Author: Marvin Allen

Individual – the undividable. The smallest unit that cannot be divided further makes up the whole. Let this individual unit be the sole metric of success in society. Why is this notion radical when each of us experiences a contained self? Can we experience a collective self, a collective being? No. We are tied inextricably…

Is it worth doing ecstasy? Knowing that all pleasure is temporary and that this too, shall pass? If everything passes anyway then pursuing pleasure just becomes a fool’s game, but so does pursuing pain. But no, since we all must die eventually all that really matters is the duration of our experience. Every experience leaves…

The failure of our society to entice young people to join civic institutions is appalling. Not only have we utterly failed to create compelling narratives that shape the future of our world but we have also failed in preserving the narratives of previous generations. We are tearing down old ideas, values, and institutions while failing…

It’s getting dark,too dark to see… When will I arrive?You are already there The road is winding downWalls closing inThe sun sets in the Westbut not today, not today I stand here hollowfor what have I done?Love, pain, hurt, lossfade outinto the night This may be the longest path we walkbut in the end, we…

By God, and I miss you stillThe taste of another on my lipsNot as sweet as your loving touch All I care for is youYou, you, you who stole my heart at BittwegAll else pales, fades, is nothingfeels nothing, cares for nothing How can I not be with your loveand not without it?My heart’s chambers…

Who can sayhow many liveswe’ve shared before, my loveAll I knowis that this one’sfor us Photo by Văn Thắng: https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-and-woman-near-grass-field-1415131/