Friday, September 30, 2005
Sophista-funk
Dainty women dissect their vegetables to million pieces, careful not to smudge their lipstick when their forks carry the food into their pretty mouths. The men hold open the doors, gracefully ushering in the ladies. Children wait for the nod of approval before reaching for that shortbread cookie.
“Don’t…” she says. The simple string of words is all it takes to shut down the voltage of consciousness. Doubt seeps in. Then, a shifty silence.
Cuffs of civilization suffocate the wild and unsophisticated emotions. Tip toe-ing on eggshells. Leave no trails behind. Wash behind your ears. Don’t chew with your mouth open. Say ‘thank you’ and ‘excuse me.’
Years of carefully studied conventions pave a solid path. A safe one, at that. Don’t fall off, or you’ll break your back. Throw in some rolled eyes and disgruntled sighs to complete the symptoms. How chained we have become to the Do’s and Don’ts and Don’ts and Don’ts of life.
The wisdom is mostly beyond me, as I choose sincerity and candidness over trying to be what I’m not. Just trying to have a good time while I last here on Earth.
“Don’t…” she says. The simple string of words is all it takes to shut down the voltage of consciousness. Doubt seeps in. Then, a shifty silence.
Cuffs of civilization suffocate the wild and unsophisticated emotions. Tip toe-ing on eggshells. Leave no trails behind. Wash behind your ears. Don’t chew with your mouth open. Say ‘thank you’ and ‘excuse me.’
Years of carefully studied conventions pave a solid path. A safe one, at that. Don’t fall off, or you’ll break your back. Throw in some rolled eyes and disgruntled sighs to complete the symptoms. How chained we have become to the Do’s and Don’ts and Don’ts and Don’ts of life.
The wisdom is mostly beyond me, as I choose sincerity and candidness over trying to be what I’m not. Just trying to have a good time while I last here on Earth.
// posted by sakit @ 11:16 AM 
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There is a difference between being candid and being untactfully rude.
It's not so much a "do" and "don't" - it's more realizing "cause" and "effect."
It's not so much a "do" and "don't" - it's more realizing "cause" and "effect."
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: 3:04 PM
: 3:04 PM
Sophisticated a
1. Mixed with some foreign substance; adulterated; not pure or genuine.
2. Altered from, deprived of naturalness; rendered artificial
3. Flasified in a greater or less degree
- from The Shorter Oxford Dictionary.
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1. Mixed with some foreign substance; adulterated; not pure or genuine.
2. Altered from, deprived of naturalness; rendered artificial
3. Flasified in a greater or less degree
- from The Shorter Oxford Dictionary.
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