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Ietsism

April 29, 2014
By Nicholasjc BRONZE, Salt Lake City, Utah
Nicholasjc BRONZE, Salt Lake City, Utah
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“Anything means everything
if you have context”

No,
“Eyes lie”
So,

“Everything is a mirror”

No,
I trust love
With a knife in its hand and my ribs exposed
With a stab as gentle as an orgasm
And a deft twist that severs my organs
I trust it
To surpass my carbon
To be inscrutable

I trust the penetration
That two things exist.

I taste that God is in the molecules
And dripping flesh
That passion too
Is inscrutable

And I trust that mirrors aren’t flat
That every one is a universe
Everyone

“Trust is unsound”

No
What is sound?
An echo? like
Uncertainty
Uncertainty

If nothing and everything is true
Then Occam’s Razor

“I know how to place my trust”


The author's comments:
I wrote this philosophical piece to explore the nature of reality; whether or not we can trust our perceptions, and whether or not there is anything beyond our perceptions.

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on May. 3 2014 at 9:29 am
hopeisnotcrazy SILVER, None, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
"I don't want to start, but I will." -the amazing ZE FRANK!!!

I love this poem!  "I trust love with a knife in its hand and my ribs exposed..." so powerful. I love the imagery. Also, the repetition with "uncertainty, uncertainty" is really well done.