a poem about weakness, timely perhaps, considering the state of society

[Darren Dirt]

I have abhorred the wars and despised the liars, laughed at the frightened
And forecast victory; never one moment's doubt.
But now not far, over the backs of some crawling years, the next
Great war's column of dust and fire writhes
Up the sides of the sky: it becomes clear that we too may suffer
What others have, the brutal horror of defeat --
Or if not in the next, then in the next -- therefore watch Germany
And read the future. We wish, of course, that our women
Would die like biting rats in the cellars, our men like wolves on the mountain:
It will not be so. Our men will curse, cringe, obey;
Our women uncover themselves to the grinning victors for bits of chocolate.


Robinson Jeffers, "We Are Those People", briefly excerpted in the little-known and under-rated Zach Galifinakis film "Visoneers*"




* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0833557/board/nest/147109684

If you liked this, you'll like these...   

its doubfull that you havent seen these but if you liked Visioneers heres a few other films that exhibit similar feelings (IMO)

Eternal Sunshine
Brazil
1984
Delicatessen
Being John Malkovich
Lost Highway
Slaughterhouse 5
Royal Tenenbaums
Videodrome
Idiocracy
Synecdoche New York
Adaptation
Breakfast of Champions
Naked Lunch
Mulholland Drive
12 Monkeys
THX1138
Happiness
Barton Fink
Special
Dan in real Life

If the following IMDB post piques your interest (or if you are a fan of the subtle dark humor of Kurt Vonnegut, Philip K. Dick, or Harlan Ellison) then this film will likely resonate with you: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0833557/board/nest/144155398#144457682

Let me know if anyone wants to borrow the DVD, it's quite the unique movie... and an amazing acting job by Zach.