Tag Archives: philosophy
Kyrie Queries
Is Christianity a freckleupon the body of Christ?An infinitesimal sliverof a cake religion sliced?Is Christ stashed in a boxwith doctrines as its locks?The answer’s are anyone’s guess,but I bet they’re Yes, Yes, Yes. Mario A. Pita
Foliage Volition
The fallen leaves were running down the streetas if they had somewhere they wished to go.They seemed to sprint although they had no feet,away from branches where they used to grow. Though we may have free-will, at times it seemswe’re … Continue reading
Umbilical Soliloquy
The doctor said that I should be abortedbecause my mother’s body had been strained,as she’d just given birth, could not afford it,as exile whose resources were drained. But she refused to follow his advice,so I took shape within her womb … Continue reading
Droplet Chalice
When I am told to trust myself, I thinkhow shattered glass can’t trust itself to holda wine, or water, or whatever drink,but though I may not do as I was told, just like a drop of dew that holds the … Continue reading
Curvaceous Visions
We spend our lives in boxes made of thoughtno less than those of brick and glass and wood,the straight-lined dwellings that we rent or bought,rectangular our mental neighborhood. Such dwellings, though, have gotten on my nerves,as if by sharp right … Continue reading
Oneness Lens
At times I’ve looked at others through a wound,the wound that they had given, unintended,retreating to myself as if cocooned,in hopes that magically it would be mended. To see you well, my vision needs a cleanse:the way to see is … Continue reading
People Labels
Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Jew,all labels peel off since there’s more to you.You’re labelled by your ancestry or hue,but labels peel off since there’s more to you.You’re labelled by your wealth or job you do,but labels peel off since there’s … Continue reading
Lawbreaker
All the miracles that people claim You did, like walk on water, make it wine, give vision to the blind and heal the lame, make one fish last so multitudes could dine; that broke the laws of physics when You … Continue reading
Preconceptions
To learn to draw, we have to learn to see the world the way it is, not as we think with symbols shortcuts that we mentally assign to things within an eyelid’s blink. That’s what the one who taught us … Continue reading
Implied Flames
It’s terrible, I feel, the quote from Sartre that “hell is other people,”—cynical and blind to people as an Artist’s art or cosmic spawn and, either way, a miracle, because it is a wonder that there are such beings as … Continue reading
Snapshot Couplets 