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Lil Evil on August 13, 2006thank you for the comment on 'Kylen' yes that was a personal experience, but no it didn't help me move on.. I wish it had.
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cafegroundzero on January 1, 2006I am still reviewing your manifesto, or Mr. Crowley's i am not sure which.
You wrote:
6. The idea of female equality. - Women should be the economic and moral equals of men. They should have the same pay, the same working conditions, the same opportunity for drinking, smoking, taking or dismissing lovers.
I would amend this to "They should have the same pay for the same amount of work." I have witnessed too many womyn who take advantatge of the ability of certain men to let the men do more work. Then the womyn sit or stand around and gossip. I have seen this. I'm not saying all womyn are like this, but a few bad apples can bring disrepute to their colleagues. -
Annalise on September 5, 2005I hope you don't mind, but your "Love Papers" write has loosely inspired a write for a contest I was a bit stuck on. I just wanted to let you know, in case you happened upon it and realized that it had a similar theme (in a way). If it bothers you, let me know and I'll remove it.
On another note...the Bohemian Credo by Malcolm Cowley...I find that fascinating. What is the story behind it? Who exactly is Malcolm Cowley ( I know I may sound a bit ignorant with that question
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Best wishes ~Meli~ -
abernaith on August 30, 2005P.S. I see you like David Sedaris. I have only had the chance to read one of his books, "Me Talk Pretty One Day". I read through it all day straight. I couldn't put it down, he does talk pretty
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abernaith on August 30, 2005I find that the biggest hurdle in "self-concept quandaries" is to get out of the "self" part to begin to truly understand that the "concept" is a non-dilemma. Genuine freedom of expression can only come from a genuinely free spirit. Tying the self up in doubts and hesitations, in the points of view other than that of the self, hinders one from seeing truly and feeling truly that he/she is free. This is my utopian view, I struggle to see it through my writing. I am hoping that one day I would cease to struggle even, because, as I said to someone through my poem "On The Second Hand", the more you struggle to see the good in the world, the less chance you will find the silver lining and the more you'll find yourself jaded. You have to open up the self, take the bad with the good, and allow the good to overflow.
We deal with what we have. We must learn to seek freedom inwardly before we begin to seek for it outwardly. Look to the sky, friend. There is no better view.
On a lighter note, I discovered Eliot in this old, battered book in a dusty cabinet in my grandparents' house. It's more than 50 years old, and was my first "old tome" find. I loved the Book of Practical Cats best when I was a wee little lass. Now that I'm older, I'm appreciating his "darker" poems, and plays.
Usually, I don't ask strangers what their favorite poems are. Instead, I ask them what books they read.
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zenzee on August 29, 2005Wow- we really share many interests. It is funny because you never meet someone on the street and ask them what their favorite poem is—usually. I like the ideas in the Bohemian Credo, but I understand why it’s not our Bill of Rights or anything. I wish that more people tried to open their minds to why we really chose to live the way we do- Are we doing what is right and want we want, or do we feel pressured by society/our families/or friends ? I have the biggest self-concept problem, so this is a question I ask myself quite often I always feel afraid to go after what I want because I begin to consider how everyone around me would react…then I realize that they probably see me clearer than I see myself.
“Prufrock” was my original favorite poem that I found on my own (not in a text book or assignment—that one would have to La Belle Dame Sans Merci-Keats). Even though I have found so many poems that I love equally, that can not be compared- I have to stick by Eliot. That poem just has SO much to say- and you can read it forever and always have something to think about, plus all the allusions. I love the passage you pointed out, but I would probably say that no matter which one you posted!!
Thank you so much for all your wonderful comments. I look forward to reading you stuff and I hope you keep in touch.
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abernaith on August 29, 2005Hello.
Just dropping by to read. 
I see you have the Bohemian Credo. I live by some of its principles, I won't let my idealism be completely crushed without a fight. I still believe the world is heading for utopia, just as soon as it sheds the trappings of capitalism, that is. *sigh* I'm afraid my activist nature was rather stunted, owing much to the fact that I still endure the apathy and passivity in the society around me.
Anyways, on a lighter note, I wish to share with you -my- love for T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock" with my most favorite lines:
And indeed there will be time
For the yellow smoke that slides along the street,
Rubbing its back upon the window-panes;
There will be time to murder and create,
And time for all the works and days of hands
That lift and drop a question on your plate;
Time for you and time for me,
And time yet for a hundred indecisions,
And for a hundred visions and revisions,
Before the taking of a toast and tea.
In the room the women come and go
Talking of Michelangelo.
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zenzee on May 26, 2005If you haven't had a chance yet...please check out the other poems in this contest, especially Love for My Children (My Legacy) by sarahblu!!!
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zenzee on May 26, 2005Everyone must read Chlorinated Despair
by momentarylapse in the contest Sylvia Plath was Right
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