Poem H5375 Amsterdam, 2025-04-13 Arthur Schopenhauer - 1841 Arthur Schopenhauer on human will, in short from a passage in 'Die beiden Grundprobleme der Ethik' (1841): 'Der Mensch kann wohl [/zwar] tun, was er will, aber [er kann] nicht wollen, was er will' ('A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants') Collection: Willegos Tribute to: Schopenhauer, Arthur
My decision is
final, and that means, I am --
going to change it.
Mijn besluit staat vast,
Mein Entschluss steht fest,
en dat betekent, dat ik --
das bedeutet, ich werde --
er aan ga tornen.
mich nicht dran halten.
Poem H4101 Amsterdam, 2023-09-01 The shining armour (Simon Vestdijk) - 1956 Novel "Het glinsterend pantser", chapter 3-III. Devilish and other surprises Collection: Inmost [2] Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
Zywa
Gods lived within me
I think there is a beautiful palace
deep inside me
where gods determine how
my life must pass
They want satisfaction
are all unrest and
many, unruly
they do what they always do
They spoil my senses
enough or just not enough
because time and again I long for more
Please, one more time, one more time
I get so tired of that urge
I want to get rid of it
and think about how
I could achieve that
but it seems to happen spontaneously
A girl sneaked in
into my head or may have
lived there from her childhood
She went down all the stairs
and, with a lighter and patience
she set fire to the bottom step
in the cellar where
the gods reside
Now she runs up, fast fast
She flees ahead of the fire
rescues her body, rescues me too