Category Thoughts About Art & Culture
Thank You, Masked Man
Thank You, Masked Man ~~~~~ Sickness is Health, Ignorance is Strength, Insurrection is Freedom, Trumpery is Reality Now, we’re told this ordeal may be done. Statistics don’t lie; I’d rather not be one? I counsel, this is a time we must lay low, Despite the many places you want to go. If you continue to […]
Soaked
Soaked ~~~~~ We went out for a walk and shopping. Humid, rain promised, hot and sweaty. I am temporarily not wearing my mask, Though my car window’s open to the air. Vehicle parks beside me, a pickup truck And on goes my mask, soaked in sweat. I see people passing, who don’t believe, No mask, […]
Not in Truth
Not in Truth ~~~~~ What are the many reasons We tell ourselves each day? The reasons which explain How and why we live our lives. Can we reconcile them with truth, Intrinsic truth, not our own? That which is true, despite What we may think, despite Anything we may believe. For belief is only, ever […]
WYGIWYSNISM
WYGIWYSNISM ~~~~~ What You Get Is What You See. Need I Say More? “Is that the best you could do?” one of them asked. “I think I would do much better, if you just relaxed. “Maybe you would do better, if you’d learned how.” “A fine time you have picked to think of that now. […]
At the Tone, the Time Will Be…
At the Tone, the Time Will Be… ~~~~~ The time has come to think this through, Time to consider, choose how we will live. Sheltered in time, about both me and you; Time to know, for all we take we must give. ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment […]
When Our World is Well
When Our World is Well ~~~~~ When our world is well, once again, And we no-longer shelter-in-place, Will we return to stress and strain, Smile in greeting, afraid to embrace? When our world is well, once again, Will it all be like it was just before, Forced to put life over death, pain, To feel […]
No Longer
No Longer ~~~~~ I can no longer write of hate Not even to decry it I can only write of love Though our actions belie it I must not chew on pain and fear Though daily on the menu I must change my diet As I cannot change my venue ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence […]
Light Hidden Within — Part Two
Light Hidden Within ~~~~~ Part Two I plead with you, us and everyone. We spurn strangers, each we hate. Those we fear, as we were taught. Learn now, all humankind worthy, Our value is innate, not only profit For those who have no compassion, Dictating to us because we let them. We must not allow […]
Light Hidden Within
Light Hidden Within ~~~~~ Part One Looking for words that will tell A story: who we were and who We became, after long illness. The first part I know, as do you, At least this moment, as I write These words, chasing meaning, So we all choose cogent change. I hope we hear the sane […]
Am I?
Am I? ~~~~~ Does everyone feel the need to create Or only to impose order on the chaos? Is a search for a higher purpose innate, A way to handle death, since we must? All creators, I think, have some doubts. For any who believe, did god feel this? Omniempathetic, god must have bouts. […]
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