MathGeek Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 The revivalist wins souls wonderfully for The Lord, The Most High. The atheist wins bodies wonderfully for humankind's own sake. This bloodless war of words, found mostly in printed pages, is the essence Of how illusion can afflict the psychic self more than physical Ailments can afflict body parts. Moving pieces can still retain semblance Of true functioning. God or no God, First cause or Infinite cycle Of known or unknown fore-cause and unknowable aftereffects, We, The kind bipedal, are suffering with psychic poisoning, a deep Toxicity that may never, ever be purged like asbestos lung. Those with the power have cued us to be beings that are subversive, Prone to violence, prone to notions that corrupt us up utterly. Pre-programmed to be social, prone to communal attitudes and mores, Being sociable is the foundation for our biological Madness. Without it, we become beasts blithering about like weeds. Antidotes prescribed have come and gone. Too much becomes new poison. This war between the extremes is only a cue to commit more sin. Culture divides us, but the bodies unite us. The real starting point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchpiper Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 This war between the extremes is only a cue to commit more sin. Ahhh....nice. You sure write some deep poetry Mathgeek, from the couple I've read here. This poem brought to mind one of the books I am currently reading, True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, by Eric Hoffer. Thought provoking stuff.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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