Safe Old Men

Project the past onto the future until we're dead.

The Eye of Silence (1943) by Max Ernst

Who is ready for what comes next?

Who is carrying a knife? Whose eyes can meet in silence without turning away? Silence is my best friend now, and my favorite lover. We greet the trees together and ask ourselves: Who is strong enough to feel this? Who is strong enough to endure the suspense of not knowing a thing?

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