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warmhrt
Senior Member

since 1999-12-18

Posts 1563

0 posted 2000-07-31 12:56 PM

born with a sprout of dark hair
upon his tiny head,
his mother proclaimed
a great man he would be.
his sister's fingers
barred from the keys,
the supposed prophet reads,
reflects.

manhood attained,
cynical of prophetic visions,
he takes the oath,
soon forming theories,
objective support all but zero.

the pleasure principle was one
he practiced regularly,
his eros instinct determined,
as he exercised this notion
upon countless women
whom he had deemed bore
the sickness of neuroses.

illusions of grandeur
spoke to him
of greatness,
of prophecy,
for it was all
in the good name of science,
and the fulfillment
of his mother's wish.

Kris< !signature-->

the poet's pen...gives to airy nothing
A local habitation and a name ~ Shakespeare

[This message has been edited by warmhrt (edited 07-31-2000).]

Not A Poet
Member Elite

since 1999-11-03

Posts 3885
Oklahoma, USA

1 posted 2000-07-31 02:46 PM

OK Kris,

You got me for sure this time. I'm sure you write of some specific doer of dastardly deeds, but I haven't a clue who it might be.

In reality, I suspect it fits many but still don't think that's where you were going. Should I know who it is? If so, I feel certain someone more knowledgeable than I will come along and fill in the answer for me.

Ansiously awaiting clarification,
Pete

warmhrt
Senior Member

since 1999-12-18

Posts 1563

2 posted 2000-07-31 08:15 PM

Hi Pete,

Sorry...I thought I included enough so that it was apparent, but apparently it wasn't.

The title...a slip... a Freudian slip. This is my views on the "esteemed" father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud.

In his time, a boy being born with thick dark hair (if you were Jewish) was supposedly a sign of a prophet, destined for greatness.

The rest, I think, will fall into place, I hope. I really don't mean to write about stuff that others don't recognize. This is what I know. Sorry, again, Pete,

Kris< !signature-->

the poet's pen...gives to airy nothing
A local habitation and a name ~ Shakespeare

[This message has been edited by warmhrt (edited 07-31-2000).]

Not A Poet
Member Elite

since 1999-11-03

Posts 3885
Oklahoma, USA

3 posted 2000-08-01 09:18 AM

Don't apologize m'dear, you write so well on this subject and the shortcoming is mine for not knowing more to start with. See, already today I have learned something, the thick dark hair and its relation to prophecy. OK, with that knowledge, I will study the poem again and see what else I can learn.

Thanks,
Pete

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