Manofesto

Immanuel
is a work of fiction
I wish him no harm
but he does not cohere
memory is the glue
that binds the disparate chapters
and when that fades
what remains?

ah how light the hands
that do not tightly grip
the imaginary steering wheel
that weaves the ghostly person
between dangers and failures
on the road to elusive completion

tendencies must play themselves out
the arrow will stay its course
all things self correct and balance
but only the Changeless is a reliable friend

therefore I counsel myself
go quietly amidst the din
keep one eye looking out
but two eyes looking in
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