originally published on noahsmindfuck
You are a mentor and a child,
you are a peer to me
I look down on you
I look up to you
I look you in the eye
You are human
You are light and sound
You are a constant shore
I look into you
You look into me
Communication is key
You are human too
Once upon a time there was a human.
The human was young and you might call her Girl.
Girl was from Poor Family that wanted to be rich.
But because they were poor, Family had to struggle a lot.
One day Girl learned to read a book and that was a good day for Girl.
The book spoke: “Go, and walk with your legs, for that’s why you have them”.
And Girl walked.
The Book said: “Build with your eyes and dive with your lips”.
And the Girl built with her eyes and dived with her lips.
Little did Girl know.
One day Girl walked passed an old man, sitting.
Girl asked: “Why do you sing at me with your eyes and look at me with your lips?”
And the man answered: “I have been waiting for you so long.
Honey was it that I was missing but now you come and carry to me nothing but yourself
And all my desires are gone.”
Girl wanted to become Woman and told the man:
“The book says that I can become Woman. Will you help me?”
“I will do anything for you. The long time of my past has anyway made me fade.
There is nothing left for me to do but to be there for you.
This is the sweetness that I need.”
The man became Man and Girl became Woman.
Man though had forgotten that the emptiness was not from waiting long.
Man had been emptied by a daemon.
A sorrowful pact of the past had made Man give all their energy to the daemon.
Woman didn’t know, and if Woman knew, Woman would not have wanted to believe.
When First Child came to the world from the body of Woman
The Daemon came to Man at night and said:
“You have given to Woman instead to me. I will take Woman from you because they are mine by pact.”
Man cried: “Please, do not take my sweetness, I give you First Child in return.
And Daemon went to the sleeping First Child and sat on its chest for the whole night.
In the morning First Child woke and felt a terrible pressure on the chest.
But nothing was to do, the past has not to be changed.
First Child went to Mother who used to carry the name Woman and asked:
“Why is my chest so heavy?”
Mother said: “Because you have a lot to give from your heart”.
At least that was what Book that told Mother.
Mother and Father, who had been called Man, wanted to build a tower of children.
Father said, once they climb the children they can reach for a star.
“It will be yours, Mother” Father said.
It will be for the Daemon, Father thought.
Second Child opened eyes and asked: “Why have you made me?”.
Mother and Father answered: “What a sweet child. Kutschi kutschi kuuuu”
And Second Child became sad. So sad that it went blind from the tears.
The book said to Mother: “Second Child is sick”.
Daemon came in the night and said to Man:
“You have given Mother instead of me. I will take them now because they are mine by pact:”
“Please do not take my honey!” Father cried out.
And Daemon went to sit on Second Child for the whole night.
The book demanded Mother and Father to teach the children.
With final forms and rules and distinction.
The book didn’t know about love.
It was a book.
Third Child opened eyes and asked: “First Child, Second Child, will this be a good life?”
Second Child said “No” and cried. First Child said “yes” and loved.
Third child was torn apart between the feelings and from then on was a bit broken.
First Child and Second Child went silent.
Daemon came in the night and said to Man:
“You have given Mother instead of me. I will take them now because they are mine by pact:”
“Please take Third Child instead, do not take Mother away from Us!” Father cried out.
And Daemon went to sit on Third Child for the whole night.
Mother taught the Kids about the trees.
Father taught the kids about the stones.
Mother taught the kids about the dough.
Father taught the kids about the fire.
First Child felt too much love inside and wanted to learn about the light.
Second Child felt too much sadness inside and wanted to learn about the running.
Third Child was broken and wanted to learn about healing.
Mother and Father did not listen to their Kids.
Fourth Child opened eyes and asked: “Daemon, why is there so much misunderstanding?”
Daemon was surprised and said: “You see me, what do you want to learn from me?”
“I want to learn how to understand” said Fourth Child.
Fourth Child wanted to repair.
Daemon came in the night and said to Man:
“You have given Mother instead of me. But you have made your mistake three times.
I can not forgive you anymore. With this I am taking Fourth Child and You as well.”
And Daemon sat on Father the whole night, holding Fourth Child in it’s arms.
Mother taught the Kids about stories.
Father taught the Kids about the hammer.
Mother taught the Kids about the Us.
Father taught the Kids about the water.
Forth Child felt too much dissonance and wanted to learn about harmony.
Fourth Child felt too many gaps and wanted to learn about bridges.
Fourth Child felt too many walls and wanted to learn about flying.
Daemon listened to Fourth Child and taught them all it wanted.
Fifth Child opened eyes and asked: “Why did I have to wait so long?”
Fourth Child said: “We had to fix a few things”.
Fifth Child looked at its hands and at the world and felt the power to shape.
Fifth Child shaped and Fourth Child and Daemon smiled.
Mother taught the Kids about silence.
Father taught the Kids about noise.
Mother taught the Kids about anger.
Father taught the Kids about absence.
First Child felt to be Mother and wanted to learn about the body.
Second Child felt to be Father and wanted to learn about destruction.
Third Child felt pain from having been broken and wanted to learn to simply be.
Mother and Father still didn’t listen to the kids.
Fourth Child felt the harming and wanted to learn about fury.
Fifth Child wanted nothing and learned about weaving souls.
Mother wanted to be Girl again.
Father wanted the star.
Sixth Child opened eyes and cried. There was no language in falling.
Daemon said: “Don’t worry, you will land softly.”
Sixth Child was furious but calmly said: “You are not my mother”.
Daemon said nothing. Sixth Child was right.
Mother taught the kids about the Us.
Daemon taught Kids about the Them.
Fourth Child taught the Kids about observation.
Nobody listened to fourth child.
When the time was ripe, Daemon ripped itself apart and sat onto each of the Kids heads.
Mother took off her clothes and lay down in pain.
Father took off his clothes and ran away.
The Kids and the Daemon spread.
Only Fourth Child stayed behind, still observing.
The stomach of the Daemon had stayed with Fourth Child and was hungry.
Fourth Child cared for Daemons stomach, because Daemon had listened and taught.
And Fourth Child started to feed Daemon.
At the beginning, and at the end
we meet and shake hand
through the fingers we give
our essence
Sitting through time
I am not one, but many
together the limbs of my social body
do not die and are not born
It is an ongoing presence
struggling to survive
it is immaterial and faint
and it can not take form.