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O' Sanctus Simplicitas!

Cold, concrete consistency
Confounds, confuses, vexes me
The nature of our mystery
Is masked by Mr. Mastery

Such paradox! Get me Nietzsche!
A holy, hellish simplicity!
A veil, you see, is all you see
A shroud, you see, is all we can see
Withdrawn at last, mercifully
When body breathes the saline sea
A shroud, you see, is all we see
A veil, you see, my love, is all we can see

I crave radiant complexity
And black night oft-times gets the best of me
That calm, controlled consistency
Imbues with doubt a sand psyche

But there are joys yet to be found
Amongst the clouds and underground
But you must hearken to the sound
Look hard enough, lost will be found

But misery sows seeds of fear
You must draw light from the angels here
And oh! if spirits start to fade, I know,
Been so long since we had a parade
Oh wise Efrim, prophet-knight, Yes!
Let's! Unparalleled parade
A parade in paradise with the eternal Ace of Spade

A paradox! Let's call Nietzsche!
Holy, hellish simplicity
A shroud, you see, is all you see
A veil, you see, is all we can see
But clarity, eventually
Rises up out of cyclone sea
Loving light, you see, is all we'll see
A shroud, you see, such is everything we see
But a loving, living, lavish, luminous light is all that we will be

Author notes

The title, the inclusion of Nietzsche, and "holy, hellish simplicity" all reference a passage from "Beyond Good and Evil" by Friedrich Nietzsche, which I believe begins the second section of the book.

The fifth stanza alludes to a monologue written by Efrim Menuck, in the song "Built Then Burnt (Hurrah! Hurrah!)" by his band, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-la-la Band, specifically:

"It's been so long since we had a parade. So let's have a parade. Let's invite all our friends, and all our friends' friends. Let's promenade down the boulevards! With terrific pride, and light in our eyes. Twelve feet tall, and staggering. Sick with joy, with the angels there, and light in our eyes."

Both works are very, very highly recommended, of course. =)

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  • drifting cloud silver member
    July 11
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    Great insights here to offer the reader in this well written poem. Some words that hit me:
    'The nature of our mystery
    Is masked by Mr. Mastery'

    'But misery sows seeds of fear
    You must draw light from the angels here'

    I see the complexity of this world hiding the simplicity of Truth. Not sure how you see it.


    • ghostofligeia
      July 15
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      That is exactly what I was going for. All of our senses and thoughts are as a veil in front of our eyes, withdrawn at death as we bask in a purer, truer form of existence. Such is my thought, anyway.


  • consternation imply
    July 8
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    EXCELLENT

    I love the way this reads.