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a room so dark— so dark, mistook for blindness, hiding within it a door, whose presence made known only by the glow of light behind it spilling through gaps in its frame, stabbing into the dark of the unknown surround. said a man once, on the subject “the unexamined life is not worth living” his crass intent to pry us from our self imposed ignorance of self. for—behind that door lies the truth of a man, freedom from ignorance owned by the shade, to either, shed anew a light of validation, or burn as an inferno and dictate correction. the barrier, held by simple latch obscuring truth’s illume. a **** whose demand be concentration, its twist performed by unbiased contemplation, honest self examination. that hidden behind such curtain we cannot know until its opening. the door—our veil of untruth, whose lift made possible by word of a wise man.
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Dec 18, 2014
Dec 18, 2014 at 4:34 PM UTC
Truth's Illume
a room so dark— so dark, mistook for blindness, hiding within it a door, whose presence made known only by the glow of light behind it spilling through gaps in its frame, stabbing into the dark of the unknown surround. said a man once, on the subject “the unexamined life is not worth living” his crass intent to pry us from our self imposed ignorance of self. for—behind that door lies the truth of a man, freedom from ignorance owned by the shade, to either, shed anew a light of validation, or burn as an inferno and dictate correction. the barrier, held by simple latch obscuring truth’s illume. a **** whose demand be concentration, its twist performed by unbiased contemplation, honest self examination. that hidden behind such curtain we cannot know until its opening. the door—our veil of untruth, whose lift made possible by word of a wise man.
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shaun-meehan
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Dec 18, 2014
Dec 18, 2014 at 4:34 PM UTC
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