AFTER LETHE: Some thoughts on memory and consequence [IMAGE: A strangely distorted poem about memory and oblivion] Linda: Lethe seems like a good metaphor for our own inconsequence. Ron: (Smiling) The irony is, the social activity of discussing this suggests there is some kind of consequence. Lis: Agreed. If it were totally inconsequential, it would be ignored. So why are we discussing this art? Lex: (Yawning) Well, perhaps ontological reality is different from social reality? ===================================================================================== from _Last Poems: Lost Poems_ by T Newfields SUMMARY: An image of a distorted poem and dialog about inconsequentialism. KEYWORDS: inconsequentialism, social reality, ontological reality, mutant poetry Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ) Begun: 2010 in Tokyo, Japan ✠ Finished: 2022 in Yokohama, Japan Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} < LAST https://www.tnewfields.info/LastPoems/lethe.htm TOC https://www.tnewfields.info/LastPoems/index.html NEXT > https://www.tnewfields.info/LastPoems/et.htm