David

in mike's vision

the statue erodes

david does dissipate

but the form may remain

if the memory does not fade

from the human intact 

a new statue is formed

again and again

when the memory remains

we do not erode

Author's Note

Reviews

[Gregoria Ahmed]

“David” is beautifully spare and resonant. The way you link erosion with remembrance feels timeless, like a whisper from stone to soul. I especially loved the line “a new statue is formed again and again”; it captures how memory isn’t static, but a living act of love. Thank you for this quiet tribute to what endures.

[Davidgeo]

Michelangelo was actually an underrated writer. Especially when it came to poetry. (his poetry does not compare to his sculpting or painting... but, it's still pretty good) Look into a book called Rime (by Michelangelo of course)... it's good stuff. I would really like to see what he would do with modernity... writing, sculpting, painting... whatever... i'm depressed we don't get pure art like Michalangelo or Da Vinci... actual polymaths who were masters of multiple crafts - legitimately. Now we live with clowns showing us commercials of bullshit to sell us things that are wildly below the standard. Is the actual David by Michelangelo better than Ridley Scott's imagination of David in the movie Prometheus?

[Gregoria Ahmed]

I love how you expanded the conversation, Michelangelo’s Rime is now on my reading list. It’s fascinating to think of him not just chiseling marble but sculpting emotion through verse. Your reflection on polymaths really struck me… there’s something sacred about artists who mastered multiple crafts without dilution. And that last question, David the statue vs. David the android, feels like a perfect metaphor for what we’ve traded: timeless form for fleeting function. Thank you for deepening the dialogue.

[Davidgeo]

You forgot to let me know what you'd choose.... David the statue or David the android?

[Gregoria Ahmed]

David the statue holds the weight of permanence, a form born from devotion to beauty and idealism. David the android, on the other hand, is curiosity in motion, reflecting our need to redefine consciousness and rebellion.

But if I had to choose? I’d float toward the statue, its silence speaks in centuries, and its memory keeps forming again and again, like your poem says.

[Davidgeo]

Have you seen the movie Blade Runner? Ridley Scott's og version or Denis's 2049 "sequel"?

[Davidgeo]

ha "denis's"... clearly I'm a replicant

[Gregoria Ahmed]

I haven’t seen Blade Runner yet, but the way you’ve been weaving legacy and identity through art makes me want to. Just from what I know, it sounds like both versions ask the kind of questions you love to ask, what lasts, what changes, and where consciousness fits in. I think I'd be drawn to the 2049 sequel first… something about searching through ruins for meaning feels familiar. Which one speaks more to your vision of David?

[Davidgeo]

Greg, you really should watch Blade Runner. There is a piece of writing at the end of that film that is truly transcendent. One of the best lines of any movie, I think, regardless of genre. It's an old movie and there are parts that are dated but... it's easily still one of the more relevant movies ever made. From 1982. Still

[Gregoria Ahmed]

I’ll make time to watch it soon, it’s moved to the top of my list. Thank you for steering me toward something enduring.