peradam

i would not speak of the mountain

i would not speak of the mountain

i would not speak of the mountain

its summit must be inaccessible

but its base accessible

but its base accessible to human beings as nature has made them

it must be unique

and it must exist geographically

the gateway to the invisible must be visible

the gateway to the visible must be invisible

the peradam

translucent as the belly of an insect

harder than diamond

we will find it

adam's stone

we will fill our sects with nothing

turn it this way and we will climb

it disappears

we will climb

yet not move a single muscle

for that mountain exists

in the mind of humankind

i would not speak of the mountain

i would not speak of the mountain

i would not not speak of the mountain

i would not sp--

i would not speak

s--

the peradam

the peradam

i was leaving with a group of friends

to seek the mountain

which is the path joining earth and sky

it must exist somewhere on our planet

and it must be the dwelling of a superior humanity

just as a drop of mercury by its surface tension

remains impenetrable to the finger that tries its center

we have reached the unknown continent

it is the continent of our desire

a beautiful problem

for the unknown mathematician

one

two

three

five

and all the philosophers

nine

dance

i am the mountain

you are the wind

i am the mountain

you are gravity

let it go

let it go

i am the cock

growing in the milk of dawn

drink it

drink

drink

drink

first muscle

incline

let it go

let it go

let it go

let it go

climb

climb

climb

climb

climb

climb

climb

climb

climb

climb

climb

your mind

i would not speak of the mountain

i would not speak of the mountain

adam stone

turn it