Fausto

2007 September 17
by Ernesto Priego

Was this the face that launch’d a thousand ships, and burnt the topless towers of Ilium? Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss.

-Christopher Marlowe, The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus

I have what I want to,
and still it’s not enough.
I long for what I don’t know.
I mourn the loss of what I’ve never had.
I am nostalgic for places I’ve never been.
I want to own what I don’t own.
I want to be what I am not.
I have what I want to,
and still I want so much more.
It’s not the objects, but the verbs:
mad to live, desirious of everything.

7 Responses
  1. 2007 September 18
    brenda permalink

    mmmh, dónde he escuchado esto? fantasmas desconocidos nos persiguen, y luego tenemos el descaro de no reconocerlos, esta sensación de estar incompleto es realmente abrumadora. Deseamos justo lo que no tenemos y olvidamos, por reacción inmediata, loq ue sí, cierto?

  2. 2007 September 18

    “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a common place thing, but burn burn burn, like fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars”. – Jack K, *On the Road*

  3. 2007 September 18

    Hit the road, Jack! ;)

    (John: for “Inheritance”, I have been rereading Marlowe… and Kerouac! My contribution will go your way soon…)

  4. 2007 September 18

    Everything is never enough. Even when I”m calm, somewhat content, I feel like I’m smoldering….

    “It’s better to burn out then to fade away…”

  5. 2007 September 18

    Funny, ’cause I’ve been looking at Camus as well recently…

  6. 2007 September 18

    “Even when I”m calm, somewhat content, I feel like I’m smoldering….” Ginger, it’s called metabolism (you can smack me upside my head any time now, I just can’t help myself …)

  7. 2007 September 18

    No it’s actually ADHD!!!! LMAO…..Or indigestion…

    It’s okay…reading back…it just sounds so silly.

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