Even a name

There has never been a word that corresponded to a thing. Even a name is involved with a concept of identity.

Preparation

Everything is preparation for poetry. And poetry is preparation for everything.

What hell is

Hell is the not-sufficiently-stimulating.

Of work & play

Work is repetitive, play is relatively unconstrained.

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I'm just trying (Borge)

It's your language. I'm just trying to use it.

Victor Borge

Most people

Most people would benefit from having more, not fewer, doubts about the accuracy of their models of reality.

What are the rules?

What are the rules governing the establishment of rules?

I do say

I do not say that I do. I do say that I do not.

Another step

There is always another step to be taken.
There is not always another you to take it.

As

Pleasure is a kind of pain as negation is a kind of assent.

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Everyone

Everyone misunderstands poetry. Including me.

Abstraction

Abstraction is a construction.

I want to believe

Looking at the human construction I want to believe in erosion.

Blessed is he

Blessed is he who does not know his part in the economy.

The invasion

The invasion proved an inversion of the vision.

Past a certain point

Aging, past a certain point, is unforgiveable.

A poet

A poet is one who almost says what others cannot say.

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