out of arms
out of lungs
out of head
it’s an effort to be dragged
catch beneath the lock
where i tore my lid three years ago
each descent returning
spit from the cavernous body of marx

an empire of glass
the wretched of centre city
mop the open wound of 24/7 affairs
*** and grease stained upholstery
apologising for everyone else's mess

it’s blasé-faire
it’s pro-choice
corporate megaphone through the airwaves
distilled into the perfect idiot subject
enjoy life
enjoy life
enjoy life
enjoy life
enjoy life :)

mitakiharashi

the map precedes the mirror stage

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narvik_snow

You know, I've really been struggling today with a philosophical problem that this poem made me think of. Many Buddhist texts I've been reading have hinted that feeling and emotion are principle causes of desire, craving, and thus suffering. However, I genuinely want to believe that we should pursue emotion in our lives&#8212;that emotional fluctuation and transience is always more valuable than a flat, dispassionate monotone state of stoicism, even if the latter avoids suffering. I would rather live and suffer through life, giving myself the change to experience love and hope and happiness, even if those emotions will eventually fade. But my ideology&#8212;favouring feelings and emotion&#8212;also seems to favour greed and a whole host of negative emotions. My ideology also seems to rely on the idea of an independent self, which I strongly disagree with (I support the Buddhist idea of dependent origination). I don't know how to reconcile these conflicting beliefs. Anyway, sorry for the rant. I haven't been able to think of much else today.