Zen Pencils by Gavin Aung Than for June 10, 2024
Transcript:
I don’t want to pass through life like a smooth plane ride. All you do is get to breathe and copulate and finally die. I don’t want to go with the smooth skin and the calm brow. I hope I end up a blithering idiot cursing the sun. THE END IS NIGH Hallucinating, screaming, giving obscene and inane lectures on street corners and public parks. People will walk by and say… SAVE YOURSELF! Man: Look at that drooling idiot. What a basket case. I will turn and say to them… Henry: IT IS YOU WHO ARE THE BASKET CASE! Henry: For every moment you hated your job, cursed your wife and sold yourself to a dream that you didn’t even conceive! Henry: FOR THE TIMES YOUR SOUL SCREAMED YES AND YOU SAID NO! FOR ALL OF THAT. For your self-torture… Henry: I SEE THE GLOWING EYES OF THE SUN! THE AIR TALKS TO ME! Henry: I AM AT ALL TIMES! HOME SWEET HOME YAWN And maybe… …the passers by will drop a coin into my cup. - Henry Rollins
Yakety Sax 6 months ago
“You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.”
“Sometimes the truth hurts. And sometimes it feels real good.”
“Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.”
“Now and then, someone is able to look at an empty space, conclude it would be a great place to start a revolution, and bravely go forward.”
“It’s sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.”—Henry Rolins
FreyjaRN Premium Member 6 months ago
Why have a dull life?
Bruce1253 6 months ago
It is your life, you make the rules, you determine what is success. If you mess up, try to make it right with those effected, then start again. This is a process, you are not expected to be perfect, not to worry you will get as many chances as you need to become you.
Thehag 6 months ago
Henry Rollins, love him.
Teto85 Premium Member 6 months ago
And that is why he was perfect for the role of Zaheer.
PoodleGroomer 6 months ago
Be wary of people who were promoted for staying in one place too long and weren’t part of the creation and advancement.
Rocky Premium Member 6 months ago
I love this one.
Judeeye Premium Member 6 months ago
I don’t respond well to anyone screaming in my face.
dalton9529 6 months ago
Indoor plumbing and personal privacy are not mutually exclusive from having a meaningful life.
The Old Wolf 5 months ago
Well-illustrated, but a strange poem to be sure.