From all that fuels the machines of war

From the pessimism parading as intellect
From the ignorance shrouded in confidence
From lack of vision explained as a framework
From the coffin offered as school of thought
From zealous rage on behalf of utopia
From gleeful quickening toward dystopia
From all that fuels the machines of war
From the brow-creased brooding
From the pinned corners of the optimist’s smile

may I salvage
a sliver of
self 
from myself

and seek 
not shelter
but daylight
and strength

What I’m currently reading: This NYT essay on Israel/Palestine by Jewish Rabbi Rachel Timoner, this NYT essay on liberal education by Ezekiel Emmanuel, and GK Chesterton’s The Man Who Was Thursday

What I’m currently listening to: All things 1998. Also, Maggie Rogers’ Mixtape 003