no man lives without dying
despite the desperation
dragging behind him
acting as if he may make
some legacy that will last
no man fails without trying
at least once to do something
piss poor or great
words never really mattered
in the end they are only
another burden
our shoulders need
bear no more weight
What can we write that will change anything?
What can we do to affect this place?
Does it matter if we do?
Is indifference
my only design in fate?
i think about this often enough, joseph. here's the problem with adopting indifference, existence is composed of all dualities. if there is hate and violence, we must espouse love and peace. if balance isn't struck, we all blink out. if we are born with passion, then necessarily we must play our part. to be insipid like tea bags sitting in the middle, well, they are necessary also, but we are not them. we were not born that way))) we can not adopt their way. we can not adopt anything.
ReplyDeletecivilization gets no further, however, for our brief moment we are here.
our fist, our fist, our fist upon this painful beauty.)))
xo
erin
in the world there is no balance
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ReplyDeleteInteresting thoughts. Thanks for sharing.
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I love the second verse here - it sums up so much of my life
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