hell of ride. I have no regrets. I feel so graced and blessed. And I'm just me, but never a system isolated. If isolated, the imagination’s power is found in convincing the one imagining that its own truth is alone true.
"As I grew older, I realized that it was much better to insist on the genuine forms of nature, for simplicity is the greatest adornment of art" - Albrecht Dürer
Thank you for the acknowledgment.
And, perhaps its because I’m the idiot that came through with sound and fury; John reminded me of that notion once and I’m still laughing about it. I don’t know why.
"Ask me a riddle and I reply
Cottleston Cottleston Cottleston Pie."
It is really important to understand. And here I am all sort of brainless. It does takes a lot of time. Why couldn’t it have been 20 years ago that this happened? I had to get the distance I guess and see it all in an instant. But there's nothing there. I've spent a lot of time out here looking and learning and reliving my life, and fitting in all that I've learned to make it understandable with logic and reason, less the insanity of it all. It's in the process.
Time soon will come for me to go inside and actualize it. You do truly understand. I never know if I’ll make it, but it’s been a hell of ride. I have no regrets. I feel so graced and blessed. And I'm just me, but never a system isolated. If isolated, the imagination’s power is found in convincing the one imagining that its own truth is alone true.
"As I grew older, I realized that it was much better to insist on the genuine forms of nature, for simplicity is the greatest adornment of art" - Albrecht Dürer
Thank you for the acknowledgment.
29th Mar 2016 2:05pm
Eeyore was my favorite...& i am not a genius ...just a man with the right pair of glasses....
30th Mar 2016 7:38am
I don’t think that genius is measured by a number. That’s the outside system talking. I think it’s a matter of finding that piece of magic that unlocks your imagination. "the most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious." You have nice specs.
30th Mar 2016 9:59am
...thank you...was thinking of getting contacts, but couldn't stand the pleasure...:)
30th May 2016 5:38am
