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- POEM: They Did What?
- POEM: A Prize Worth Pain For
- POEM: Air Apparent
- POEM: Life Eschewing
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Category Archives: Political Action
POEM: Bored of Peace
Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” has been chartered by right-wing heads of state. Though, all we need to know is that Israeli Prime Minister “Bibi” Netanyahu, a charter member, skipped out of the signing ceremony because he feared being arrested … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, News, Peace, Poems, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Israel, War Crimes, Zionist
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POEM: Mine Furor
This poem goes out in honor of awe those who are resisting and protesting Trump’s ICE terror campaign… Mine Furor Have you herd The furor Over Immigration And citizen protest Re-fusing to take any ship From the SS Trump With … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged anti-fascist, Fascism, Immigration, Law Enforcement, Nazi
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POEM: They Did What?
Fascism needs to be resisted anywhere and everywhere it rears its ugly head. This poem goes out to all who resist fascism in big ways and small every day… They Did What? [Mother and son standing beneath six townspeople hung … Continue reading
POEM: Leave, Know Witnesses
The world is watching, dear leader. There is more than won way to be history… Leave, Know Witnesses Dear leader Your feudal temp To make your weigh In this whirled Is totally in bare assing Buy your violation Of the … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged anti-Trump, Donald Trump
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POEM: A Peace of Me
Are you war out? A Peace of Me I am a citizen Of this planet Awe too familiar With its billion boarders Among condemn nations No’ing what madders Helled sow true A mist means And ends I don’t do war … Continue reading
POEM: Unkept
This short poem is a companion poem to the poem following it, written 12 years earlier. This poem offers a different view of my bursting heart: one of overflowing joy rather than sadness. Both happen to be true — sometimes … Continue reading
POEM: Roughly, The Sighs of a Heart
This poem is a bout that dance between empathy and enraging injustices… Roughly, The Sighs of a Heart “The human heart is some wear around the size of a fist.” The other Day I saw A gripping tale Of a … Continue reading
POEM: Good Reeds
Resistance is natural. Resilience is integral to nature… Good Reeds Are you up For a good reed Beyond getting bent In during the furious Winds of change And with standing Holding fast To won’s nature Grounded Rooted It’s knot a … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Resistance
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POEM: Amoral Architecture
Yesterday, a group of eight Toledoans met with the staff of Ohio Senator Jon Husted. This visit was a follow-up from a visit last month where we presented several specific questions to be answered in this visit. There were no … Continue reading
POEM: Democratic Liter Ship
I wrote this poem quite awhile ago, fully expecting that congressional Democrats would cave in as is traditional. The Senate Democrats have caved after shutting down the government for 39 days; and what did they win? Opening the government they … Continue reading
Posted in News, Poems, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Democracy, Democrat
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POEM: Gaping Whole
I see nonviolence as a lifelong, life-longing invitation to do better. We can awe ways do better. Of coarse, active nonviolence is risky because the whirled is replete with violence of all sorts: for personal or tribal material gain, for … Continue reading
NO KINGS Bike Ride — I AM ANTIFA, Be VERY Unafraid!
Here are a couple of pictures from my bike ride along the entire NO KINGS protest along miles of Monroe St. in Toledo. I distributed 100+ yellow signs as I greeted the joyful resisters in ANTIFA-land. I AM ANTIFA. I … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Anti-War, News, Peace, Political Action
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POEM: Safety Thirst
At times, courage is needed to get us through those moments when playing it safe is even more dangerous… Safety Thirst Their heads were swimming So they went head first Into the shallow end Of the gene pool A real … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Courage
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POEM: Dissembling Antifa
The surest way to identify a fascist is if they define their enemies as anti-fascist… Dissembling Antifa The bloviator-in-chief Rants and rages Lies and defies His pain a tension As thanks to the madder Yet his grate-est credential Is fascism … Continue reading
Posted in News, Poems, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged anti-fascist, anti-Trump, Antifa, Donald Trump, Fascism
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POEM: Neighbor’s Keeper
“Who is my neighbor” is a rhetorical question originating from the parable of the good Samaritan, where Samaritans where the sworn enemies of the Israelites and the Israelite did not want to recognize Samaritans as his neighbor, nor answer the … Continue reading
POEM: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME – Owed to Street Protesting
I am a profess-ional. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!! DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME – Owed to Street Protesting Check Check Check Hear I stand On a street corner In a see of people Wading for a sign … Continue reading
POEM: In Neutral
Unquestionably, we are living in times when if we do not vigorously question the many endemic injustices surrounding US and take action to end them, then we are the problem. In Neutral “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, … Continue reading
POEM: The Enema’s Within
This poem is a dose of pushing back on the Trump regime’s deployment of masked secret police and increasing militarization of policing in our ledged democracy… The Enema’s Within They talked shit A bout The left And those who haven’t … Continue reading
POEM: Bad Guise
In case those masked cops rounding up people in the streets were fretting over who might be coming for them, it’s just us… Bad Guise You may have herd Cops need masks To protect themselves from the people Posed bad … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Law Enforcement, Police, Police Brutality
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POEM: Revolution-airy
Earth is our ultimate revolution… Revolution-airy “If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution.” –Emma Goldman In this whirled Of human unkind Nevertheless Mother Earth spins Up on her axes On a roll Of celestial … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Mother Earth, mother nature
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