Author Archives: thepensmight
Talent May Shine
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ What are those times when a soloist takes the stage, usually through merit? Confidence tricksters may also hold the audience in thrall, as though they play great music on par with the greatest players who filled us with their magic. Then, though tragedy may strike, leave us […]
Hold This Secret
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ The birds sing, proclaiming the morning’s glory as the sun rise paints the world in bright colors. They break our fast sans light. They call the end of night. Who’s to say if they have not seen? The magic, mystery of the miraculous dawn and its cousin […]
Time’s Wind
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Do I not have enough challenges in my life? Do I not possess a significant depth of feeling? Am I a shallow-rooted tree pretending strength, even though I provide the same shade as my more deeply-rooted cousins? Perhaps, I am a book of blank pages slowly being […]
Brave Enough
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ What are the chances I will learn the dances that I need to cut the figures of my life? To navigate a time both full and rife. Rife with promise, rife with pain. That which makes our time rich and varied, single, married, widowed or divorced, the […]
Means to You
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Not sure if this is working. Words flowing from my pen and mind. Some kind of thought of which I’m previously been unaware. Do I dare find my path, find the way deep inside, this very day particular and true? I’m not sure what all this means […]
Not Come Far
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Peel away the veneer of civilization. So little effort required. The nail of a little finger. A dull paring knife. How little strife is required to show us exactly who we are and that we have not come far. ~~~~~ Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Peace […]
Bow Down
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Darkness grows every day, as if the clouds flow from his mouth with every pronouncement, each proclamation of some skewed truth, which only applies to a land of fever dreams, where he reigns as king and where we must come and bow down. What else would you […]
Our and All
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ The diamonds sparkle, stones of a rare beauty because of their rarity, their clarity, even knowing of the pressure which creates them, will we rate them above people of all levels and persuasions? People more like opals. Brilliance and highlights but prone to shatter under pressure. We […]
Where Are You Now?
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Running in the rain. Watch your footing. Hurry, hurry! There’s no time to lose. Come on, man. Give it all you’ve got. Run. Don’t slip or slide. Hurry. You’re almost there, no time to waste. I can’t help you, if you wait. Water falls, dots the path, […]
Pretend to Know
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Is youth wasted on the young or age wasted on the elderly? I suppose both may be true. In my case, I’m yet unsure, since I’m still young inside. Whatever my body may show you, I bet I’d find the same in you, if I ever got […]