true love
Yes! I want the whole world to know
I delight more in the kiss you throw
than in {Kim Kardashian’s} fellatio
Leading a life that will never be approved of
So there. This is what you have done.
Something inside is waiting until you are gone.
My highest morality is a travesty.
My greatest love, revolting.
My sacred ones, a blemish on your race.
My hatred, the purest thing I know.
How I avoided Depression
The original title of this article was “How I Overcame Depression” because it sounds more spectacular and is more likely to propel me into the realm of fickle yet immensely enjoyable Internet fame. But I didn’t want to lie. I don’t believe my symptoms, burdensome and debilitating as they were, warranted the diagnosis of clinical …
Mama, I killed a deer
Mama, I killed a deer I saw him come so near in my headlights it is clear and o Mama, I killed a fish snapped him from his stream thought I heard him scream and o Mama, I killed a frog we dissected him in class the teacher let it pass and o Mama, I …
Review: Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker
Seven years after his The Better Angels of our Nature, the book in which he presented abundant statistics and reasons why violence has declined, Steven Pinker has published an even more ambitious tome defending the idea and ideals of Enlightenment. The controversy that arose from the ‘cautiously optimist’ view he presented in 2011 might have …
Whatever works (flarf)
Howdy, There’s no doubt that your web site could be having internet browser compatibility issues. Raise your arms their own original position and then squeeze the blades of the shoulder. In countries like America where we eat little fish, the obesity rate is sky rocketing. First step is to write several high quality articles but additionally …
Scientific consensus
Don’t underestimate the power of pretty scientific models! On the catwalk of the universe they are all we have.
Reading: Writing a résumé by Wisława Szymborska
Fellow Dutch poet Martijn Benders mentioned a poem by the famous Wisława Szymborska that I didn’t know yet. I like it so here it is. Writing a résumé What needs to be done? Fill out the application and enclose a résumé. Regardless of the length of life a résumé is best kept short. Concise, well-chosen …
Alzheimer’s
it was hard to determine the precise moment
when her gaze became tomorrowless
although i remember the thick smell of sheets
and the clinical light
i can still remember that she stole a kiss
and that all she knew was left in her hands
how they held on to the cold bars of the bed
Be careful
Be particularly careful about the following four words: sacrifice, eternity, purity, redemption. If you hear any of these, sound the alarm. And if you happen to live in a country whose leader routinely says things like ‘Their sacrifice will redeem the purity of our eternal nation’ – know that you are in deep trouble. – Yuval Noah Harari, 21 lessons
Flarf of spam messages
Hi. I see that you don’t update your website too often. Recently one of my clients, a retired member of the Angola’s state oil firm (SONANGOL) mandated me to move and re-invest his liquid assets to a country with high economic possibility for investment and profit purpose as well as safe keeping to be managed …
The Beginning of Winter
A cold evening, the first snow of the season has fallen.
I get a coffee and look at the powdered streets.
With the coffee comes a glass of ice cold water.
The market is a dark row of tarps and stacked crates.
Lyrics: Andrew Bird
We often overlook how important poetry is in our society. Our identities are nearly unthinkable without the poetic, artful language that we share. We just don’t call it poetry. We call it slogans. We call it sayings. And above all, we call it lyrics. Take the pop violinist and singer Andrew Bird. Here is a …
Shopping alone when you are five
The world must be so exciting for her. I try to imagine how she experiences the shops, the distance to the riverside park or the large playground, the roads full of traffic, the market. Buying a snack in the corner store is something trivial for us, a relatively meaningless act we won’t remember. It’s no …
Reading: Light by Charles Simic
Fellow Dutch poet Willem Thies shared this short poem from the book “The lunatic” by Charles Simic on social media. I forward it here. The light Our thoughts like it quiet In this no-bird dawn, Like the way the early light Takes the world as it finds it And makes no comment About the apples …
Lyrics: Take me to church by Hozier
It took me a while before I realized the words of Hozier’s famous song Take me to church. Take me to church I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies I’ll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife Offer me that deathless death Good God, let me give you …