Feb 19, 2021
Rights End. Responsibilities Bear Witness.
To be a king and wear a crown is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasant to them that bear it.
- Elizabeth I (1533–1603)
The planksip Bear — A Book End in Itself
Rights End. Responsibilities Bear Witness.
Inspired by Elizabeth I (1533–1603)’s quote, “To be a king and wear a crown is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasant to them that bear it.” The titled responsion is
Just Be Poetic and Life Will Be
Inspired by Walt Whitman (1819–1892)’s quote, “And your very flesh shall be a great poem”. The titled responsion is
Witman’s organ music is poetic and surrounded by the temple of the body. Insinuating your very presence is all that is required for harmony and form. Thrown into existence, the theft occurred with the invention of the mirror. Self-reflection has returned to the meta, fictionalized and deluded by the preoccupation of disposable consumption. There was a time in recent history when we were not eyewitnesses to our own beauty, at least not as often as we currently have access to. The feedback mechanism was embodied through the virtue, movement and observation of our peers and tribe.
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