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" Simple


Complex systems can arise
from simple rules.

It's not
that we want to survive,
it's that we've been drugged
and made to act
as if we do

while all the while
the sea breaks
and rolls, painlessly, under.

If we're not copying it,
we're lonely.

Is this the knowledge
that demands to be
passed down?

Time is made from swatches
of heaven and hell.

If we're not killing it,
we're hungry. "

Rae Armantrout , Versed


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Rae Armantrout quote : Simple<br /><br /><br />Complex systems can arise<br />from simple rules.<br /><br />It's not<br />that we <i>want</i> to survive,<br />it's that we've been drugged<br />and made to act<br />as if we do<br /><br />while all the while<br />the sea breaks<br />and rolls, painlessly, under.<br /><br />If we're not copying it,<br />we're lonely.<br /><br />Is this the knowledge<br />that demands to be<br />passed down?<br /><br />Time is made from swatches<br />of heaven and hell.<br /><br />If we're not killing it,<br />we're hungry.