karl popper (Remove filter)
Inviting Pokers to the Face
“Did you put another log on the fire?”
As innocent as it was naive, the question
Intended no harm, no trespass
On the rigid boundaries of masculinity.
She didn’t have the image of Wittgenstein
Fending off rivals with a raised poker
In the halls of exalted moral science.
It didn’t throw her thoughts to a
Defensive Popper creating an instant,
Contemporary, and universal moral rule:
Friday 9th October 2020 10:32 am
Recent Comments
raypool on THE WAITING
2 hours ago
keith jeffries on Did I?
4 hours ago
M.C. Newberry on Did I?
5 hours ago
Nigel Astell on Clues of Curiosity
8 hours ago
Nigel Astell on Inside Us
8 hours ago
Tim Higbee on Wisdom’s Age
9 hours ago
Tim Higbee on For the Laughter
9 hours ago
Mike Bartram on The Gifted Songwriter
10 hours ago
Tim Higbee on Half-Alive Portrait
11 hours ago
David RL Moore on Red Heifers
12 hours ago