A Fearless Endeavor and the Importance of Offense

"Better murder an infant in its cradle than nurse an unacted desire." -- William Blake

I think this sums up his blunt, unhindered desire for truth, perfectly. His shocking observations are what delivers the meaning of his message. He could just as easliy have said: To ignore one's desires is to kill the life that desired it. But the message comes across with the jolt it needs to reach the soul of the complacent. Something I think he strives to do over and over. Because it is those that have lost the ability to see-- have become too lost in the beat of the drum to hear-- that need to be jarred. 

 I love this about Blake.  He has no fear when it comes to expressing his truth. And that's the purpose of a poet, isn't it? To find the truth of the world and tell it through the filter of their vision so that we can capture the essence. To be fearless in observation and expression.

Love it. Love it. Love it.