Epigrams #33 (Witticism: to Wake Up to (in Spanish and English now))
Author: Dennis Siluk
< P > 1 < / P > < P > T h e r e s a n o l d s a y i n g t h a t s q u i t e t r u e : < B R > I f t h e r e s a w i l l , t h e r e s a w a y , a l a s , < B R > M a k e s u r e y o u m a k e r o o m f o r a w a y < B R > b a c k t h o u g h . < / P > < P > 6 / 2 0 0 4 < / P > < P > 2 < / P > < P > P e o p l e d o n t c h o o s e t h e i r f e a r s ; < B R > t h e i r j e a l o u s i e s , e n v i e s a n d h a t e s , < B R > t h e y d o . < / P > < P > 3 < / P > < P > T h e s e c r e t i s n o t t h a t a n a l i e n r a c e < B R > h a s c o m e t o e a r t h t o v i s i t u s , i t i s i n < B R > t h a t , i t d i e s o n a s u n l e s s p l a n e t , < B R > s o m e p l a c e i n n o w h e r e . < / P > < P > 4 < / P > < P > T h e H u m a n O r i g i n s : p o s s i b l y i s < B R > a m i x t u r e o f a n c i e n t g e n e t i c m u t a t i o n s < B R > a n d a f a c e l i f t f r o m H o m o H a b i l i s , < B R > t o t h e H o m o c r e a t u r e s w e a r e t o d a y . < B R > B u t w h o d i d t h e u p l i f t i n g ? < / P > < P > 5 < / P > < P > F o r e v e r y e f f e c t t h e r e i s a s o u r c e ; < B R > a n d w h o s h a l l h a v e t h e r i g h t t o < B R > p o s s e s s i t ? I t i s a g o o d q u e s t i o n . < / P > < P > A n d t o k i l l a k i l l e r , y o u m u s t b e < B R > a m o r e s e v e r k i l l e r , o r b e k i l l e d . < / P > < P > 6 < / P > < P > F o r e v e r y e f f e c t c r e a t e d < B R > t h e r e i s a p r i c e t o b e p a i d < B R > b y t h e p o p u l a t i o n t h a t s a f e < B R > g u a r d s i t . < / P > < P > 7 < / P > < P > F a i t h b e l i e v e s , i t a l s o t r u s t s , < B R > a n d i t a l s o t e s t s . < / P > < P > 8 - - < / P > < P > E v i l b r e e d s e v i l t h u s , < B R > t h e i n i t i a t o r h a s s o m e t h i n g < B R > t o l o o k f o r w a r d t o 9 < / P > < P > T h e r e a r e t h i n g s m o r e p o w e r f u l t h a n H e l l < B R > a n d i t s d e m o n s : i t s c a l l e d : s e l f - i n t e r e s t . < / P > < P > 1 0 < / P > < P > S o m e t i m e s w e r e i n t h e m o u t h o f t h e w h a l e < B R > a n d s t i l l o t h e r t i m e s w e a r e r u n n i n g f r o m t h e l i o n ; < B R > s e l d o m a r e w e i n t h e j u n g l e u n d i s t u r b e d ; t h u s , < B R > w h e n i t c o m e s a b o u t , w e m u s t g r a b t h e m o m e n t < / P > < P > N o t e : E p i g r a m s : 1 1 a n d 1 2 w r i t t e n 1 / 2 0 0 6 < / P > < P > 1 1 < / P > < P > T r a g e d y < / P > < P > W h e n t h e r e i s p a i n < B R > I t b e c o m e s m o r e i m p o r t a n t < B R > ( f o r s o m e r e a s o n ) , w h e n < B R > h a p p i n e s s i s n e a r b y . < / P > < P > 1 / 2 5 / 2 0 0 6 [ # 1 1 0 5 ] < / P > < P > 1 2 < / P > < P > C o l d D i s p l e a s u r e < / P > < P > C o l d D i s p l e a s u r e l e a v e s a m a n t w i s t e d < B R > s o t i g h t i t g i v e s h i m e x a s p e r a t i n g a b s e n t e e < B R > t h i n k i n g . < / P > < P > 1 / 2 8 / 2 0 0 5 < / P > < P > N o t e : T h e f o l l o w i n g t w o E p i g r a m s o n < B R > C h a r a c t e r [ 1 3 & a m p ; 1 4 ] w e r e w r i t t e n : 2 / 1 9 9 3 < / P > < P > 1 3 < / P > < P > C h a r a c t e r # 1 < / P > < P > I h a s t e n t o s a y < B R > S t a t e m e n t s i n t o m a n ' s c h a r a c t e r < B R > A l s o r e f e r s o h i s s o u l ! . . . < / P > < P > 1 4 < / P > < P > C h a r a c t e r # 2 < / P > < P > C h a r a c t e r i s o f t e n m o l d e d m o r e b y < B R > [ i n d u c e d b y ] s e l f i n t e r e s t ; t h u s , < B R > l e a v i n g m a n c h a i n e d t o a c l o c k < B R > t h a t i s a b o u t t o c r a c k . < / P > < P > M o r e : E p i g r a m s : 1 5 a n d 1 7 w r i t t e n 1 / 2 0 0 6 < / P > < P > 1 5 < / P > < P > I m a g e r y P o e t r y < / P > < P > P o e t r y : I m a g e r y ( o r , I m a g i n a t i o n ) i n < B R > p o e t r y , i s t h e l i f e a n d c h a r a c t e r o f a < B R > p o e m l e s t y o u c l i p i t s w i n g s a n d < B R > c a l l i t c o s m i c . < / P > < P > # 1 1 2 2 1 / 2 9 / 0 6 < / P > < P > 1 6 < / P > < P > T h e L i v i n g E a r s < / P > < P > T h e y s t a n d a l o n g s i d e o f m e , < B R > t h o s e e a r s , f i l l e d w i t h s o u n d s , < B R > h a n d - m a d e s p e a k e r s ( r e v e r s e d ) < B R > b y s o m e a n g e l i c b e i n g ; t h e y < B R > s t a n d , t h o s e s e a - f a r i n g t w i n s , < B R > m y b r e t h r e n , b r i n g i n g t h e i r < B R > e m e r a l d s o u n d s i n t o m y h e a d . < / P > < P > # 1 1 2 3 1 / 3 0 / 2 0 0 6 < / P > < P > 1 7 < / P > < P > B a r r e d W i n d o w s a n d L o s t S h o e s < / P > < P > I n a w o r l d o f f i g s a n d p o w e r - b r o k e r s , < B R > S a t a n r u n s a f t e r p o e t s ; t h u s , I c a n t < B R > a p o l o g i z e f o r w h a t i s t r u t h , b u t p o e t s < B R > a l w a y s s e e m t o b e l o o k i n g f o r a l o s t < B R > s h o e s s a v e , t h e y d o n t j u m p o u t o f < B R > w i n d o w s f i r s t ! < / P > < P > 1 8 < / P > < P > W a s G o d a b o y s c o u t ? N o o n e < B R > t h i n k s s o b u t A m e r i c a n s . < / P > < P > # 1 1 3 6 1 / 0 6 < / P > < P > 1 9 < / P > < P > B e l i e v i n g i n o n e r e l i g i o n t o < B R > a n o t h e r , b e c a u s e i t w a s g i v e n < B R > t o y o u a t b i r t h , o r a t f a c e v a l u e , < B R > i s l i k e m a r r y i n g i n h a s t e a n d < B R > t r y i n g t o m a k e t h e b e s t o f i t . < / P > < P > 2 0 < / P > < P > A n I d e a l < / P > < P > A n i d e a l ( y o u r i d e a l ) r e m a i n i n g a n i d e a l < B R > w i t h i n o n e s s e l f , u n t i l i t b e c o m e s a < B R > p u b l i c n u i s a n c e ( b e c o m i n g a n n o y i n g < B R > t o o t h e r s ) , i s y o u r o w n f a u l t i f t h e r e i s < B R > a p r i c e t o p a y . < / P > < P > # 1 1 3 5 1 / 2 0 0 6 < / P > < P > 2 1 < / P > < P > T h e D o u b l e F l a g < / P > < P > W h a t c a n A m e r i c a s a y t o t h e w o r l d ? < / P > < P > I t h a s n t s a i d a l r e a d y ? w i t h < B R > i t s g r a n i t e w a l l s , a n d p i l g r i m s r o c k ; < B R > f o r i t s c i v i l i z a t i o n h a s n o o n e f l a g , i t < B R > h a s t h e m a l l . A n d s o i t s h a r e s i t s < B R > f l a g w i t h t h e w o r l d ! . . . ( w h e r e w e r e < B R > a l l f r o m ) . < / P > < P > # 1 1 2 9 1 / 2 0 0 6 < / P > < P > 2 2 < / P > < P > A d v i c e f o r M i c e < / P > < P > I v e l e a n e d f o r m y s e l f , m y s e n s e s < B R > a r e b e t t e r t h a n m y m i n d [ t h i n k i n g o r < B R > d e l i b e r a t i n g ] . A n d a n o t h e r s a d v i c e < B R > b e a r s s e l f - i n t e r e s t ; t h u s , w h a t c a n < B R > I d o ? D i e a s y o u w i l l ; p r a y a s y o u < B R > m a y ; a n d a v o i d i n - l a w s w h o h a v e < B R > m o r e s a y w i t h y o u r s p o u s e t h a n < B R > y o u . < / P > < P > # 1 1 3 0 1 / 2 0 0 6 < / P > < P > 2 3 < / P > < P > C h a r a c t e r # 1 < / P > < P > I h a s t e n t o s a y < B R > S t a t e m e n t s i n t o m a n s c h a r a c t e r < B R > A l s o r e f e r s t o h i s s o u l ! . . . < / P > < P > 2 / 1 9 9 3 [ # 1 1 4 6 ] < / P > < P > 2 4 < / P > < P > C h a r a c t e r # 2 < / P > < P > C h a r a c t e r i s o f t e n m o l d e d < B R > M o r e b y ( i n d u c e d b y ) s e l f - i n t e r e s t < B R > T h u s , l e a v i n g m a n c h a i n e d t o a c l o c k < B R > T h a t i s a b o u t r e a d y t o c r a c k . < / P > < P > 2 / 1 9 9 3 [ # 1 1 4 7 ] < / P > < P > 2 5 < / P > < P > T h e O u t s i d e W o r l d < / P > < P > P e r h a p s w e a r e n o t s u p p o s e d t o h a v e < B R > c o n t a c t w i t h t h e w o r l d ( s ) o u t s i d e ; < B R > w h a t c a n i t d o b u t b r i n g u s c o n f l i c t : < B R > d i s t o r t , p o s s e s s , a l i e n a t e y e t , i t s e e m s < B R > t o b e p a r t o f o u r i n e x h a u s t i b l e n e e d s . < / P > < P > # 1 1 4 8 [ 1 / 2 0 0 6 ] < / P > < P > F e b r u a r y E p i g r a m s < / P > < P > 2 6 P a r t o n e a n d t w o [ # 1 1 5 7 ] 2 / 2 / 2 0 0 6 < / P > < P > T i m e < / P > < P > I f I f i n d a n y t h i n g u n f o r g i v a b l e , < B R > i t i s s q u a n d e r i n g o f t i m e , i n < B R > a w o r l d w e h a v e s o l i t t l e o f . < / P > < P > W a s t e d < / P > < P > B e i n g u n h a p p y i s t h e n o r m < B R > f o r s o m e p e o p l e ; t o p o i n t i t < B R > o u t , i s s i m p l y t h r o w i n g g u n - < B R > p o w d e r i n t o a f i r e . < / P > < P > 2 7 < / P > < P > D o n , J o h n a n d M e < / P > < P > D o n s a i d h e w a s g o i n g t o b e a t t h e c r a p < B R > o u t o f m e f o r s c r e w i n g h i s w i f e . H e e v e n < B R > c h a s e d m e a r o u n d t h e p o o l t a b l e i n t h e b a r ; < B R > t h e n I s a i d : O k , l e t s f i g h t ! I t r i e d t o e x p l a i n < B R > t h a t i t w a s n t m e , b u t h e s a i d J o h n t o l d h i m i t < B R > w a s . T h e f o l l o w i n g d a y , I s a i d t o J o h n : W h y < B R > d i d y o u t e l l D o n s u c h a l i e ? A n d J o h n s a i d < B R > t o m e , B e c a u s e y o u r e t o u g h e r t h a n m e , a n d < B R > c a n b e a t h i m u p . < / P > < P > # 1 1 5 8 < / P > < P > 2 8 < / P > < P > C h r i s t a n d T a x e s < / P > < P > W e k i l l a m i l l i o n C h r i s t m a s t r e e s t o < B R > c e l e b r a t e o n e m a n s b i r t h d a y e a c h < B R > y e a r , h e i s s p e c i a l o f c o u r s e , a n d i s < B R > w o r t h y o f t h i s r i t u a l . A n d s o m e f o l k s < B R > h a v e c o m p l a i n e d ; b u t t o b e q u i t e < B R > h o n e s t , t h e I R S , c u t s m o r e d o w n f o r < B R > t a x e s . < / P > < P > # 1 1 6 2 2 / 2 / 2 0 0 6 < / P > < P > 2 9 < / P > < P > T h e O l d a n d D y i n g < / P > < P > W h e n m y m o t h e r d i e d i t w a s l i k e b l o w i n g < B R > o u t a c a n d l e , a l m o s t a s i f s h e w a s r e a d y < B R > f o r a v a c a t i o n ; w h e n d e a t h c o m e s , I h o p e < B R > i t i s t h a t s i m p l e ; p e r h a p s l i v i n g w a s m u c h < B R > h a r d e r t h a n d y i n g f o r h e r ; p l u s s h e h a d < B R > C h r i s t i n h e r c o r n e r , s h e f e l t s a f e . S h e < B R > w a n t e d t o g o , s o s h e t o l d m e , t h u s i t < B R > p r o v e s t h e o l d a n d d y i n g a r e t h e w i s e r . < / P > < P > # 1 1 6 2 2 / 3 / 2 0 0 6 < / P > < P > 3 0 < / P > < P > S c h e d u l e d P o e t < / P > < P > H o p e f u l p o e t s d i e h o p e f u l , < B R > s t a n d i n g a r o u n d w a i t i n g t o < B R > g i v e p o e t r y r e a d i n g s w h e n < B R > t h e y c o u l d b e l i v i n g g e t t i n g < B R > h i g h o f f o f l i f e . < / P > < P > # 1 1 9 9 2 / 1 1 / 0 6 < / P > < P > 3 1 < / P > < P > E m p t i n e s s i n K y o t o < / P > < P > G o d c r e a t e d m a n f r o m e m p t i n e s s , < B R > W h o c r e a t e d f o r m f r o m t h e e m p t i n e s s < / P > < P > G o d u s e d a n d t h e f o r m h a d e y e s , < B R > L i k e t h e s e a h a d i s l a n d s ; a n d i t w a s g o o d . < / P > < P > # 1 2 0 0 2 / 1 0 / 2 0 0 6 < / P > < P > 3 2 < / P > < P > D e l i g h t f u l R e b e l l i o n < / P > < P > m a n y y o u t h s a r e d r u n k < / P > < P > w i t h r e b e l l i o n < B R > a s i f w e l d e d i n t o i t . M y < B R > a d v i c e i s : g e t o f f t h e d r u n k e n < B R > s t a g e , b e f o r e y o u f a l l o f f . < / P > < P > # 1 2 0 4 2 / 1 2 / 2 0 0 6 D e d i c a t e d X i m e n a H . P . < / P > < P > 3 3 < / P > < P > C o l d E y e s ( H a i k u ) < / P > < P > T h e D e v i l w i z s a l o n g < B R > T h e e d g e o f e a r t h , < B R > W i t h c o l d e y e s . < / P > < P > # 1 2 0 6 2 / 1 3 / 2 0 0 6 < / P > < P > I N S P A N I S H < B R > T r a n s l a t e d b y N a n c y P e n a l o z a < / P > < P > E p i g r a m a s < B R > ( U n p o c o d e O c u r r e n c i a ) < / P > < P > N o t a : E p i g r a m a s : 1 h a s t a 1 0 e s c r i t o s 6 / 2 0 0 4 < / P > < P > 1 - < / P > < P > H a y u n v i e j o r e f r n q u e e s c a s i c i e r t o : < B R > S i h a y u n d e s e o , h a y u n c a m i n o . A y d e m i , < B R > S i n e m b a r g o , a s e g r a t e d e h a c e r s i t i o p a r a u n < B R > C a m i n o d e r e g r e s o . < / P > < P > 6 / 2 0 0 4 < / P > < P > 2 - < / P > < P > L a g e n t e n o e s c o g e s u s t e m o r e s - ; < B R > S u s c e l o s , e n v i d i a s y o d i o s , < B R > E l l o s l o h a c e n . < / P > < P > 3 - < / P > < P > N o e s u n s e c r e t o q u e u n a r a z a e x t r a a < B R > H a y a v e n i d o a l a t i e r r a p a r a v i s i t a r n o s , e s t o e s t a < B R > E n e s o , e s t o m u e r e e n u n p l a n e t a n u b l a d o , < B R > E n a l g n l u g a r e n n i n g u n a p a r t e . < B R > < / P > < P > 4 - < / P > < P > E l o r i g e n d e l a H u m a n i d a d : p o s i b l e m e n t e e s < B R > U n a m e z c l a d e a n t i g u a s m u t a c i o n e s g e n t i c a s < B R > Y u n a e x p r e s i n d i s i p a d a d e H o m o H a b i l i s , < B R > Y l a s c r i a t u r a s d e l h o m o s o m o s h o y . < B R > P e r o q u i n h i z o i n c i t a r ? < / P > < P > 5 - < / P > < P > P a r a t o d o e f e c t o h a y u n a c a u s a ; < B R > Y Q u i e n t e n d r l a r a z n p a r a < B R > P o s e e r l a ? E s u n a b u e n a p r e g u n t a . < / P > < P > Y p a r a m a t a r a u n a s e s i n o , u s t e d d e b e s e r < B R > U n s e r v i d o r m a s a s e s i n o , o s e r m a t a d o . < B R > < / P > < P > 6 - < / P > < P > P a r a t o d o e f e c t o c r e a d o < B R > H a y u n p r e c i o p a r a s e r p a g a d o < B R > P o r l a p o b l a c i n q u e r e s g u a r d a < B R > E s t o . < / P > < P > 7 - < / P > < P > L a f e c r e e , e s t a t a m b i n c o n f a - , < B R > Y t a m b i n e x a m i n a . < / P > < P > 8 - < / P > < P > E l m a l c r e a m a l - a s < B R > E l c r e a d o r t i e n e a l g o < B R > P a r a m i r a r h a c i a d e l a n t e . < / P > < P > 9 - < / P > < P > H a y c o s a s m s p o d e r o s a s q u e e l i n f i e r n o < B R > Y s u s d e m o n i o s : e s t o e s l l a m a d o : i n t e r s p r o p i o < / P > < P > 1 0 - < / P > < P > A l g u n a s v e c e s n o s o t r o s e s t a m o s e n l a b o c a d e l a b a l l e n a - < B R > Y a u n o t r a s v e c e s e s t a m o s e s c a p a n d o d e l l e n ; < B R > R a r a s v e c e s e s t a m o s n o s o t r o s e n l a s e l v a t r a n q u i l a ; a s i , < B R > C u a n d o e s t o o c u r r e , d e b e m o s d e g r a b a r e l m o m e n t o . . < / P > < P > 1 1 - < / P > < P > T r a g e d i a < / P > < P > C u a n d o h a y u n d o l o r < B R > E s t e l l e g a a s e r m s i m p o r t a n t e < B R > ( P o r a l g u n a r a z n ) , c u a n d o < B R > l a f e l i c i d a d e s t a c e r c a n a . < / P > < P > 1 / 2 5 / 2 0 0 6 ( # 1 1 0 5 ) < / P > < P > 1 2 - < / P > < P > F r i s i n s a b o r < / P > < P > F r i s i n s a b o r d e j a u n h o m b r e t o r c i d o < B R > T a n f i r m e m e n t e l e d a a l a u s e n t e p e n s a m i e n t o < B R > E x a s p e r a n t e . < / P > < P > 1 / 2 8 / 2 0 0 5 < / P > < P > N o t a ; L o s s i g u i e n t e s d o s E p i g r a m a s s o b r e < B R > C a r c t e r ( 1 3 a l 1 4 ) f u e r o n e s c r i t o s ; 2 / 1 9 9 3 < / P > < P > 1 3 - < / P > < P > C a r c t e r # 1 < / P > < P > M e a p r e s u r o a d e c i r - < B R > L o s c o m e n t a r i o s d e n t r o d e l c a r c t e r d e l o s h o m b r e s < B R > T a m b i n s e r e f i e r e n a s u a l m a . < / P > < P > 1 4 - < / P > < P > C a r c t e r # 2 < / P > < P > E l c a r c t e r e s a m e n u d o m o l d e a d o m s p o r < B R > ( I n d u c i d o p o r ) i n t e r e s e s p r o p i o s ; a s , < B R > A b a n d o n a n d o a l h o m b r e e n c a d e n a d o a u n h o r a r i o < B R > E s o e s , c e r c a d e s u f r i r u n a c r i s i s n e r v i o s a . < / P >
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Dennis Siluk
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