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Secretly Hoping ~ A thought ramble
Tired, oh so tired I struggle through My days, my daze Fight and push myself Till all of me pays The price Of one good day May cost me two Too late now My eureka moment Came deep in life Still, I’m sure, I hope I have many years Multiplied by days Pain, mental fog […]
Change
Change was inspired by and used the form of Shane Koyczan’s Remember How We Forgot, but is written from my perspective, which has more history than the brilliant Shane has so far amassed. If you don’t know who he is, go find out Change Forget how we remember Forget the games we played in May […]
Choose Your Occupation
We come to another country; we steal it from the people there Then act somehow miraculous, like we grew a bald man’s hair Whether we sell ourselves as motherland, fatherland, liberator People’s republic, or sun never sets, we’re but thieves, no more Despite our ignominious starts, a moral high ground we claim Conveniently forgetting that […]
Standing on My Head
This morning I decided I would start wearing My whole head right on the bottom of my feet It means I will no longer get to wear an earring But I’ll see where I’m walking down the street I’ve decided to leave my nose to sit atop my neck That way, I can smell […]
Care Enough to Ask
My mind is moiled, roiled, in turmoil and looking for a sign How can I, should I, shall I my thoughts and my deeds align To center my vision, steady my aim, get closer to my target Around the corner, in the future far away, so hard to mark it I must forget everything […]
Analyze the Reasons
Here’s a crazy thought that just jumped into my mind If what’s distant from our sight, light years in the past Could somehow make us the far-off future of our kind Be afraid, so badly we have done, in this role to be cast Would we be like future supermen to cavemen long ago […]
If We Were to Cease
1816 I feel the fool tonight, though certain I hope we will crush in its birth My words, sentiments echo The aristocracy of our moneyed corporations Statesmen, leaders long dead Which dare already to challenge Why should now be otherwise Our government to a trial of strength Yet otherwise it has become And bid […]
Glad We’re Here
Blinded by the news, the views The games and claims of fame, Jihads, land grabs, liberation occupations It’s hard to completely understand The continued good of nations I know the arguments, initial reasons For these and other conventions to From ourselves protect us, each one All of these same arguments Have been made long before […]
They Were Too Bright
What price sacrifice, what test passed, what good forgone? Do we know what to choose or if we’ve travelled far enough? Are we alone in interstellar space, do we race the setting sun? This can’t be; the glint of unshed tears in our eyes, a bluff? Calculated actions all designed to elicit a tender […]
Crusade to End Public Torture
More certain and more frightening than death and taxes More pervasive, deadly and inevitable than a pandemic It will drive you buttier than a batterfly, watch the nets Wag your finger, shake your fist, hang your head and cry The presentation may be good, but you’ve seen it all before If you ever liked […]