Prepared for the Fight
I shall stand at the helmWith victory in sightAnd steer to the shorelinePrepared for the fight. – Sinz I shall stand at the helmWith my destruction in sightReady to be overwhelmedBut prepared for the fight.– Esinz One prevails,If wearing the right clothes. – Sinz
Entrez!
Enter the darkness to see the light.— Esinz and Alaina
Forever Tomorrow/ Reflection and Revision
The past is past,and will be forever.The future is now,and will be tomorrow.— Esinz The future is a predictive reflection of tomorrow.The past is a revision of yesterday’s circumstances. – Sinz
Together Apart
I’m good at taking things apart.Putting them back together is not my forte, though. – Sinz Why would you want to put them back together? – Resistenz Anger mostly.And a bit of juris prudence.Latent convictions of moral antipathy.Long infused data hypotheses.Recanted axioms of neuroticism. – Sinz
Have Mercy
I bought a loaf of bread,And cut it into eight,A slice upon my plate,And seven still to wait,I did not hesitate,To contemplate my fate,A rich man is my state,For hunger I did abate,Once again the Gods have spake,Have mercy on this wretched rake,For he is troubled make no mistake,But mortal time will close the gate,And […]
Ecce Homo
He was a man,He lived,He died. – Esinz and Sinz
The Foothills of Madness, & Grace of God
I have lived many lives, I have traveled many miles, The tortuous sun, The inundating rain, The beloved grace, The irrevocable sadness, Only to die, At the foothills, Of madness. – Sinz The foothills of madness, Are the grace of God. Lose your mind to the sovereignty of purpose, And you will find the absurdity […]
Hell Upside Down / Stuck in the Middle
What does God do in his spare time? Procure injection moldings of eye glass frames? Lock dryer doors with Crazy Glue? No. He paints. This one looks like Hell upside down. – Sinz Hell is down, heaven is up, and we’re just stuck in the middle. – Esinz
Two Brothers
The sense of Sinz is the essence of Esinz. – Esinz The essence of Sinz is the sense of Esinz. – Sinz.
Make ‘Em Pay/Every One of ‘Em
Make the bastards pay, every foot of the way. – Esinz (advice to my parents at the end of a letter in 1975) Reticent phobia slackers. Every one of ’em. – Sinz