Tag Archives: violence
Stepping Out
All the myriad steps we take in life Number into millions, I’ve no doubt No matter where we go, what we see Many never realize what life’s about
Business as Usual?
Could it be we all simply do not care Enveloped in our sad and petty lives Trusting wealthy, politicians, swearing Won’t alter Earth so only they survive Hasn’t happened yet, that I’m aware Nor a thing to help our world survive We might well live outside, walk bare Any leader we asks only jukes or […]
A Matter of Heart
People are made to be loved and things are made to be used. The confusion in this world is that things are being loved and people are being used. Unknown – At least I couldn’t find any attribution I am sick unto death of describing how screwed up our world has become. Earth, our home, […]
Happy Trails to You
I look around and wonder what each of us sees Where I sit, it’s cliché, the forest from the trees I’m, like, listening to, like, voices impressed, like Never mind, I think I will go out for a long hike We mistake politicians for leaders, know they lie Kill, discredit true leaders, but do we […]
What Do We Fear?
4 Questions Concerning the Fate of Humanity It is not a question of who we have been or even who we are now. It’s a question of who we become. More importantly, it’s whether we choose or whether we continue to embrace the pain and chaos we manifest and appear to revel in, in our […]
I Wonder Why
Why do I bother to care about gun violence? The recent Umpqua Community College shootings near Roseburg, Oregon but one more in the continuing occurrences of similar and related school shootings. While shocking and disgusting, the news also left me feeling numb. Whether you set the number of school shootings, starting with Sandy Hook, as […]
You Cannot Know
We need not raise our voices That would hardly be civilized I mean we’re not talking of war Not even talking rumors of war Simply calculating profit and loss Guns sales as profits, lives as loss It is only criminal if we’re caught When at war; so when are we not Yours are the lives […]
Conjoined Twins
Although flies shall feast upon the face of death I don’t care to sever them from their short lives It is the natural way, we express in every breath All follow our own natures until our end arrives Yet still flies linger, called to my warm breathing Do they remind or only irritate by their […]
It’s No Mystery
Why do we think we know what’s best for others When we do such a laughable job living ourselves Despite how we look, act, all are sisters, brothers Make as much sense as bookcases without shelves If all the hate were turned to love and down to up To balance all of the mistakes made […]
Soon Inevitably
Soon comes the view upon high Cityscape spreading before me Colors in my mind linger nigh Our museum trip worth the fee Vibrant glory brings restoration Reminds me what life is worth Inquiry, art kinds of exploration Requires us to boldly step forth Not all journeys must we travel Yet they all seek some discovery […]