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Ninism
NinismRM
#lyricalprose, #ninism
Reality is neither particular nor general Particular is neither unique nor uniform
Words are neither authentic nor mutable Authentic is neither original nor copy
Companies are neither families nor commissions Family is neither innate nor given
Obsession is neither sweet nor sour Sweetness is neither naïve nor astute
Someone is neither nobody nor everybody Nobody is neither underdog nor futile
Photographs are neither evidence nor fiction Evidence in neither absolute nor perishable
Interpretation is neither reading nor extruding Reading is neither swallowing nor imprinting
President is neither father nor CEO Father is neither patron nor companion
Silence is neither alive nor dead Alive is neither intense nor hyperconscious
Violence is neither acquired nor intrinsic Intrinsic is neither definitive nor disposable Results are neither conjured nor borne Conjury is neither vengeance nor aid
Evil is neither demonic nor misfortune Misfortune is neither fateful nor seized
Unity is neither heterogenous nor homogenous Homogeneous is neither pure nor diverse
Public is neither exposed nor secretive Secretive is neither intentional nor unintended
Friendship is neither permanent nor temporary Permanent is neither perishable nor eternal
Faces aren’t masks nor mirrors Masks are neither characters nor standards
Self is neither singular nor collective Collective is neither cuddly nor claustrophobic
Human is neither natural nor fabricated Natural is neither harmony nor prophetic
Belief is neither faith nor lore Faith is neither blindness nor practice
Passion is neither inherent nor acquired Inherence is neither obligation nor choice
Goodness is neither subjective nor objective Subjectivity is neither fixed nor malleable
Beauty is neither purity nor pollution Pollution is neither unwanted nor expected
Childhood is neither innocence nor wildness Innocence is neither celibate nor virtuose
Fun is neither harvested nor obliviated Oblivion is neither ignorance nor erasure
Liquid is neither flexible nor rigid Rigid is neither restrictive nor accessible
Evolution is neither predictable nor aleatory Predictable is neither dull nor secure
Communication is neither nuance nor integrality Integral is neither whole nor digestive
Challenge is neither pain nor comfort Comfort is neither pledge nor dismissal Heaven is neither finitude nor permanence Finitude is neither objective nor singular
Remembrance is neither testimony nor fiction Fiction is neither myth nor promise