<p>your words fall on<br /> deaf ears, on minds<br /> unready to hear;</p> <p>what function does your<br /> circumlocution serve<br /> when you convey nothing<br /> but stupidity?</p> <p>love is the message<br /> hate is the message<br /> death is the message<br /> fear is the message<br /> angst is the message<br /> but what is the message?</p> <p>with the advent of the<br /> internet, we&#8217;ve all<br /> become prodigies in poetry;<br /> the prodigal excess<br /> lies in your eyes now.</p> <p>rhythm and sudden<br /> stops do not account<br /> for literary prowess;<br /> saying random, free associated<br /> concepts does not count<br /> for skill.</p> <p>artistic license extends<br /> only as far as art itself does;<br /> when you pervert an art,<br /> are you an artist?</p> <p>contradictions rule the world<br /> so why worry what i say<br /> anyways?</p> <p>close your notepad<br /> turn off your computer<br /> forget everything you know<br /> and start again.</p> <p>start again<br /> or don&#8217;t start at all.</p> 2009-04-21T01:35:25-07:00 143 6 2010-03-10T23:21:03-08:00 2 146