HUMAN BEANS: ruminations on humanoid existence

	we're mere seeds
	simmering under heat
	next to intense burners
	surrounded by steam

	cooking under pressure
	trying to avoid undue flames
	almost boiling over
	getting scorched again & again

	after cooling off
	inches above dah butane
	a few venerable garbanzos
	finally come to see

	we're all together
	not to stew, evaporate
	or go to waste
	but to somehow create
	an amazing feast

Frida:    So whud'z duh point ah diz poem?

Dmiritri: Huh? Duz poetry need a point?

Frida:    (shrugging her shoulders) Why not?

Dmiritri: For me, it's all about smallness: there are forces at work on us much larger than ourselves.

Satoru:   Really? For me, it's about facing death with élan. We're all going ta get cooked in the 
          oven of time. The question is: can do it with zing instead of whimpering?


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from Peace Pieces: Reflections on Violence and Conflict Resolution by T Newfields
SUMMARY:  Some thoughts about stress, the human condition, and ethical imperatives.
KEYWORDS: stress coping strategies, ethical imperatives, social conditioning, human condition

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955)
Begun: 1996 in Shizuoka, Japan ⩝ Finished: Finished: 2009 in Tokyo, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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