Tag Archives: fear

If One Delves

“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Liars, if into their truth one delves Find they lie mainly to themselves ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings and opinions at: Philip Brent Digital Art Brent Harris Fine Art The Extra Mile Art, shirts and other gift items Scriggler TPM […]

Time

“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How can I say what I need to say I feel abandoned; I’ve lost my way It’s been oh so hard to say goodbye You are everywhere I cast my eye I cannot question anyone’s pain Only to do my best, try […]

Balance

“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sitting in a church last Sunday afternoon, enjoying a concert, I let my mind wander. At least it keeps me off the streets, I thought. I’ve also said that about people worshiping on Sunday mornings. This parish belonged to the denomination in […]

Cannot Believe

“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I feel empty, forlorn, wrung-out I cannot find wisdom still to share Whether I whisper, scream, shout I cannot believe many would care ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings and opinions at: Pen’s Might Philip Brent Digital Art Brent Harris Fine […]

Always

“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oh so many ways we can dream and hope Some near, some distant, need a telescope Find what we want or want what we find Spend years so depressed, out of our mind Will we start to understand which is which Or […]

Nothing Hence

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Early Monday morning, August 15th, one of my best friends died. I say one of my best friends because the other is her daughter, my wife. That my friend was also my mother-in-law may be involved in my struggle, but I’m not sure. Talking about her the other night, someone said many people called […]

What’s All the Fuss?

“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Every day you do something that is old Which is new, while you’ve done before It feels like doing what you’ve been told Makes you want to ask what all this is for Get your daily coffee, buy your groceries Do the […]

All Goes On

“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We always fail at peace, fighting war to reach it Same with poverty, drugs, countries and people It is like battling the ocean to staunch the storm Think firing bullets at the sea, dumb as it sounds While all we do makes […]

Our Future Is Not Bright

“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I went inside a McDonalds today This something I almost never do I only wanted a cup of coffee, hey Confirmed something sad but true Could’ve been any fast-food joint Drive-through line long vs in short That was why I chose it, […]

Brief Rest

“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Flames roar higher above my head No matter how I turn, I find dread Death’s face shadowed on the wall Yet not my time to answer the call Shrink myself small and still more Slip through the atoms in the floor […]