Philip Tetraux, a schizophrenic Canadian poet and flute player "Almost success"
I have tried
to succeed
in life
and behind me
on the road
lie the remnants
of the attempts I've made
to reach this fulfillment;
then I realize that all
these experiences
had an aspect of
perfection that I could not
see because
of the influences of a
vast universe;
How could I measure
my life against the
presence of the suffering
of so many people?
So I will play the
flute
and the music
sometimes makes me happy,
sometimes it is in tune.