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The Toilet — a poem by Max Waller
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A Foreword from the author:
The subject upon which this poem is based is in love with the object, in this instance a toilet. Having suffered institutional abuse at various schools for blind and disabled children in the 1970's, the subject often found sanctuary in the cubicles where he developed a relationship with a Royal Doulton Vinden toilet which became a lifelong inspiration and obsession to him ever since. There is a mixture of both sexual desire and emotional attachment to the object which makes the relationship more complex than one might first suspect.
Afflicted with various neurological complexes, the subject has a volatile cocktail of Tourettes, OCD, PTSD and near blindness. He is highly intelligent and is prone to bouts of anger, hyperactivity and extreme joy.
He is like the rest of us, only more so.
It sits there Without judgement Glistening Gleaming A porcelain shrine Detached from function Now pure form A Royal muse The man gazes upon it With excited eyes of limited vision He spins and dances Animated Hurriedly removing his clothes In a frenzy of erotic anticipation He stands before it, eager and willing Running his lips up the pointed neck And around the cool rim with hungry licks Its cold smoothness recalls a memory Of sanctuary in secret places Places where they can’t find you Places where you’re safe Like a baby feeding on its mother, The feeling is non-judgemental All embracing A psychiatrist might have a field day But perhaps it’s no more complicated Than a man and his toilet Occupied and engaged - by Max Waller
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A Love Story That Doesn’t Feel Right — a short film by Gianni Baha
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In less than 3 minutes, this short film packs in a lot about… the fragility of human beings and relationships. There’s a subtle horror twist at the end - I appreciated it, although I’m not into mind-spins myself.
Featured on Short of the Week, which is a website well worth a visit for seemingly endless archives of really high quality short films.
3. ‘Contribution’ - A Question from James Clear
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What is the biggest non-work related contribution you can make today?
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