Saturday, May 21, 2011

eros

yes i am afraid so

it is the only topic worth writing about
since it is all that i think about
pretty much

good thing i at least mean it
in a fairly broad sense

eros as longing for the other
light seeking darkness
conscious seeking unconscious

and always
no matter what

seeking travel

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i have just finshed my milk shake
here at the overpriced yuppie cafe
in yuppie nob hill

where I came after being bored to tears
by a non-eros party

and again in the broader sense
yet perhaps no less offensive

a whole lot of middle class
white folks sitting around
being boring

risking nothing
chitting and chatting
no one creating or proposing or seeking

this is obviously a direct reflection back to me
as i considered for several long hours

the need to become more practical
now that i am 48 and such

fuck that

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it may also be a direct reflection
that i was just not interested in anyone there
in the stricter sense of eros

i have to confess the only gals i have regret about
are strictly the most beautiful ones

any what-if wondering i have ever had
is a completely shallow affair based on chemistry

weird how that is

i continue to recover from the hoax that was california
speaking of which

i moments ago realized that it was a trial run
to see how it would feel to be in love with someone

fairly consistently for six months or so
i liked it

i just want the whole manifestation now

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it is amazing how many women i've pursued or dated
or been in various compromised positions with

the last eleven years
yet in only two cases

of approximately three months each
was i in any kind of consistent sexual relationship

i have to conclude from this
in order to not run screaming down the hall

that i must have a significant need for

eros

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i liked sarah a lot
she didn't bore me ever

she is so alive and full of inquiry
beautiful as the day is long

i miss her in moments
but not the insanity

of self-denial
trying to fit my needs into

those of the other guy
i am bigger than that

and far more intense

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what is it like to be normal
to think like other people

to imagine you can cut your little corner
of the universal deal

to have a child and partially survive
your date with mortality thus

while the quality of life around the planet goes to hell
because of too many people becoming as unconscious

as i would if i were to choose to be a father
it would be all money all the time and

just accept the rest
there would be no time for eros

no less saving the world
like we are

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i wish i had a great punch line
you can probably insert your own

oh well
i'm sure there's more to say

perhaps this:

the chi of the midlife crisis
need not be acted out to fruition

but it deserves at least the attention
it takes to harvest that overwhelming drive

and at least sublimate it
into something

it doesn't need to be a shamanic dimensional
achievement either

just maybe a rock band
or some dumb but beautiful thing

i can do while i'm here




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