Category Poetry
If You Consider
“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” Whether you arrive on time, early or late Runs in grooves ground into your pate People you come from, through history If you consider, I know you will agree ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings and opinions at: Pen’s Might Philip Brent […]
Mute, Moot
This computer which consumed my life Nibbled away in small bits, large bytes It jabbed, twisted as it stuck in the knife If only Ben Franklin never flew his kite A world away, you read what I’ve written Our strange interface provides translation The powers that be would rather we fit in That we have […]
We Have Not
What have we done That fuels our hubris That fools our reason Into believing that We are special In any possible way Whatsoever Who can tell More learned scribes Than I, surely Have asked the same Question, but Were they any More successful In finding answers We have not changed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my […]
Not Our Fault
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You’re required to work late again tonight Do not ask for more money, or you can go We’ve toughs who will toss you if you fight It’s not our fault we can’t afford a new CEO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings and opinions at: Philip Brent Digital Art Brent Harris Fine Art […]
Our Being
Black and Light ~ Philip Brent Our being is expressed in everything Every breath, word spoken or written Indeed, the writing and speech itself What we most misunderstand, despise May tell us more than any other thing Dark clouds bring rain, clean the air Impregnate the earth so all can grow Yet somehow here, where […]
What’s Going On ~ Rise Up, Rise Up, Rise Up
Marvin Gaye, and a group of talented musicians, writers and arraigners crafted and recorded the song and the album,” What’s Going On in 1970/71 and it resonates until this day. There are conflicting stories of how it came to be, but whatever the details, the music and the message live on. Sometimes, for me, when […]
Look Around
Mostly life moves day-to-day The big pictures matters not Then wonder how it got away Look around, life’s not so hot We worry and we rush around Treat life like it’s some big race Better if not competition bound Breathe deeply, slow your pace ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings and opinions at: Philip […]
At Least Who We Believe
Pause now, mere moments, amble along city streets. Stroll down brassy, brightly-lit boulevards, replete, Preening, peering at our distorted reflections, why, Sumptuous shop windows, blank-eyed passers-by. Captured in and by the lenses of many-eyed CCTV. Our life’s digital Camera Obscura in 360 degrees Do not stare nor act furtive, upturned collar, hide, Do not ever […]
I Assure You
It is not as close to Spanish as you think Nor, I assure you, does it taste like chicken Although we are much closer to the brink And, believe you me, the plot does thicken I cannot tell you this with a nod and a wink It makes my dry mouth, my pulse quicken Left […]
Until
Slow and languid Steps of life’s dance When we are full Happy, secure In ourselves Those we love Who love us Still and all Our task Is to share Empty our being Into the pool Of universal Love and longing Until completely empty Completely whole ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings at: Philip Brent […]
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