The Naked Philosopher

The Naked Philosopher.

There are very few practical guidelines for 

Becoming a Naked Philosopher.

However, the process is quite simple, 

though it does require your undivided attention.

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First, philosophy requires shadows.

A flickering candle, a golden glow of light?

That will do.

Next, a cocktail: with complex flavours, in a very cold crystal glass.

It needs to hold the mysteries of the universe

In its dense matter.

Let its flavours linger in your throat

And give your thoughts space to roam.

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The next step to becoming a Naked Philosopher

Is contemplation.

The exposed flesh of a wrist will do.

Admire it, be stunned by it,

Wonder to yourself as you gaze at your wrist,

Have I ever seen a wrist so goddamn gorgeous

In my entire life?

Go on. Do it – gaze at your own wrist.

And the answer is no,

You have not ever seen a wrist so goddamn gorgeous

In your entire life.

You take a sip of your cocktail to deal with this

Overwhelming reality.

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Now, you have begun to observe the world, but

You require more material for consideration.

So, you question the purpose of a sleeve

Be it mutton, chopped, or Mugler,

Is it needed?

Necessary?

What if it was to fall away,

Or part like the sea…

Or find new purpose as a fold,

A velvet waterfall

Or perhaps – nothing at all.

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But even to be nothing is not to be nothing.  

Dark matter fills its many nothing spaces,

With a satisfying gravitational pull…

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Humans tend to dream of ascending great heights,

But what if, instead, we dreamt of descending down, down down?

There is a sparkling Universe hidden in every discovery,

And the truth is not singular –

Rather, it curves, slopes, and sparkles.

Like a many-faceted crystal

Each dimension its own radiant galaxy.

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To be a Naked Philosopher,

You ‘must’ do nothing, but you

Choose to question everything

For the simple pleasure of the pursuit.

You seek out – vigorous – debate

And take pleasure in – diverse – perspectives.

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To be a Naked Philosopher

Is to acknowledge that clothing holds no inherent meaning

And that it therefore can be held – loosely.

Life is indeed absurd and yet –

There is a freedom in its absurdity

A free fall into absurd curves,

The junctures between celestial bodies

An entire Universe or a single thought.

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To be a Naked Philosopher

One must simply have the courage

To expose the tender inner thoughts

And philosophize.