Poem #221. This poem is about monsters and how to defeat them, both in the classical sense as well as the postmodern sense.
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Joshua Brown
First of all you must be patient
For to rush in against the monster
Is to not understand him
Nor yourself.
Second of all you must be quick
The element of surprise is yours
Because you are the one who hunts
But only for a moment.
Third, you must be meditative
For though the monsters speak not
They desire to live and will seek
Some path to subvert your desires.
Fourth, be ye communicative
That enlist you may others along
Who will aid you in the hunt
Whether in solidarity or valor
Fifth, be sure to be faithful
For that deep curiosity to find
What is true and what is facade
Will protect you from some mystery
Sixth, continue in bodily cleanliness
Else the beast will discover you
By thine irreverent smell forewarn
And destroy you.
Seventh, walk daily with gentleness
Sure of thy footing but discriminate
Offend not the beast by thine obtusity
Else he rage against thee wildly
Eighth, facing a monster requires courage
Courage to protect against erasure
Courage to defend yourself as a gift
Given to the millions that will be begot.
Ninth and with great gravity, be strong
For infinity stronger will thine enemy
Grow to become if you with timidity act
And get repelled.
Finally, love.
Quiet not, but honest in thine affinities
Ready to be seen in vulnerable flesh,
Man against monster.
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📅 Written May 16, 2024
📍 Written at Joshua's work along the West Toll Gate Creek
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Yellow fever, polio, wolverines, dragons and the t-rex all were conquered by the apex predators on the planet, humans. But what does it take to hunt these dangerous beasts? A healthy dose of anger. But the Bible tells us: "be angry, and sin not" so what exactly is supposed to accompany anger that helps it follow a mean in every category?
My TT FYP sent me a video about the screw larvae fly and it reminded me of so many dangers that humans have eradicated that we don't worry about or even really contemplate in our protected borders. The tremendous rejection of superstition and the intense curiosity of our culture, the west, has protected us so incredibly.
There are dangers we will face, both physical and psychological, that with a healthy dose of virtue, quiet thoughtfulness and intense curiosity, our people can defeat or neutralize.
a Joshua Brown poem #221 "How to Hunt Dangerous Beasts"
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