Poeticous Logo
en
English Español Français Italiano
Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

The Power Sweep

Sublimating the Will to Power Into Art Is Our Only Hope

Updating Nietzsche
with a nod to Vince Lombardi
Art isn’t the proper task of life;
it’s the only task of life if life is to continue

Other works by Chris Gaither...
The Talking Cure for Everything

If we know our physics is real Because GPS works Then we know our God is real Because language works
You’re Never Ready to Have Children or to Assume Command

You know a civilization by its ass… and ours assumes a great deal of d… To finance that debt we assume that the best predictor of future… is past behavior
“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart and with all your soul, and with all your might”

A desire Needn’t ever be fulfilled Because in desire I have all That I will ever need
Mighty Morphin Power Arrangers

When Mao said “Everything under heaven is in utt… he went on to kill 60 million of h… When Xi Jinping said “Everything under surveillance is…
There Is Nothing the Matter with Us That Singing and Dancing Can’t Fix

We are not material beings; We are embodied spiritual beings Language is how the spirit moves u… As in moves our bodies– Especially when words are set to m…
Fear God, for God Sees Through You, but Fear Not, God Will See You Through

Can you outrun your problems? Maybe, if you could run at the spe… But we’ll never know Because, as Einstein explained Running at the speed of light is i…
There Are No Atheists in Foxholes and There Are Only True Believers in Memory Holes

A memory hole should be just deep enough to bury yourself up to the neck– Any deeper
The Waiting Game Never Ends, so the Object of the Game Is to Outwait All the Other Players Save One and Then Spend Eternity Together

From where I was situated There was no room to maneuver In the situation room And everybody else found themselve… In the same situation
The Militant Inferiority Complex

The wonder of it all includes everything worth loving but also everything that must be endured So, I wonder about
Desire Is Lack, So How Is It That I Lack Desire?

I can’t say I have wants and needs; mainly I don’t want to be needy
It’s Irrational to Hoard the One Thing You Can Never Run Out Of

The free food programs during the pandemic were great So, to compensate people began to ration love
Automatic for the People

I never believed in automatic writ… until I tried my hand at TikTok and felt an invisible hand gently (as in pleasantly) but insistently (as in relievedly)
Pretty Hate Machine

Al Gore didn’t invent the internet He created a device for the reinforcement of irrational thoughts and behaviors
Plot a Plodding Course

They say that it is impossible To travel at the speed of light But slow and steady Always wins the race Because it is actually
The Trust Fall of Man

By keeping us on screen text messages, direct messages, et… are always mixed messages of the Trust, but verify



Top