Once upon a time there was a mistake
So silly so small
That no one would have noticed it
It couldn't bear
To see itself to hear of itself
It invented all manner of things
Just to prove
That it didn't really exist
It invented space
To put its proofs in
And time to keep its proofs
And the world to see its proofs
All it invented
Was not so silly
Nor so small
But was of course mistaken
Could it have been otherwise
- Vasko Popa (translated by Anne Pennington)
If there is a God, who can we blame for it?
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Glad that you discovered Popa. In "Another Republic"?
"If there is a God, who can we blame for it?"
Beeeaa-uuuu-tiful!!!
Mind if I use this elsewhere?
why whyyy this need to blame? And if you(read we,humankind..whatever) must blame then blame yourself for the existence of this God because you created him for your very weak need to blame someone,to proclaim the existence of a 'supreme power'(!!)so you may absolve yourself from the intent-cause-effect of your actions,to deny YOUR supremecy in your OWN life-which is foolish and contemptible, though I cant decide which one more than the other.
er.. Satan? And if there's Satan, why just blame god.
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@Kronoskraor: Brilliant. Succintly put.
Could somebody please explain this poem with a little more insight? I know that that isn't the point of poetry but I am completely, utterly 100% lost.
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