SILENCE ON OBJECTIVE LEVELS

par Henri Landier

Copyright © 1996 Henri Landier. The author hereby grants permission to use this article in electronic form only, in part or in whole, to any person or institution for educational purposes, provided no charge is made for such use.

It's a table,
It's a wall,
It's a heart.

I see outside of me
This, which I call "table",
This, which I call "wall".
I feel inside of me
This, which I call "heart"

It is not "a table",
It is not "a wall",
It is not "a heart".
Sh! What is it?

But to see this and that,
I had the words "table" and "wall".
To feel this,
I had the word "heart".
When I no longer have "table" and "wall",
When I no longer have "form" and "background",
What do I see outside?
When I no longer have "heart"
What do I feel inside?

And now, do you know
What happens
When I no longer have "outside",
When I no longer have "inside",
When I no longer have "I",
When...?

© Henri Landier 7/2/1978