Category Archives: Ego Ego God of the Jungle

JUGGLING

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Universal Octopus

First the left hand, then the right;in each, a ball, in each held tight When a third comes into view,what exactly will you do? Let it roll past on its way,down the hall and out the door? Or grab it … Continue reading →

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GOD IS…

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Universal Octopus

“God is good.” Not quite right.“Why not?”That follows the stumbling way. To the chopping off of handsin Mecca and Medina.Or to the world’s most valuable art collectionin the Vatican.Or to the crucifixion of prophetsin Jerusalem.Or to the brainwashingof the Poor … Continue reading →

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WAVES

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Universal Octopus

Time drifts away,as mist fades on the mountain.The world itself is hardly more realthe living waters springingfrom life’s fountain run dry,leaving discarded bonesbleaching in the sun. There is no moleculebut strives to be the whole(or if it can’t encompass that, … Continue reading →

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GATES OF EDEN

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Universal Octopus

It is now two millennia sincethe Security Seraphimswere withdrawnand the Gates of Eden reopenedto the General Public. Free Admissionto all children(before their parents succeededin banning them). Free Passesto those adults who agreeto leave their baggage outside(as strongly recommended by JC)and … Continue reading →

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AND ASHES TO ASHES

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Universal Octopus

Mingled dust of privet and rose petalsswept by the windgathered into cracks and empty spacesalong the bottom of the wall. Mingled dust of hopes and memoriesswept by the mindgathered into cracks and empty spacesalong the bottom of us all. .

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NEW DEBTS TO PAY

Posted on August 25, 2021 by Universal Octopus

Wandering on through a wasteof perils we have so often faced,blown by hot winds of desire,pursued by our own shadows,touched by the invisible fire,surrounded by supravisible foes. From waste to waste.From oasis to oasis.And every place ispopulated by its demons … Continue reading →

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GHOSTS

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Universal Octopus

All that once was livingpasses through molecular gauzeto filter out the elementsthat conform to the Laws of Physics. And what remainswill float awayand compel another birthin Hell or Higher Heaven worldsor back here on Mother Earth. But what is left … Continue reading →

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BIOGRAPHY

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Universal Octopus

I was bornjust like you. I came I knew notwhere fromjust like you. I had the good times(and the bad);was by turns,unhappy and glad(just like you). Till I determined:Be HAPPY ALL THE TIME ! So I withdrew fromI didn’t wantand … Continue reading →

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LORD OF THE JUNGLE

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Universal Octopus

In the Jungle of the Worldand the tangle of the Senseswe build us hutsof mud and heartacheand make (and mend) our fragile fences.“This is ME! This is MINE!”is the burden of our song. We cannot see, still less define,that pain … Continue reading →

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NOT TO BE BORN IS BEST

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Universal Octopus

Looking with dispassion,with equanimity,with detachment,doesn’t it shine brighter than a thousand suns?And in every minute particular? The broken wingthe severed fingerthe uncompleted life‘the smyler with the knife’the loss of all things dearthe smell of fearspirochaetes, viruses and germsand the ever-chewing … Continue reading →