the Fates asked Clotho The Spinner  Lachesis The Measurer Apportioner   Atropos The Unbending Inflexible One

they asked  Doncha wish you could talk to Gawd?

he tilted his head forwardbrought his hand to his chin hid his humourchuckle

                                                                                    he appreciated they used his lingo however complimentsflattery fell flat on their face when attempted on him

they werent foolinpersuadin him

                                     Nah  Too much talkinyappin gets in the way of doin

Chandogya Upanishad  You know itof course you do  Tat twam asi

                                                                         which he understood to mean Use your Death  Use your Life  William James translated it as  That Thou Art  “. . . that capacity to conceive the immersion of all thought in the ‘blooming, buzzing confusion’ of ‘pure experience’”

Taedium vitae state of extreme ennui weariness loathing of life  James said “My words are to deal only with the metaphysical which is peculiar to reflecting men.”

Chaplin “Life isn’t a meaning, but a desire.”

hed skip jump rope hold hands with any of them

                                                      Nah so there was no mistake Ive no interest in yakkin

You’re very certain?

                      between them they were spinninghandling someones life  were their words a threat

he didnt think so

apparently they understood

they implored him again Doncha wish?

he couldnt staunch his laugh 

                                  I apologise   No  I do not wish

for a moment they quit their workspied each other  turned their gaze on him

he didnt drop his eyes from theirs  his spine stiffened

                                                          there was no submission in him

    We understand. they uttered

Wha do ya understand

others may have been horrified

We  Understand

                   their expressionssneers veered towards Gorgon quality  another trio of godly sisters  Stheno Euryale Medusa

           but he did not turn to stone

Wednesday,  3  1. 06

1823,  Sunday,  24  11. 24