“We like to be deceived.” Blaise Paschal
Think About It Stop and think about this moment, it was a moment until we spoke it, and then it became something else, something the mind distorts by way of acceptance of a perception as real, the beginning of a pathway to a meaning that is tenuously held along narrow horizons awaiting a truth which will comfort us towards a blithe lie, entangled in an iteration of deception that seeks to seduce us with its quasi-mythical values which disempower, just as they seem to empower us, O what fools we are to consume the myopia of dystopic shadows. Copyright 2021 ©Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ®
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Not necessarily all the time!
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So true.
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Thanks!
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Welcome.
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These lines in particular resonated with me:
it was a moment until we spoke it,
and then it became something else.
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I wonder that it comes with experience, noticing that words aren’t always helpful?
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There is much to think about here, more than meets the eye with a first reading. Deep thoughts in shallow waters, perhaps?
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I like your phrase, Yes, perhaps that is really so, thank you so much Patricia.
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“an iteration of deception”
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We keep falling for it don’t we … 😦
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yes!! 😟
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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🙂
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Always a pleasure to read and share your posts with followers, Paul!! Have a great day!
😊👍✨✨🎉
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Hope your weekend is passing pleasantly enough.
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Thought provoking poem Paul and I like the quote too.
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Many thanks Rupali
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Agreed! Also a wonderful image. 😉 As we say here: Even the devil can use incense, in the heat of Hell. 😉 A papal diplomat once wrote to me bluntly, that even the devil can wear the garb of a clergyman. Michael
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Yes, there’s a New Testament reference to “The devil masquerading as an angel of light.” I don’t doubt it the way the institution of the church is, but also politics and NGOs.
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😉 xx
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