VALENTINE'S DAY






Valentine's Day massacred by me,
Doing nothing noble:
I prefer to read, passively living out
An uneasy time.
Read & feed my face,
Losing my temper with children & dog -
Though trying to be kind to cats.

There was talk of physical revolution.
That & Education.

I can't think of anyone
I should murder.
To decree death to another
Is suicide.

When the Self recoils from the Void,
Suicide is homicidal.

No, whatever's wrong with the world,
The fault lies in our minds.




14.II.76


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