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Don’t Jump
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! Cats on a Ledge ~ Philip Brent Harris ~~~~~ Please, don’t jump into the conversation if you haven’t thought it through. Don’t dump your baggage, free or bought at the drop of a word on any occasion. And please, don’t jump. ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity […]
Love Is All
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! World Famous Floating Head Illusion ~ Philip Brent Harris ~~~~~ Ancient before time Impenetrable void waited Crawled from its atomic shell Instantaneous illumination flared Newborn This moment A swirling figure Moves, is every moment Innocently wise Hopeful, in constant conflict Cooperation in every interchange Full of wonder, every and […]
Unseen
Unseen is the second of three exploring the same feeling People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! Mountain Kingdom ~ Philip Brent Harris ~~~~~ I stand high upon the mountaintop. My dark, uncertain path obscured. Until a sharp, chill wind rises, cuts, shreds my fog-shrouded mind, self; reveals bright stars, the Milky Way. It limns my […]
Searching for You
Searching for you first appeared here in 2014. This along with two more to follow were written contiguously. They were meant to explore the the same feeling in different ways. Two of them may have been repeated before, but I modified, rewrote each. I’d love to hear what you think. People Over Politics, World Over […]
Elemental
Something old, yet, I persisted. People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! ~~~~~ Now, we sing hymns of praise, preach sermons of damnation.Who do we laud? Who do we curse?We pretend we march in lockstep, tied together in a three-legged raceattacking and retreating. Some people run, fight to finish first,drag their unwilling partners toward their dubious […]
Honest Pretense
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! Target Practice ~ Philip Brent Harris ~~~~~ What would you say if you knew when your life would end? Would you be honest in every way or continue to pretend? ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Unite the World! ~~~~~ See more […]
What Else?
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! You. Stop. Right Now. Whatever else you are doing, besides reading these words, and I know you’re doing something else, stop. In a world where multitasking is the norm and dealing with disparate desires and duties isthe only way to survive, simply doing one thing feels foolish, wasteful. Perhaps, […]
Quirks Work
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! What a Lovely Young Lady ~ Philip Brent Harris ~~~~~ Writing in the first person can I be I sure I am writing as me? If I think I describe true events, what in my mind’s eye I see. Can I recount truthfully pictures I find lurking in my […]
The Ultimate Story
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! ~~~~~ No matter how empty I may feelor how creative I hope I am.Does it matter in the long run?The answer is yes and no.Despite the finish line,we all must run the race.Run and race but metaphorsfor love, sorrow, pain, and cheer.They speak of all we fear and desire.The […]
Claws and All
Modified from an earlier version. People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! ~~~~~ My kitty likes me, at least that’s what I choose to think. Kneads me hard; her sharp claws into my soft skin sink. Clearly her inflicting pain must be a sign of her affection Hold on, she’s a cat, so maybe not after […]
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