original art by j.s.lamb

The obstacle is the path — and vice-versa

j.s.lamb
1 min readSep 8, 2017

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Kierkegaard, Jean-Paul Sartre,
Schopenhauer, a la carte;
Aristotle, Augustine,
Happy Gilmore, bones picked clean.

Francis Bacon, David Hume,
Sweaty armpits, cheap perfume;
B. Spinoza, Johnny Locke,
Lollapalooza, Johann Bach.

Friedrich Nietzsche & Ayn Rand,
Bobby Dylan with “The Band.”
Judith Butler, Dr. Who,
Jacques Derrida, Elmer’s glue.

Plato, Play-Doh, & Voltaire
Bertrand Russell, Fred Astaire.
Oppenheimer, E-in-stein,
Dad’s old root beer, Buddhist shrines.

Machiavelli, Chairman Mao,
Hindu high-priests, “Holy Cow!”
C.S. Lewis, Robert Bly.
Now it’s time to say, “Good-bye!”

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j.s.lamb
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Written by j.s.lamb

.Author of “Orange Socks & Other Colorful Tales.” How I survived Vietnam & kept my sense of humor.

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