Sunday, March 2, 2014

from Darkness Moves by Henri Michaux



There is haste in me.  There is urgency. *

I would like. I would like anything at all, but fast.  I would like to get out of here.  I would like to be rid of all this.   I would like to start over again.  I would like to leave all this.  Not to leave through an exit.  I would like multiple leaving, a whole spread of them.  An endless leaving, an ideal leaving so that once I've left I begin leaving again right away.




*What would happen if this "accelerator" were administered to slow animals: to the chameleon, to the three-toed sloth or to a marmot just coming out of hibernation?

from Darkness Moves by Henri Michaux, translated by David Ball, from the chapter, Exploring Hallucinogens, p. 199
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2 comments:

  1. vazambam (Vassilis Zambaras)March 3, 2014 at 5:57 AM

    Thanks for this, Nin. BTW, Ball's Michaux anthology was a gift to me from a dear friend--it continues to be a constant, eye-opening delight.

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  2. Urban MermaidMarch 3, 2014 at 9:02 AM

    I love this drawing! They are really moving!

    I love the poem by HM too.

    Thank you,
    Emily

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