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Villanelle: the Dilemma of the Non-Violent - 64

Villanelle: The Dilemma of the Non-Violent – 64 Cogito ergo sum: I LIE therefore I AM Even if I lie Nothing’s more certain than Death Not Birth Not Life Nor this Multi-Verse logjam Does not violence invoke much pain loss all damn Intended or not openly or in lethal stealth Cogito ergo sum: I LIE therefore I AM Is not violence the excess worlds condemn And which by default attains the body’s health Not Birth Not Life Nor this Multi-Verse logjam Any movement in any direction breaks dam Can Qian rape Kun to make for eternal Death Cogito ergo sum: I LIE therefore I AM Is Death the Tao of non-action in I AM No change without movement antithetic Death Not Birth Not Life Nor this Multi-Verse logjam Can the human mind find stillness in space maelstrom Wish for NOTHING wholly want but Ultimate Death Cogito ergo sum: I LIE therefore I AM Not Birth Not Life Nor this Multi-Verse logjam © T. Wignesan – Paris, 2016

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Kp Nunez

Date: 1/5/2016 9:25:00 AM

Interesting twist to the famous, though erroneous line. Hi T! Hope you had a great holiday season and wishing you the best this 2016! May not have commented in the past, as I fave myself a break :-), but I've read many of your poems. Kim

T Wignesan
Date: 1/5/2016 1:29:00 PM

That's very sharp knowing Descartes' line is erroneous. I myself preferred: I DIE therefore I AM, but someone else used that just a while ago. My take on "violence" is over, for the moment, anyway. Thanks for asking, but I'm afraid there were no (wasteful) pyrotechnics in Parisian skies. Peaceful. Wish you and ALL SOUPERS a smashing 2016 ! Thanks. EGW - Wignesan