21/8/06
Silence is the policy of hope – before judgement, down on one metaphorical knee; a paintbrush (of all things) in one hand and a list of wrongdoings in the other – it’s a moment of chastisement followed by humility followed by contrition of the most naked sort – chances are it won’t ever happen again which would be the worst and best thing in the world combined – still a fool is always a fool (in tarot, card zero) and this one walks with the oddest gait that leads him to gaze perpetually upward, not looking where he is going while his steps lead inevitably to his fall –
Silence is the policy of hope – before judgement, down on one metaphorical knee; a paintbrush (of all things) in one hand and a list of wrongdoings in the other – it’s a moment of chastisement followed by humility followed by contrition of the most naked sort – chances are it won’t ever happen again which would be the worst and best thing in the world combined – still a fool is always a fool (in tarot, card zero) and this one walks with the oddest gait that leads him to gaze perpetually upward, not looking where he is going while his steps lead inevitably to his fall –
A mattress on the floor; a scattering of possessions
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Silence is the language of Iago. A mattress on the floor and a smattering of possessions. Silence is a space made for the world to breathe. Lovers of silence are holy fools. And will express themselves in a language which makes silence chuckle.
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