HAMLET
HAMLET A 400 YR. OLD NARCISSIST: DISCUSS
I am compiling a list of reasons to resist suicide Other reasons
than as Hamlet posits: The dread of something after death The
undiscovered country makes us rather bear those ills we have
This conscience does make cowards of us all
For Hamlet cowardice +fear of the great wide open turn the tide
against egocide Why not send me your list? (#Itsallaboutme) Surely
at the top of ones list might be: the pain this act would cause others?
But then again maybe Will had sunk into a depression so deep his eyes
saw only death decay+betrayal fast tracking the promise of the cradle
+heading straight toward the grave
Here is what a modern day Will has to say about this human-ape: Our capacities
for making ourselves unhappy +for torturing ourselves+others remain undimmed
We are a properly puzzling animal not very well suited to contentment or peace
(Alain de Botton) Twice this week I have both heard+read that we live in the
shadow of a personal apocalypse A mini-Armegeddon Should this not breed a
dark buoyancy?
Pessimists are far better prepared for death as are depressives for the giant meteor
There is a the constant dress rehearsal amidst the glory Yes! The bell is tolling for
me me me And there is no shortage of incredulity over a distaste for the Reaper Is
s/he not a parental figure? Even more complex than those who brought you here?
Turn around +face the death mask Carry it with you in your pocket My own lip
gloss is so shaped A daily dose of dress-up-hemlock for the morbid fashionista
Did it ever occur to you that the skull is our most democratizing symbol? The
greatest leveler of them all? No race No creed No emblems of wealth No
preference for gender identity
We all have one buried under hat+hair+skin a rather thin protection for such a
personal treasure One that remembers little the body you have hauled around
Best of all one who remains guileless +smiling long after your last stand
So for all happy optimists you may stave off said Reaper with a tincture of
Egyptian mummy Or for those too old for dancing get yourself a monkey gland!
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Fall 2015
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