Harmed Struggle

(Fact: a bullet is harm-
less outside
its chamber)

This is how to assemble
an Amaru .357:

First, combine the bolt¹ and the carrier².
¹bolt─the mind:
produces theory,
which is our thesis
²carrier─the flesh of the word;
manifested as practice,
the antithesis

Insert the combined³ bolt and carrier, and push the handle⁴ forward.
³combined─theory and practice
becomes concrete
action
⁴handle─the next thesis
must be pushed
forward to create
a new contradiction

Align the hammer⁵ with the trigger⁶.
⁵hammer─the conscience
must be aligned with the
⁶trigger─the decision
to produce morals

Pull up the lock-on spring guide⁷, which allows you to put the cover⁸ back on the chamber⁹.
⁷lock-on spring guide,
to keep us in line
⁸cover─criticism
of others about you,
placed over the
⁹chamber─self-
criticism: what you think
about yourself

Then insert a fully-loaded magazine¹⁰, unlatch¹¹ the safety¹², and cock¹³ the handle.
¹⁰magazine─fully-loaded
arms of the people’s warrior.
To follow it, we must
¹¹unlatch─detach:
separate oneself from
¹²safety─the family, the way of life
must be left
behind with-
out looking back.
¹³cock─get ready
for the next contradiction

The Amaru.357 is a gift
from Cuba to the Philippines (one sister to another)
two daughters of Mother Spain
forced into marriage to a bald-eagled redneck
for a dowry of twenty million dollars.

It was the same weapon used by Cuba to shoot her husband, formalizing the divorce.


*Filipino version here


*circa 24 Mar 2006