Gehazi's Folly

Hannibal Lecter: First principles, Clarice. Simplicity. Read Marcus Aurelius. Of each particular thing ask: what is it in itself? What is its nature? What does he do, this man you seek? He covets. That is his nature. And how do we begin to covet, Clarice? Do we seek out things to covet? Make an effort to answer now.
Clarice Starling: No. We just...
Hannibal Lecter : No. We begin by coveting what we see every day. Don't you feel eyes moving over your body, Clarice? And don't your eyes seek out the things you want?*

Convince me please. I want you to.

The way you say my name means grace in Hebrew. Ann. Anneke. The way you see me, revealing the hollow inside myself - peripatetic, threadbare griefs in hazy winter ( I will find you shivering among the rocks, asking me to wear a sleeve of your navy smoking jacket ) The way the moon sleepwalks ominously in the dark as the night wind howls, replacing your voice, and the dawn shuts its eyes for an hour more.

And this soul, so restless for you...

I'm so wishful that way.





*Silence of the Lambs (1991)