The Intelligence of a Few..

Posted by jay on Jun 19, 2012 in Heavier Things, Poems

“Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden.”

~ Phaedrus

April 28

Posted by jay on Sep 28, 2010 in Poems, things i love

Because hate is legislated . . . written into
the primer and testament,
shot into our blood and brain like vaccine or vitamins

Because our day of time, of hours — and the clock-hand turns,
closes the circle upon us; and black timeless night
sucks us in like quicksand, receives us totally —
without a raincheck or a parachute, a key to heaven or the last long look

…..

Because slow negative death withers the world and only yes
can turn the tide

…..