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- POEM: American AI Still Tops in Gaming Systems
- POEM: Trifecta Untaut
- POEM: The Hole-y Body Politic
- POEM: Smoking Our Enemies
- POEM: A Tax on Canada – Owed to Smoke ‘em If You Got ‘em
- POEM: Multitudes of Choice
- POEM: Infrastructure Weak
- POEM: Certifiable Sabbath
- POEM: Free, of Conspiring
- POEM: Owed to Uncivil Service
- POEM: Burning Peacemakers Unflaggingly a Cross America
- POEM: Leaves Waving
- POEM: Taken Literally
- POEM: The Drop on Me
- POEM: The Gravity of Centeredness
- POEM: Wading to Ex-hell
- POEM: Sow Lame He Cant Get an Election – Owed to Straight Up Lies
- POEM: Bard from Speaking — Owed to a Passing Grade (If Sow Inclined)
- POEM: Blanche Effacing – Owed to De-nomination of Todd Blanche
- POEM: De-nuding Shame
- POEM: Knot Computing
- POEM: Fit for Doody
- POEM: The Catch
- POEM: Man Machined
- POEM: That Witch Is
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Category Archives: Poems
POEM: The Accost of Free Speech is Going, Up — Owed to Jimmy Kimmel
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” has been pulled off the air “indefinitely” by ABC. The offending material: Kimmel said during his opening monologue, “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who … Continue reading
POEM: Don’t Yuck Another’s Yum
As we awe have different tastes… Don’t Yuck Another’s Yum An imminently practical Maxim yum of life Is don’t yuck another’s yum As savor from bad taste Just keep it Too yourself Though time, and time, and time again My … Continue reading
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POEM: Nothing Stranger, Then Enemy
I find the greatest and most practical challenge, as well as spiritual practice, is to love one’s enemies. I find this challenge as the most mine stretching, art enlarging, and soul in lightning discipline that I have undertaken. In practical … Continue reading
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POEM: Strengthen Weakness
There is an inescapable Yin and Yang in life. Our personal strengths and weaknesses are a powerful example of this… Strengthen Weakness It’s awe Greek to me That beautiful Symmetry My greatest strength Is my grate-est weakness And vice verse … Continue reading
POEM: Comfortable
John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, decided early in life how much he needed to live on, and for the rest of his life gave away anything more than that. I see this as one of his most practical manifestations … Continue reading
POEM: Dis Illusioned
Getting rid of our illusions seems to be one of our most vital tasks, yet I have not yet met another person who welcomes becoming disillusioned… Dis Illusioned I’ve only ever herd Disillusionment as Sum thing To be voided As … Continue reading
POEM: Mirror Crack in the Wall
There are tectonic forces at work. Sometimes you just, have to wait for it… Mirror Crack in the Wall “There is a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” –Leonard Cohen, “Anthem” The whirled was frayed … Continue reading
POEM: Pour Communication
I prefer to err on the side of too much information in a relationship. I would rather sort out too much information than too little… Pour Communication “Communication assures nothing.” Communication Sure’s nothing Con fused with prose Reserved for every … Continue reading
POEM: Sick Sense
There is more than one way to be dead, or mortified by dread, especially if you don’t see your own deadness, dreadness… Sick Sense “I see dead people.” — from the movie, Sixth Sense She was diagnosed As pre-morbid Fixated … Continue reading
POEM: Peek Blindness
Power and hubris live in the same hood… Peek Blindness He was at the peek Of his power Curtains Blowing in the wind Pain no tension To that behind Ass you were Get wile You can Throne his hat In … Continue reading
POEM: The Free Market
After being slapped up for a wile buy the “free market,” many realize that the “free” market is far from free, and closer to accostly… The Free Market Who has the means Too afford The free market Wanting won’s sweat … Continue reading
POEM: Raggedy And
Raggedy And Rumors had it I was a bit Theatrical A bit ragged Being subjected Too sum type Of puppet master A mirror caricature of the creator And if true My edges frayed Garb worn God treats me As raggedy … Continue reading
POEM: Stationery Mode
The reason I don’t get out that much… Stationery Mode I am Holy still Quiet petrified That a singular movement Would unleash a symphony Of words A cascade of ideas A tsunami of visions Beyond any thing I ever metaphor … Continue reading
POEM: Amor Tell Life
Light heartedness in efface of death… Amor Tell Life He couldn’t keep A straight efface A terrible bluff Amor tell life Soully a butte Assents of humor
POEM: Bank on It
Between two thieves… Bank on It The thieves of daze gone buy Brandish their blunt motive For robbing banks “Because that’s where the money is.” Peaceable resisters of a Christian persuasion Exemplify their venerable inspiration For going to jail “That’s … Continue reading
POEM: Free Will
This poem is an origin story for mortality… Free Will In the prequel to life That staging ground Fore a lonely planet There seamed to be What peered to be An endless lyin’ stretching As wend round blind coroners Ending … Continue reading
POEM: First Not Lasting
Playing the long game takes patience; and I sow long for patience… First Not Lasting “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together” — African proverb “…and the first will be last.” … Continue reading
POEM: A Self-Maid Man?
We are each responsible for maintaining our own values and norms. I find the best step to personal and social responsibility is to stop blaming others for my actions… A Self-Maid Man? He meticulously maid His own behavior A bout … Continue reading
POEM: Kill Awe of Them
You can not kill enough people to end killing… Kill Awe of Them We liquidate awe Our political assets In an awe out tempt To erase our fauxs In a grays free zone Black and white Us or them Never … Continue reading
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POEM: Going “Hi”
I suspect that the emotional lure of beating our political enemies at their own warped games, in a raze to the bottom, is often more than enough to overwhelm whatever maturity and enlightened views helled by our respective clans. The … Continue reading