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Sunday 12 September 2010

A Thousand Words

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Erase what the Man doesn't want, were the orders. One boy was charged with understanding what that meant, a boy with a brush. And he would erase it all. Who would be the wiser? No one would ask him about what they couldn't see, would they?

A thousand words would be erased. Inch by inch, history would be washed away, paint poured over the colours of a thousand artists, white washed upon the words of a thousand scribes and the thoughts of a thousand philosophers. No one would see, and just maybe, no one would remember, the boy thought . . .
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4 comments:

Unknown said...

your voice in this piece is different from the one(s) I have so far heard from you ... it is a fine voice, a clear voice, a voice expressing the vision of one with a steady, sure gaze ... it is a voice that gently leads us, the readers, to see our word from a different perspective, or, at the very least, encourages us to consider the idea and the worth of seeking out a different perspective ... thoughtful and thought-provoking, it is a voice I hope to hear again, and again in the future ... thanks

Anthony Duce said...

Better erased then rearranged…. Should we forgive? Only a thousand words….

Oddyoddyo13 said...

Please don't erase them! Imagine writing those yourself...and then someone just goes over years later and paints over them and forgets the words you once loved so much...

Nereo II said...

eye love it!