I
I was watching The Lord of the Rings.
It was a scene with Orcs.
I was looking at one, and thinking
“how disappointed he must be feeling -
after four years at drama school -
to be dressed and made-up
as an Orc,
and told to run and grunt.
Well, I hope, at least, he´s well paid!”
Little did I know
that very night I woud meet
that very actor
at the pub,
and recount to him my thoughts -
to which he would reply...
“It was while dressed and made-up
as an Orc
that I looked around
at the other Orcs
and saw,
for the first time,
the shared existential situation of all creatures -
and was invaded and overcome
by a Universal Love!
A Love that has since then
never let me go!”
II
It was at this point that
two Orcs entered the pub,
hideously.
“Two beers!” one of them grunted at the bartender,
who was trembling.
“John! Mary! Over here!” my new actor-friend called out
to the Orcs.
The crowd parted nervously
as the two huge, replusive Orcs paced decisively
towards our table.
Seeing, I assume, my confusion, one explained
“Our eyes met
on the set
of The Lord of the Rings,
while dressed and made-up
as Orcs.
This is how we clebrate the anniversary
of that moment!”
And oblivious to the unromantic crowd -
their sickening bodies turned towards each other,
and their eyes met,
once again -
and from their eyes a blinding love
shot out -
as bright as the flames of the Fires of Doom -
and lit the whole pub!
One Love to bind us all!
Mark the Mystic Activist, Aragon, Spain. Spring 2024 www.markthemysticactivist.com CONSCIOUS TRIBES Seeds of a New Culture
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