Category Modern Life
Without a Sound
~~~~~ Whether you’re young or old, They push you down, pretend You do not lie sprawled and Bleeding, there on the ground. Without courtesy, call to action, March by you, without a sound. ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Please, leave a comment and let me […]
The Cynic, Silent Killer
~~~~~ Boots on the ground come marching, marching. Boots on the ground come marching one by one. Boots on the ground taught to appear steely eyed, While they wield the arsenal that’s been supplied. Boots on the ground come marching, marching. Boots on the ground come marching two by two. There to support law enforcement; […]
How About You?
~~~~~ If the reality of a world-wide pandemic, staggering unemployment, systemic racism and the current unrest, protests and violence sparked by another police murder of a black man haven’t made you realize we need to change, nothing will. Not all black people are criminals. Not all white people are racist. Not all cops are bad. […]
Lies and Truth
Lies and Truth ~~~~~ What ways we wander, wonder why. Search, seek twisted trails, tall tales. While we follow fools, venal villains, meaning morsels, broken breadcrumbs. Lost, languishing, mired meanders, wide walkways, paved pathways, rural roads, Long lanes, dusty drives, graveled grades, sleek superhighways, cacophonous cities Electronic expressways lead, lure to tips, digital dead-ends, while […]
Rolling in His Grave
Rolling in His Grave ~~~~~ Like the narcissistic needs of a reborn Christian’s god, Donald Trump requires constant praise and adoration. 100,000-plus Americans dead; he wants us to applaud. He’ll say, do and promise anything for your adulation. It seems there is nothing too incendiary or outrageous Like when he stands lying, about his feeble […]
Ain’t We Great?
Ain’t We Great? ~~~~~ This is posted with a special shout out to Eric Wayne, multi-discipline artist, critic and someone who has shown this blog and, by extension, me a lot of love in recent weeks. Check out the link above. Words are paint, Paint becomes pixels Stone is chipped Chips in computers Memory is […]
How Convenient
How Convenient ~~~~~ How many millions cannot, will not accept, Seeing life through their own experience? That is understandable until we encounter People who’ve suffered a pain we’d avoid. And we truly feel that this cannot touch us, Right up to the moment that it reaches out, Whether with a tap, a blow, a death […]
Time to Think
Time to Think ~~~~~ With time to think we must use it; Do more than worry about just us. I know that many are hurting, but This is ashes to ashes, dust to dust, ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Please, leave a comment and let me […]
A Dream That Is Real
A Dream That Is Real ~~~~~ A dream that is real as a promise; It’s something would become us. And if in becoming, we became, No need anything stay the same. Although you cannot believe me, When you do, you’ll not leave be. Truth, within your heart lies bliss, A dream that is real as […]
Without Wicked Toys
Without Wicked Toys ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment When life is hard, we’re all still together. When we choose to be; when we gather. So many things in life in need of repair; Sure no one can help us, or so we swear. Under the stress, strain, […]
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