dynamics of Human interaction
complex because of sheer Simplicity
blinded, no, governed by Ego
Ruled by emotion, distanced by perception
narrow-minded to the point of Self-Destruction
the tragic Flaw made manifest
view the world through a Lens
Your lens, My lens, but never the Same lens
varying shades of a dulling Gray
so what is Reality? what is Existence?
cast off the rose-colored glasses
only to See that we are once again deceived
hidden behind the seamless paneling we call senses
the Hypocrisy runs through your veins, animating your limbs
transforming, misinterpreting actions once destined to be Noble
peel away the Layers of monstrosity
leaving behind only the bare Essence
in an attempt to justify Humanity and Cynicism
and your brand of Morality, stemming from a twisted take on life
striving for Perfection, trapped in the confines of your own mind
never stopping to ask, is Ignorance really Bliss?
or perhaps there exists an Obligation to character
outweighing the sense of shielding Chivalry
falsely saved, with aid of the deus ex machina
rewrapping your Soul, never to be seen again
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Your writing is articulate and conveys a lot, despite the lack of big flowery words. It reminds me of Joyce's writing almost. I love it! :) I can imagine this being read aloud during an Open Mic session, haha.
I'm just curious about the significance of the capitalization and the absence of periods and commas.
My favorite lines:
"view the world through a Lens
Your lens, My lens, but never the Same lens"
I also never heard the term "deus ex machina".
I can't wait to read more of your work :D
ALSO! Is your title alluding to Shrek? Just curious, haha.
thanks :)
the capitalization is just the word that was the 'main idea' of the line, kind of whatever was important to me
the lack of punctuation is cuz i like to write because its more of like a stream, like flowing, whether or not the ideas from the preceding or following lines go with it or not
deus ex machina - in literary critique it's meant to describe a bad/unrealistic or fantastical solution to a problem, but in latin, literally translated, it's 'god from machine'
haha yeah, the title is alluding to shrek; i was having a conversation with my friend about another friend who opened up to me, and it just never occurred to me that he'd be so like, complicated? thats not the word, but you know, like layered, like onions? haha
hazel, that was amazing. keep posting stuff on here!
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