the genius of the crowd

there is enough treachery, hatred, violence,
absurdity in the average human being
to supply any given army on any given day.
and the best at murder are those
who preach against it
and the best at hate are those
who preach love
and the best at war - finally -
are those who preach peace.
beware the average man
the average woman
beware their love
their love is average, seeks average
but there is genius in their hatred
there is enough genius in their hatred to kill you,
to kill anybody.
not wanting solitude
not understanding solitude
they will attempt to destroy anything
that differs from their own.
not being able to create art
they will not understand art
they will consider their failure as creators
only as a failure of the world.
not being able to love fully
they will believe your love incomplete
and then they will hate you.
and their hatred will be perfect
like a shining diamond
like a knife
like a mountain
like a tiger
like hemlock
their finest
art. (C.B)