• “The truth about the cosmos is being processed with the same efficiency as a lost form at the DMV.”
• “John Coltrane blowing a hole through the known emotional spectrum” (although I would not neglect Dolphy or Ayler).
• “No rehearsal. No supervision. Just a young band on stage, still arguing about the key while the audience waits.” This recalls the birth of social media, where anybody can lay down words without weight--Trump now being the “Mediot-in-chief.”
Bret
Awesome essay. Just discovered this side of you after all that jazz!
This is an amazing essay, Bret. It's simply out of this world. Here is my version of very similar ideas:
I can imagine a better kind of human being.
More brave. More insightful. More compassionate.
I can imagine and wish
that I was that better human being but
this isn’t my time. Only a few are ready.
Our minds can be
more effective
more conscious
some time to come. I can imagine
being a better kind of human
and maybe some day I will live
that destiny but trouble always makes a place
and the human race goes off
on a tangent
goes nuts for nothing
kills without provocation.
We must do better or vanish.
The human race? The universe teems
with life, is filled
with species, races, creatures beyond
every horizon, every direction
intelligent, inventive, kind creatures, dexterous
and wise.
Today I will become a better kind of human being.
They are out there, but No one is coming to save us. Ten thousand races of vibrant creatures
avoid this planet, know to avoid humanity for a while yet to come.
Well said!
Bret,
Love these three lines:
• “The truth about the cosmos is being processed with the same efficiency as a lost form at the DMV.”
• “John Coltrane blowing a hole through the known emotional spectrum” (although I would not neglect Dolphy or Ayler).
• “No rehearsal. No supervision. Just a young band on stage, still arguing about the key while the audience waits.” This recalls the birth of social media, where anybody can lay down words without weight--Trump now being the “Mediot-in-chief.”
All best,
Peter G
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