Statues of Buddhist Saints

by Bleakwood

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I once read that
Virtue was immortal
And wondered whether,
By consequence, deeds of evil
Were likewise everlasting

And so I became a cynic
And distant from my fellow
Adamant in my morality
But aimless in my customs

From node to dim node;
Path after smouldering path
Purgatory's pilgrim

I wandered into the temple garden
And saw forward and back through time:
The coming of entropy

Leaden skies scud swiftly
False spring
The blossoms wither
A blunder unto death

Yet, artistic triumph:
The coexistence of
Righteous anger
And total equanimity

You accuse me of obtuse indeterminacy
And credit yourself with plain speech
Whereas in reality you have overlooked
Myriad subtle distinctions of import

Immortal stone faces
But now cracked
Moss grows from eyelids
Like blinding disease

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released September 12, 2022
D. Nahum | conception/execution

Drum recording, mixing and mastering by Kurt Neist
Artwork by Dan Sealey
Photography by Kate Boston

Thanks once again to Wattle Park Uniting Church for making their auspicious space available for the expression of heavy metal despair

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