Current Obsession: Bukowski

THE GENIUS OF THE CROWD

there is enough treachery, hatred violence absurdity in the average

human being to supply any given army on any given day



and the best at hate are those who preach love

and the

and the best at murder are those who preach against it
 best at war finally are those who preach peace



ve love

eware the preachers

b

those who preach god, need god
those who preach peace do not have peace
those who preach peace do not h
abeware the knowers
beware those who are always reading books
beware those who either detest poverty
or are proud of it


 they do not know

beware tho

beware those quick to praise
for they need praise in return
beware those who are quick to censor
they are afraid of wha
tse who seek constant crowds for
they are nothing alone


beware the average man the average woman
beware their love, their love is average





not understa

seeks average

but there is genius in their hatred
there is enough genius in their hatred to kill you
to kill anybody
not wanting solitud
ending solitude
they will attempt to destroy anything
that differs from their own
not being able to create art
they will not understand art


ete

and then they will hate you

and their ha

they will consider their failure as creators
only as a failure of the world
not being able to love fully
they will believe your love incomp
ltred will be perfect

like a shining diamond
like a knife
like a mountain
like a tiger
like hemlock



their finest art