The Dark Night of the Soul
can only be seen through your eyes
To capture the image in question
that lights up all the darkness
and thus makes the human condition unbearable.
Nothing can be said to humanity
that it does not already know…
the poet simply illuminates
the knowledge within the darkness of us all.
Enemies surround poetry:
Shamelessness; arrogance; judgment; the mockery of ignorance;
laziness; belief in flattery; fame;
verses: a tool to deny God,
freedom to say something shocking;
the best way to break life’s nose;
with the values of society;
the most dangerous art: poetry –
