to forgive is a cop-out
& a lie.
if you have ever tried, you know.
you don’t succeed, even if you think you do
& it kills you – the wound
plastered.
the second wrong is to do nothing about the first.
the soul flushed on one side, smarts & festers.
the one side blood-tipped, struck
severally, cracks like those momentous
fireworks, the afterglow of nothing.
the body wonders [sic]
as it does at the phenomenon
of physical pain.
delete before forgive… and no one really forgives until you stop replaying the hurt. But vengeance from an inability to accept your own hurt…there’s money and religion in that!
Probably a bit off topic, excuse me, but the morning caffeine has kicked in.
What I like most about Nietzsche was his comment about philosophy being bloodline meaning whose theories best suited the ruling order got the funding and were supported.
there’s certainly religion in that, but if there’s money in it, I best stay out of it. I don’t see it as an act of vengeance, however, because one can’t accept one’s hurt; but rather, restoring the balance. That might be a difference in emphasis only. i don’t know, Thanks Dean.
The stoics would disagree but the nihilists and cynics, and maybe even Nietzsche, would think you’re onto something. One of my favourite things about poetry is the short-form philosophy it often personifies and this is an exceptionally written poetic observation – a little slash in the surface, showing the blood and cogs under the skin.
Thanks very much Sommer. A thoughtful and intelligent comment as usual. The stoics need a bit of shove , I think. Nietzsche definitely agrees with me