The Genius Of The Crowd<br /><br />there is enough treachery, hatred violence absurdity in the average<br />human being to supply any given army on any given day<br /><br />and the best at murder are those who preach against it<br />and the best at hate are those who preach love<br />and the best at war finally are those who preach peace<br /><br />those who preach god, need god<br />those who preach peace do not have peace<br />those who preach peace do not have love<br /><br />beware the preachers<br />beware the knowers<br />beware those who are always reading books<br />beware those who either detest poverty<br />or are proud of it<br />beware those quick to praise<br />for they need praise in return<br />beware those who are quick to censor<br />they are afraid of what they do not know<br />beware those who seek constant crowds for<br />they are nothing alone<br />beware the average man the average woman<br />beware their love, their love is average<br />seeks average<br /><br />but there is genius in their hatred<br />there is enough genius in their hatred to kill you<br />to kill anybody<br />not wanting solitude<br />not understanding solitude<br />they will attempt to destroy anything<br />that differs from their own<br />not being able to create art<br />they will not understand art<br />they will consider their failure as creators<br />only as a failure of the world<br />not being able to love fully<br />they will believe your love incomplete<br />and then they will hate you<br />and their hatred will be perfect<br /><br />like a shining diamond<br />like a knife<br />like a mountain<br />like a tiger<br />like hemlock<br /><br />their finest art