Apr 27, 2005 21:36
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A list of things so human
denial
cruelty
eyes so cold, so cold as snow atop Fuji, distant as snow atop Everest
unbending mind
unbending will as the unmovable rocky armor of Fuji
unbending mind trapped in delusion -- like the peak of Fuji clouded in mist
eyes so cold, so unseeing, blinded by icy mist
eyes too cold to see pain, to see that the unbending will of Fuji against the howling tempest has left the mountainside barren, the vegetation in utter ruin
eyes whose tears have long frozen unshed, dissipated into the icy mist
A list of things so tragic
a baby's death
a baby's slaughter
sacrifices
mindless sacrifices
meaningless sacrifices for men to whom one's life is just an expendable weed to guard the rocky armor of Fuji midst the howling tempest
a nation's history
the world's history
the history of slaughter and the millions of murdered children
the millions of murdered children and their potential crushed before their spring like the hapless fauna on Fuji by the claws of the bloodthirsty tempest
a mother's tears
a wife's tears
a child's tears as thick and steady as the winter snow falling atop Fuji, as the winter snow burying Everest's peak
A list of things so human
negligence
willful negligence
murderous negligence, cowering behind the icy veil of the mist, knowing the storm will rage and the blossoms and saplings will be crushed but the veil of mist shields the view
cynicism
despair
despair and hate so deep it has imploded and become as nothing
apathetic cynicism of too many tears piled atop Fuji and it's mingled with the mist and blinded the eyes and the eyes have frozen and have turned into that empty, hollow ice
It's a sad day when term papers inspire one to write poetry. Mingjian Life Trivia for 500. The poem was composed for the term paper on this topic. Mingjian Life Trivia for 600. The poem's title was inspired by these two artistic creations. Need artists' names in the answer for full credit. And shame on you if you have to Google to find one of them. Mingjian Life Trivia for 400. The style of the poetry is heavily based on this. And again, point deduction for Googling the answer!
On another note, I'm completely converted to LaTeX now. Worship it.