Instantaneous Beauty

This is a LYRICAL POEM/LYRICS.

“In order for the wheel to turn, for life to be lived, impurities are needed, and the impurities of impurities in the soil, too, as is known, if it is to be fertile. Dissension, diversity, the grain of salt and mustard are needed: Fascism does not want them, forbids them, and that's why you're not a Fascist; it wants everybody to be the same, and you are not. But immaculate virtue does not exist either, or if it exists it is detestable."

                              - Primo Levi-

Life's summary is written with graphics -

Need a shower to distract me

from blind images

But water is a tap of dropping noise -

Soap fakes purity -

skin the overrated God

 

Oh memories, I dare you

My brain - a painful relic like Auschwitz-Birkenau

Old-fashioned self-abuser

Consumed by millions of aching thoughts

Primo Levi and me know what a satrap is

Everybody wants instantaneous beauty

 

Tyranny is full of foreign yelling

Demanding respect is for

opulence seekers

Blame DNA for ugliness

Dying in such restricted ignorance -

From ashes to ashes

Snail slime

 

Oh memories, you dare me

My brain - a painful relic like Auschwitz-Birkenau

Old-fashioned reclused

Tempted by millions of aching thoughts

Primo Levi and me know what a satrap is

Everybody wants instantaneous beauty

 

Instantaneous everything

Instantaneous monstrosities

Defining beauty - utopic sense

of contradictories

Destroying everything in a blink

with powerful weakness.

Author's Note

This is a LYRICAL POEM/LYRICS.
That's why there's parts where I 'repeat myself'. They are called 'chorus'. Please do not judge the quality of my piece without asking what you don't understand, just its content. Or not, judge as you wish - I love a free nation. ;)

Reviews

[Patches I'm not so new..]

This is a sobering poem--- no one enjoys being reminded of what went on in the Naizi deathcamps but the world needs continous reminders of this evil and you have done a faboulas job in reminding us. Evil does not sleep but lurks unnoticed in the shadows waiting only for the right moment to spring forth.

[Geralyn Miller]

Hell, honey, repetition is a literary device that is used for various reasons. I have used it a couple of times, also. Each time someone has to point it out to me like I didn't know. That is okay, I learn from all criticism.
This work has a powerful message, for the reader, your word choices make it possible for each reader to draw the meaning they need from the poem. I love how the images change so swiftly, like a strobe show, each one flashing in your mind, then quickly, another image. You have masterfully captured the way a mind in turmoil works.

[Esoteric Strand]

There are many things going on in this poem and they seem to be struggling against one another in a disjointed sort of way. I’m not sure the repetition works or if it’s really needed. I can’t put my finger on it, but it has the feel of distraction, where all the loose ends are left frayed. Points for using ‘satrap.’ :)

E

[writer with a mind]

it was realy good i hope you keep on writing as good as this good job

[Coyote Poetry]

I went to Auschwitz. I stood where 6-7 million were killed for hate and jealousy. I could feel the ground at Auschwitz. Still filled with fear and the smell of burnth hair still burning. The most terrible part. The world learn nothing from WW1 and WW2. Hate and desire for killing got stronger. It is very sad. Your poem is amazing. Your words open the doors to a terrible deeds done to the Jews, Gypsies and then Europe. A excellent poem.
Coyote

[SpokenWord]

We are the generation of impatience the more tech we get the faster we want things including beauty. I see this as we hurt our self while trying to be beautiful because we are too much into ourself image than our self worth. Great write.

[Jess.]

Interesting. Kinda hard to understand the first time it's read, at least for me anyways, but I like poems that make you read them over another time. :)
Over all, nice poem here. I like it.

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

This is great. You are so right all want instantaneous beauty.
Blame DNA for ugliness.. do we blame DNA for ugliness of the soul too?
Society? Parents? A bad seed?
Need a shower to distract me from blind images-but water is a tap of dropping noise.. I so like those lines also the quote as it were from Primo Levi- this poem is very good and very wise words you have written. This reminds me of beat poetry a bit.

Chloe

[Emily B]

your words are beyond beautiful