Occidental Soul
Alabaster 25" x 8" x 8" 1996 |
Conceived in the Light of Love,
in a surfeit of temptation, I fell after a free sweet smell. I was spared to bathe anew, until deluged by an horrific tide, I wandered, settled, was exiled, then set free. Too many choices ignited lofty admonishments: find faith and family, build temples and tabernacles to show your special seed. But war, pestilence, and famine destroyed my imagination, with heart pierced through, I asked "now, what must I do?" ("Learn how to love.") Caught in a gap between dreams and reality, the winds of history dictated polarity. Good, evil, right, wrong, individual, community-- "is it wise or not to revere incorporeality?" So I built and painted, loved and tempted; I led, I followed, acted saintly, was corrupted. ("Look inside!") I'm older now. I'm finally coming to see: that I am the enemy. |