Posted by kazoo on July 2, 2001, at 0:42:58
In reply to Depressing Poetry , posted by Mr. Scott on July 1, 2001, at 21:23:18
Dear Mr. Scott:
The dilithium crystals are for the warp drives only, and are *not* to be encapsulated and injested.
> He may one day ride that train, to a place that’s free of pain, at least in theory.
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In "theory"?"Because I could not stop for Death -
He kindly stopped for me -
the Carriage held but just Ourselves -
And Immortality."Maybe you can help me out with something, because I just don't get it!
What did Emily Dickinson, who only left her house twice in her entire life, know about Life, Eternity and Immortality that most people don't even come near to understanding?
What did this simple, unassuming, selfless, mousy wall-flower "see" and "feel" that most miss (myself included, of course)?
I don't get it either, Mr. Scott, so you are not alone.
> Couldn’t you see beneath his skin and the layers of water and fat? Didn’t you see who he wanted to be…if only.
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If only what?I see we have a self-image problem here, but don't fret, everybody does in one way or another. Look at it this way: suppose you were a Hollywood actor and *had* to retain a particular image, but could not? Pity the poor celluloid hero? No way and fuggetaboudit. We do have some control as to whom we wish to be, or how we "see" ourselves. No excuses. Sometimes you have to grab the bull by its horns and twist until it growls "Nyet!"
Also ... it's sometimes better not to think.
(a think-less) kazoo
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