Stalker (1979)

So summer is gone,
Leaving no epitaph.
It’s still warm in the sun,
Only that’s not enough.
All that true could have come,
Like a five-fingered fluff,
Folded into my palm,
Only that’s not enough.
No evil was sighted
In the good aftermath,
World was festively lighted,
Only that’s not enough.
Life forever was tucking,
Caring, making me laugh.
I was really lucky,
Only that’s not enough.
No leaves ever seared,
No limbs broken rough.
Day, like glass, washed all clear,
Only that’s not enough.
Arseniy Tarkovsky - Verses from Stalker

third post

On the outer banks of the city a man sits alone on a rock with a flask and a cigarette. He mumbles to himself about the weather and how the cars never used to pass through this part of town. His eyes wander recklessly and it makes him queasy. His cigarette has gone out and he searches his pockets for a pack of matches. His hand instead finds a bottle cap and a folded piece of paper. Written on the paper in black typewriter print are the words, "Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin."

second post

The Laptop Poet's Guide to Life

• Everyone's an addict
• God is a triangle
• Exercise intellect, and if you lack it pretend
• We can't escape the petri dish
• Defend your family
• Insight is disease
  
• Even if you're lost, front like you've got a plan
• Try not to sleep
• Live a pious life and get hung by the saints
• Enjoy yourself (it's later than you think)