Thursday, December 20, 2012

Beauty is Difficult

In poetry,
the difficulty is
politics.
The poem must extricate
its emotion
from the dominant practice,
achieving beauty.

In philosophy,
the difficulty is
science.
The work of philosophy frees
the concept
from its domination by theory,
achieving beauty.

Clarity in thought.
Intensity in feeling.
It isn't easy.

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