We don't need to take it personally. The unanswered question doesn't need to become our question. We were summoned here without being asked, without giving permission. We are passengers on a ride we woke up on, driven by a faceless silent driver who doesn't answer. Outside the window, darkness. And we only have each other. This thing, being here, this isn't ours. This is not my body, not my mind. It's all movement. A temporary construct dreamt by a nameless dreamer. Let go.
Tejo, twilight
High up on a pine grove.
Tejo surrenders, Atlantic.
Deep blue twilight, orange.
Late afternoon breeze, pine scent.
Laments of birds, departing the day.
Distant sounds, rattling pine cones, the world…
Thought dissolves into the rippling.
Something stirs, an echo, a reaching.
Light, fishing boat.
Memories ignite, faces, places, restless dance.
Give way, an absence...
A gentle silence whispers.
Nameless journey, its end.
Night draws near, a presence.
Already here, always has...
The tenderness of a goodbye.
Those I've loved, the moments, joyful, sad, forgotten.
Letting myself go...
Gaze blurs in a bleeding.
I welcome it, embrace it, let it open me...
The first star...
A mini-guide to institutional language: how power uses language to obscure Truth
The way institutions talk is a carefully crafted method of communication designed to protect power and deflect accountability. Once you learn to recognise these patterns, you'll see them everywhere - in political speeches, corporate statements, media coverage, and even AI responses.
Let's start with a simple example:
When someone punches you in the face, that's a clear action with clear consequences. But imagine if the attacker said:
"We need to consider multiple perspectives on this physical interaction. The very concept of violence is socially constructed, and from certain cultural viewpoints, this could be seen as a form of greeting."
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