April 2023 | poems by culturing

Wait, Think, SpeakStillborn I fell through the silence of water

Where They Can See YouYour feelings may threaten their power,

They May Be RightI was here before, but did not know it.

The Thin VeilHow many graves will it take before

Menagerie of RulesThere are no universalizable maxims,

MonotheismWill monotheism suffice?

Stop the BombingAmazing isn't it, how easily one now

The ScientistThe scientist pauses, haunched

ContritionI believe we are waiting for Caesar,

The ProtestantThe Protestant weeps

Some OtherUpon the way backward

DutyThere are those who accept the old Duty

WallowWho can stand them, obsessed

Untold MiseryHow can there have been so much

Good EyesI was born sighted in a tribe of the blind,

Little BirdLittle bird sings of the break of spring,

The Way of the NightLike no one's business, I entered

culminationYou would think that by now

Who are we?The peoples of the Mediterranean

Something About PlatoThere's just something about Plato

The Question of DemocracyThe People are not worthy of their servants

SourcesNo more the uneducated masses,

On Whose AuthorityThe people demand a show, like always,

What time is thisThey are proud to have learned their lessons

Some NaturesSome natures are harmful,

If He Would Speak TodayIf he would speak today, the Poet

At EleusisFollow these steps, if you dare