stainless steel Hamlet

stainless steel Hamlet

 

 

knaves eat the knives

of logic

swift sharp blades

twisted

in the belly of reason

I sharpened one for you

watch you don't cut your tongue

bleed words you might regret.

 

 

erin-cilberto

1/18/24

Reviews

[John Sullivan]

Yikes. Note to self, never piss off Jacob, he might write a vindictive poem about you :P

Great work, as always

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Aw, go ahead John.
At least I would be writing something.

Thank you for the smile,
j.

[John the Baptist]

The last lines seem to be good advice for Mr. Trump. Of course, he never regrets anything.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and never curbs his tongue...it just keeps burning rubber.

[Ookpik]

You know Jacob, in so far as human history goes, I think the temptation to knife our enemies has probably far outweighed the desire for peace. Peace, generally speaking, is only sought after by the non-combatants that don't have a horse in the race either way - the innocents, the bystanders, victims.

The people doing the fighting, well, they have every reason to knife each other - each as justified as the other and committed to exacting their satisfaction, or their objective, even if that objective is just to survive it.

And I think to myself, how strange would it be if the leaders of the world, despite their sense of reason, or all other inclinations, fought that urge to win as hard as they fight their wars and just put their f*****g knives away?

I think it would defy human nature itself - and I see John Lennon's waspy, circular lenses - but Christ, eh? How much better off we'd probably be.

Anyways, appreciate the opportunity to read - I suspect you've been missed, in your absence of late.

All the best to you,

-Ook

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your insightful words, Ook.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

Really sharp metaphor here J. The title is excellent. Better to cage words that might later cause regret in my opinion. So easy to lash out and words can make mighty weapons. Wounds that don’t heal.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

What did Emily say? "Words have the power to kill, they also have the power to heal"
More of her wonderful slant rhyme.
j.

[Thomas W Case]

Fantastic metaphor and symbolism.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Thomas,
j.

[Patricia Wedel]

Regrets... I have a Few... as Frank Sinatra would Croon. But all in all I did my Best. The Quest of Life is a Journey where we meet others and share our past Lives "Anew" with many Clues. Softly, Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

ah, Frank Sinatra. My very favorite singer ever, NOT.
For me, listening to him is like nails on a chalkboard.
But yes we meet others and share our past lives...
the past is so important to us...I think moreso than the future.

[Anushka joshi]

Can't be more relatable right now. Lately I've been practicing mindfulness while speaking after bleeding countless words I regret. Indeed a 2 edged sword. I think it's never too late to change. Really nice writing.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your words, Anushka,
j.