2/11/2022 draft, pub January 13, 2025
if when we close the door we think
there are no witnesses we deceive ourselves
there are always angels watching
eyes like furls of bright leaves
they do not mind that we are animal
whatever we think that means
“cercare e saper riconoscere chi e cosa, in mezzo all'inferno, non è inferno, e farlo durare, e dargli spazio.” Italo Calvino, Le CiTTà INVISIBILi (1972)
“Logic is the Beginning of Wisdom, […] Not the End.” Spock, STAR TREK vi: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
2/11/2022 draft, pub January 13, 2025
if when we close the door we think
there are no witnesses we deceive ourselves
there are always angels watching
eyes like furls of bright leaves
they do not mind that we are animal
whatever we think that means