Manfred
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The Byron thing is what unthinking minds
Presume is the Romantic core, that rot.
The self, whatever that is, veils and blindstt
The truth. The blue-eyed self is just a blot
Upon the lens the eye must use. The view
Is hampered by the blinkers there beside
That eye. A soul requires much more than you
As “I” and “me” will simply grasp. Inside
The person is conflicted so it can’t
See clearly. Fun house mirrors must distort.
Results of soul’s attempts produce a rant
However thrilling. It will only thwart.
..An eye test made of facts outside the soul
….Must be applied. Straight thought requires the whole.
~ Phillip Whidden
by phillipw | Sep 6, 2021 | OB, RO, SU |