With the Donald boasting that he is going to win so big, I thought perhaps we might need to practice saying something similar to our soon-to-be required morning oath. Clearly, everyone who is not with him is against him. Hiding in plain sight may be our only option. Remember as Orwell told us, “War is […]

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 […]

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 […]

France. This another heinous act of cowardice by someone targeting civilians as a message of what? It is horrid and unforgivable, as are all such acts.  

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 […]

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 […]

What? In a nation founded On the genocide of One people and fostered By the enslavement Of another Why do we still need to ask this shit? Do you want a President who started a for-profit school he called a university, which was sued for fraud, to the tune of $40 million, by the New […]

What? In a nation founded On the genocide of One people and fostered By the enslavement Of another Why do we still need to ask this shit? Do you want a President who has no experience in government? See more of my creative offerings at: Philip Brent Digital Art Brent Harris Fine Art Vida Voices […]

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 […]

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 […]