VV Post of the month (so far)

David Morris fqmorris at hotmail.com
Tue Oct 24 19:33:33 CDT 2000


>From: "s~Z"
>>Is the aim of Profane's quest really "a place in society"? Is he on a 
>>quest at all? I have the general impression that as a yo-yo he is more or 
>>less being constantly pushed around by forces outside of his reach, trying 
>>to get along as good as he can.<<<
>
>One of such forces is sentimental impulse. Yet, even when following such an 
>impulse to an old haunt on East Main, that very East Main catches him by 
>surprise. He always sees anima in the inanimate, the waiting presence in 
>the emptiness, the soul in ev'ry stone. He yo-yos between surface and 
>depth, conscious and unconscious, waking reality and dreamtime. Anchored in 
>neither. Looking for one, he finds the other. As above, so below. Fast goes 
>fast. Slow goes slow. Rich are rich and the po' are po'. Everybody's doing 
>the Low Yo Yo Yo Yo. Everybody's doing it. Deep down everybody knows they 
>should. Do the Low Yo Yo Yo Yo.
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