Category Thoughts About Art & Culture
Serial Tuesday ~ Toliver
Chapter Seven That night at dinner, Toliver no longer sat at the front. His seatmates called it the hot seat, and not somewhere you wanted to sit. Today the honor belonged to a woman, though he could only see the curly, brown hair on the top of her head and hear her murmured responses to […]
WYGIWYSNISM
Is that the best you can do, one of them asked I think I’d do much better if you just relaxed I think you’d do better if you ever learned how A fine time you’ve picked to think of that now You’ve hinted you want it done but never asked Always be polite, we’re told; […]
Even When, We Must
We must celebrate what’s good, but expose what is wrong We must never be complacent; say the day cannot be won We must guard the gains we garner, no matter how small Even the smallest light, the tiniest step forward benefits all We must fight against the fossils who pull us back in time We […]
Over Chai or Beer
If the sky had been really falling Would I have felt it hit on the head If reason’s voice had been calling Would I have heard what it said Do I prattle all the live-long day Trying to make my life have sense Tongue tangled, mind in the way My plea, hope, peace, my defense […]
One Voice
When did we substitute hubris for style Or do you think it is simply my aesthetic When I see a straight line, I cannot smile Near carved entablature, it’s so pathetic Although I am only one voice in this song I believe we sacrificed our artistry for ego Even though future years prove me wrong […]
Serial Tuesday ~ Toliver
Chapter Two Darkness, blacker and denser than the heart of a black hole enveloped Toliver. He thought he blinked his eyes, but there was no reference, no way to compare. He could not feel his body below his neck, but his mouth felt stuffed with worms. Part of him thought he should gag, but it […]
Wag Chins, Flap Gums
Well, they all do make really valid points Though their topic of discussion is unclear If we all sit down and smoke several joints We will then believe we’ve nothing to fear How do we deal with overdose information Religion, drugs, sex, TV, or move a mouse Whatever, we succumb, labor or recreation King, queen […]
Time Alone
Are we contemplating our own days of future past Do we think, hope anyone will remember us at last Study us, analyzing where, when and why we ended Discover how we died, what greatness we pretended Will they applaud us as the sun, the moon, the stars Regard us like the finest horses, the fastest […]
Anyway
Still he says and still he says He is not the one Not the one they want Not the one they need In one place He believes this Other places, he knows Knows he’s lying If only to himself When she says and when she says You cannot mean me I’m nothing special But, yes […]
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