Monday, September 5, 2022

15,565. HARI-KARI

HARI-KARI
When Yukio Mishima did it, I thought
it was cool  -  a ritual disembowelment
of self by saber to protest the changing
conditions. My goodness, not that's a
commitment! 
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It was late 1970, and I wasn't sure 
of words  -  we called it one thing in 
America, and the Japanese had other
words for it. No matter; in front of
his followers he gave it all up, even
as it all went wrong.
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With friends like that, who needs
enemies? With an enemy of one's
self, who needs friends?

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