Category Modern Life
After Thought
~~~~~ He shined his shoes, then ironed his shirt Hung up his jacket and trousers with care He decided, after thought, it couldn’t hurt To look his best when he was no longer here ~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ VOTE, November 3, 2020! ~~~~~ Peace is […]
Prufrock’s Lament
~~~~~ With the current news in the world, both economic and political, the pandemic, aggression, bigotry, misogyny and xenophobia, it seemed time to revisit Prufrock, with thanks to T.S. Eliot for his original brilliance. War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality ~~~~~ Variations on a theme by T.S. Eliot. Let […]
We Must Take This Time
~~~~~ We must take this time and the lesson of our current government as everything we should not do to help people of all backgrounds, races, religions or none, all genders, sexual orientations and any other difference or to advance democracy. The administration of President Trump has been a chilling wakeup call. His base and […]
Mirror, Mirror
~~~~~ We know less is more and more is less. Great description of our current mess. How much will you fight for, sacrifice, Will you overlook corruption and vice? Do you know where you are, why and When, who you want to be by the end? If you accept even one mass shooting Carrying even […]
Rather a Fool in Heaven Than a Bigot in Hell
~~~~~ I must first say, I don’t believe in either heaven or hell, Not in the way that I’ve implied in my title above, still, The framework under which our current lives are lived A sundered screen through which our lives are sieved. Help us to never wonder how we might’ve lived so well, If […]
Overrun by Barbarians
~~~~~ My mind has been ground down into mush, Constipated thought, no matter how I push, As obfuscation, trivia and drivel dribble out. Any wise words of mine, missing in action. That said, I’ll fight to drivel and dribble on. Mayhap a turd of wisdom will squeeze out, Flow from this fickle pen, held in […]
Unexpected
~~~~~ When you meet, expect it to happen this way. Though I’ve never been sure what this way is. Never expected it, know it happened anyway. Happened years ago; it’s changed since then. It’s likely happened many times, don’t know Why I did, my state of mind, where or when. Still, I am sure, I […]
Where We Stood
~~~~~ Would I be willing to show you the shabby shelter Which I keep hidden deep inside my head? It’s not much except a place I can hide When the world weeps and cries, Full of our false and futile sound and fury. People standing on their doorsteps Screaming obscenities at anyone, Everyone who does […]
Your Turn
~~~~~ Once a lonely child dreamed the universe. While it could be better, it could be worse. Now it’s your turn, so, what might you do; If creating the cosmos were up to only you? ~~~~~ VOTE, November 3, 2020! ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ See […]
Turning Over, No Ignition
~~~~~ I’ll start out, just string words together, to see what might come out. Out of my mouth, out of my mind, out of time, out at home plate on a controversial call. Don’t stall, get busy. In a tizzy. Write something, anything at all dig deep and don’t stop digging until you find something […]
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