know


1314 empathy

there are people
who will crash their car
into you
just for fun
and they will laugh
while you try to kill them
with a dull knife.

some of us know
why these people do this.




1243 all of us know

i know exactly
how to fix the world
to the last technical detail
making everyone happy.
it really is very very easy.




1161 are you a good writer?

you are a good writer
only when you know
that you will never
fully express yourself
with words,
that no one will ever know
who you are
and that you will never know
who anyone is.




1150 the truth, again

our feelings and inspiration
are the only truth
and none of our languages
can share it.

we will never know
the truth of other people
and all we will only know
our own truth.

words like god and love
are just simple lies
that do not come close
to sharing the truth.




1040 the importance of cinema

it is very important
that we know
that there are people
whom we never met
who like
the same weird scenes
as we do.




1036 easy relationships

i want to know you
as a fellow human being
with all the nice and ugly stuff,
and you can know me.

but i do not want to participate
in your pathetic power games
you need to play to survive,
nor will i drag you into mine.




1078 shitty art is ok, not art is not ok

i know it is cooler to make art
than doing most other jobs
but still, please, make sure
that what you make is real art.

since we do not know
what exactly is real art
there is a chance
that in all the hype
you tricked yourself into believing
that what you make is real art.

i will help you
figure out what real art is
but you will have to trust me.
email me at nikola@tosic.com.




1077 science vs religion

neither science nor religion
know everything
and what they know
is not directly useful
in our every day lives
so they should
take it a bit easier




931 power dynamics

describing power dynamics
is harder than ever before
because power has become
extremely complex and covert.

people who have power
do not know they have it
because they are protected
from changes.

people who have no power
know very well
what power is and who has it
but can not make changes.




850 i am a great writer

i am a great writer
not because
i know grammar
but because
i want to share




731 friends

i both love and hate
all my friends
and everyone is my friend
and i do not know
how to turn this intensity down
so fuck it!




your life story

it is ok to choose
any story
for you life

as long as you know
you chose a story
for your life




numbers game

you never know
when you will write
a good poem

you write a lot of
really bad poems
and suddenly
there is a good one