Primroses; salutations; the miry skull
of a half-eaten ram; vicious wonds in earth
opening. What seraphs are afoot.
I think art has a right—not an obligation—to be difficult if it wishes. And, since people generally go on from this to talk about elitism versus democracy, I would add that genuinely difficult art is truly democratic.
"One cannot lose what one has not possessed."
So much for that abrasive gem.
I can lose what I want. I want you.