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“…There is enough treachery, hatred, violence, absurdity in the average
human being to supply any given army on any given day…”

“…beware the average man, the average woman,
beware their love, their love is average,
seeks average,

but there is genius in their hatred,

there is enough genius in their hatred to kill you,
to kill anybody,
not wanting solitude,
not understanding solitude,
they will attempt to destroy anything
that differs from their own….”

“…Not being able to love fully,
they will believe your love incomplete,
and then they will hate you,
and their hatred will be perfect,
like a shining diamond,
like a knife,
like a mountain,
like a tiger,
like hemlock,
their finest art.”

the way to kill a man
> show him a photograph
of what he used to be.

> the way to save a man

> show him a photograph
> of the woman she once was

> then let him look

> at what they’ve
> become.
> then he will know.
> then he will finally
> know.

I awakened to dryness and the world was
frightened.
I went to the window and saw
trees
shaking.
I saw the leaves
dying.
it was a
shabby
world.
I went back to
bed
and
pulled up
the covers.
I thought about
the woman
I had
once
known.

radiant

full
of
light.

now

just
another
leaf
in the
Wind.

it was
sad
and
it was
true.

I slept
until
the
sun
came
up.

there is a search for a
fabled woman.
this search
leads to
the bedrooms of
the world.
it’s a long and
tiring road.
some men
get lucky
early.
others
spend a
lifetime
trying.
it’s a matter of
patience
and
stamina.
it’s a matter of
luck.
it’s a matter of
knowing
when
you’ve
found
her.
and it’s
a matter of
knowing
when
to
let
her
go.