Apocalypse Forecast (the end is near):
My Manifesto Is A Disclaimer
Fri, April 18, 2008 - 10:56 PM
I thought I'd give you a few poems to read,
to find out if they suck,
as I often suspect they do.
But really I don't give a (flying) fuck what you think
because I'm a self-centered rock-star
and these are self-centered rock-star poems
and only pussies look for approval.
But I thought I'd give then to you anyway,
to see if you think they suck
because if they do
then I'll know I'm on the right track
and well on my way to fame and fortune,
to groupies and some really boss clothes,
like black pleather and glittery platforms,
and who cares if I have no talent,
at least I will look hot
and all anyone really cares about
is attitude and sex right?
So fuck literature and fuck the greater truth,
the world revolves Me
and I'm too busy keeping my head above water
to contemplate poetry,
let alone the greater truth.
Besides, who really needs poetry when you're being paid to look hot.
Or some variation there of.
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Sat, April 19, 2008 - 5:16 PM
Nice attitude, I like it.. you'll go far with that attitude. Who knows where, but not where most people are going, and that's something..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Mon, May 26, 2008 - 8:21 AM
Yes, I like this poem. I like the ironic tone of self-conscious self-centeredness, or wanting approval but knowing that it is unnecessary. it captures the dilemma that modern culture imposes on people who have any brains.
The mass society invites rebellion as the only way to retain our sense of individuality. But it goes against out instincts to undermine our own group, the "pack" to which we belong. A traditional society affirms the worth of individuals by what they contribute to the group. Individuals are conscious of their links to previous and future generations, their personal responsibility to preserve what has been handed down and to transmit it, forward and those who break the rules of their society are subjected to public scorn to help them change their ways, and, in the worst cases, expulsion. Modern society rewards people for "achievements" which are often anti-social. We admire wealth but impose no obligation to share or be generous. When people break our rules, we rarely try very hard to reform them because they aren't regarded as valuable: they are regarded as nuisances to be managed or even destroyed. In a mass society, there is a surplus of people and individuals are expendable. Faced with the mindlessness and distorted values of modern society, smart people reject the mind-set and seek another way. But there is always tension in rejecting the ways of our group, because our evolution and instincts have made us societal by nature. (I developed these ideas from reading books by Dr Alexander Lowen and Farley Mowat.) |
