T Wignesan Poet Villanelle

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 January 5, 2016 at 9:25 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 January 5, 2016 at 1:29 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