art

armed  

you arrive 

at this place

but 

to your terror 

you discover

your beloved weapons 

have no power here 

how foolish 

to think 

your mere intellect 

and cognitive structures

might be enough 

to quell these 

turbulent forces 

peace 

can only be had 

on the other side 

of the war 

but 

you cannot 

comfortably 

ponder your way there  

– you must participate 

go on,

get in the ring 

take a few blows 

and return them

bleed a bit 

cry 

create

awake now 

from your amnesiac 

stupor 

connect with 

the horrors within

the only way 

to be freed from 

their 

totalitarian 

power 

is to harness their  

destructive 

energy 

and 

use it to 

create. 

there is no 

convenient

substitute

no

way 

around, 

only 

through. 

no 

this is no hobby 

not some casual 

cute 

nifty 

quirky 

curiosity. 

this is a

a matter of 

life 

and 

death

the crucible 

of existence

for if I fail 

to create 

I will fail 

to live.