Sunday, May 06, 2007

something else



what can we do?

by charles bukowski



at their best, there is gentleness in Humanity.

some understanding and, at times, acts of

courage

but all in all it is a mass, a glob that doesn't

have too much.

it is like a large animal deep in sleep and

almost nothing can awaken it.

when activated it's best at brutality,

selfishness, unjust judgments, murder.


what can we do with it, this Humanity?


nothing.


avoid the thing as much as possible.

treat it as you would anything poisonous, vicious

and mindless.

but be careful. it has enacted laws to protect

itself from you.

it can kill you without cause.

and to escape it you must be subtle.

few escape.


it's up to you to figure a plan.


I have met nobody who has escaped.


I have met some of the great and

famous but they have not escaped

for they are only great and famous within

Humanity.


I have not escaped

but I have not failed in trying again and

again.


before my death I hope to obtain mylife.

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