Angel Eyes
"Angel Eyes"
that dark angel
standing in the corner
observing the shadows of man
pass him by -
he has angel eyes
that shine high beam
bright bushfires that light
the entire transparent
padded room parade
dance cards lit
he’s biding his time
in the theatre of cruelty
in disguise
a wall flower
watching
the befuddled world
fall to climb
he sees it all
truth borne
from
unconscious mind
that dark angel
standing in the corner
observing
the shadows of man
pass him by
he has angel eyes
(LadyLabyrinth / 2022)
“Angel Eyes” / Bryan Ferry
https://youtu.be/ykWxzQ1RoI8
“Spin the eddies of the sky inside these black petals
Shadows have covered the earth that bears us.
Open a pathway to the plough amongst your stars.
Enlighten us, escort us with your host,
Silver legions, on the mortal course
Which we strive towards at the core of night.”
(Jardin Noir, Antonin Artaud)
“The Nerve Meter" / Antonin Artaud, French.
https://www.best-poems.net/antonin_artaud/the_nerve_meter.html
"Oh, Angel eyes
On the wing
And open wide
No matter now
How high the moon shine
Down on me
Oh, Angel eyes
Seems to me
You fill the skies
I'm far below
So let your love light
Shine on me ..."
Antonin Artaud, French, (4 Sept 1896 – 4 Mar 1948)
French writer, poet, dramatist, visual artist, essayist, actor and theatre director.
"Antonin Artaud is widely recognized as one of the major figures of the European avant-garde. In particular, he had a profound influence on twentieth-century theatre through his conceptualization of the Theatre of Cruelty. Known for his raw, surreal and transgressive work, his texts explored themes from the cosmologies of ancient cultures, philosophy, the occult, mysticism and indigenous Mexican and Balinese practices.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonin_Artaud
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/antonin-artaud
Mapping Antonin Artaud
https://jacket2.org/commentary/mapping-antonin-artaud
Antonin Artaud and The Surrealists
https://jacket2.org/commentary/artaud-and-surrealists
Antonin Artaud / Excommunication from The Surrealists; Theatre.
https://jacket2.org/commentary/artaud-theater
"Artaud’s separation from the Surrealists was not amicable. A rough break was perhaps inevitable considering the Surrealists’ tendency toward confrontation and disruption, a disposition further provoked by the view that Artaud was a sell-out. Luis Buñuel, who joined the Surrealists after Artaud left, describes this rebellious spirit in his memoir, My Last Breath:
“All of us were supporters of a certain concept of revolution, and although the surrealists didn’t consider themselves terrorists, they were constantly fighting a society they despised. Their principal weapon wasn’t guns, of course: it was scandal. The real purpose of surrealism was not to create a new literary, artistic, or even philosophical movement, but to explode the social order, to transform life itself.
“The simplest surrealist gesture consists in going out into the street, gun in hand, and taking pot shots at the crowd.” While the Surrealists were ready to attack their own on moral grounds, evidenced by the continuous expulsion of members from the group, they would also stand with those former members when the situation called for it. Luis Buñuel was the creator—along with Salvador Dalí—of the film Un Chien Andalou. In recalling the film’s premiere, Buñuel points toward both the revolutionary spirit and a momentary reconciliation between the Surrealists and Artaud: “ (interesting blog this one...)
Antonin Artaud: From Theatre to Asylum
https://jacket2.org/commentary/artaud-theater-asylum
Antonin Through the Looking Glass
https://jacket2.org/commentary/artaud-through-looking-glass
Theatre of Cruelty/Antonin Artaud
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_Cruelty
LYRICS/ "Angel Eyes", Bryan Ferry
https://genius.com/Roxy-music-angel-eyes-lyrics
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