Category Humanity’s Insanity
Cannot Believe
“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I feel empty, forlorn, wrung-out I cannot find wisdom still to share Whether I whisper, scream, shout I cannot believe many would care ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings and opinions at: Pen’s Might Philip Brent Digital Art Brent Harris Fine […]
What’s All the Fuss?
“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Every day you do something that is old Which is new, while you’ve done before It feels like doing what you’ve been told Makes you want to ask what all this is for Get your daily coffee, buy your groceries Do the […]
All Goes On
“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We always fail at peace, fighting war to reach it Same with poverty, drugs, countries and people It is like battling the ocean to staunch the storm Think firing bullets at the sea, dumb as it sounds While all we do makes […]
Keeping a Whether I
“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ He told me he owned many great books And wondered if that would be counted Certainly, it would total up to something Proving only conspicuous consumption Yet, our cosmos does not rely on proofs The meager, meaningless games we play Pretending that […]
Sarabande for Missing Magic
“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Missing magic, miracles All vanished Nowhere to be found From vast spaces Gone Into unseen Miniscule interstices Between atoms Disappeared Despite clues Maps and legends Whispered rumors Whereabouts remained Unknown Quests were mounted Heroes came forth Solo adventurers Fellowships, too Robber’s trusts […]
Who to Follow
“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Deciding who to follow shouldn’t be too tough From any counseling hate and fear; run away Isn’t it time that we all said enough is enough Time to let love, hope and tolerance hold sway ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my creative […]
Subject Block
“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality”– I’ve been posting recently with material I already created. I have other pieces I could type up and post, but I’m feeling stuck. I don’t have writer’s block; I think I have subject block. Politics is the subject that is making problems […]
Soap Story
“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” I wonder are we are living in soap opus As I recall opus is the singular of opera Like the tawdry cliché our life’s become Someone rich and powerful is in control Though they are nearly always evil men I didn’t make this […]
For Their Madness
“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” Many people drive crazily now, as if they do not care As in other lands where aggression is the right of way You are too timid, might run afoul of those who dare For their madness, you may be the price you will […]
Then or Now
“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” When did the presage of prophets and sages Then bid the message of profits not wages No longer the days the world driven by we So long; now days the world driven by me Is it still possible to change our world now […]
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