Tag Archives: Consent

POEM: Con Tending With Not Sees

While it may be musing to wonder what if there were no hypothetical questions, Nazi Germany has thrown up countless real-life scenarios to curdle your soul. The scenario referenced in this poem is taken from the movie, Nine Days, where … Continue reading

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Chris Hedges’ Interviews Noam Chomsky on Precarious State of America

Once again, Chris Hedges nails it in his article, Noam Chomsky Has ‘Never Seen Anything Like This,’ discussing the precarious state of the current American political landscape and bringing to bear Chomsky’s rigorous and insightful analysis over the last several generations: … Continue reading

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POLITICAL POEM: Among Politicians For Sail

In the art of politics We are the wind Awe that madders To those who sea Among politicians for sail Transcending them to helm In their infernal riggings And whatever weigh As such politics Blows And how ever along winded … Continue reading

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Human Rights are Universal and Inalienable, Interdependent and Indivisible, Equal and Nondiscriminatory

Human rights are inherent to all human beings. PERIOD. Human rights are universal and inalienable, meaning that such rights cannot be taken away based on what people do.  Human rights are interdependent and indivisible, meaning that they work together as a whole, … Continue reading

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POEM: Nobodies Prefect

Anarchists know Nobodies Prefect In a dyslexic god eat god whirled As upside Down With community As right side Up With lords of all sorts Anarchists no Aiming too pleas The raven us Nevermore All the wile Poor in the … Continue reading

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POEM: The Largesse Hope Passable

Its knot awe A bout winning Partisan bickering Aisle let go Out come The largesse hope Becoming passable This poem is about movement politics compared to electoral politics.  Electoral politics is defined by the ballot box.  The ballot box in … Continue reading

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POEM: Chains of Command

A juggernaut of freedom He proudly served As the weakest link In the chain of command And above Awe Due no harm This poem juxtaposes the contrasting notions of freedom achieved through tight, even militaristic, ventures versus embodying freedom through default … Continue reading

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Double Oh No: The Name’s Cadabra, Abra Cadabra

God’s Name is knot Abracadabra Too be unloosed Unwhirled As owed man Putting on Some kind Of spectacle Who’s genesis Giving No quarter To years Behind In a sense Out right hostility And udder a version Sow called Crater of … Continue reading

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POEM: A Wrench In The Machine

He was having one of those lives Where he woke up Only to find himself A wrench in the machine Threw and threw Putting his whole life into question What kind of tool are you? This poem was triggered by … Continue reading

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ELECTION POEM: We De-serve More Than One Date a Year

Even with The sorry lack He in the capitol arena He refuse To beg for change As riddled with ballots From a stone throne Presumed in a sense As the free mark it To mock a difference In hour damn … Continue reading

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POEM: Bee The Sting

As in nature I did stir A kamikaze threesome Of yellow-jackets Making their presents known Too me Wherever egos Joined by white-coats Hopefully not fallowing me As will bee Or not to be And little Did they no I would … Continue reading

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POEM: Censorship

The worst thing about censorship is This short, one-line poem could be mistaken for half a poem.  This poem may leave the reader wondering what I, the author, consider to be the worst thing about censorship. This poem may even … Continue reading

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POEM: Trust is the Glue

Trust is the glue Sticking me to you The favored few The spoils of many Consume mating The fool Faith and credit Of US Divining Kindly mirror Or unwelcome truth A confidence game And quiet passably Escaped convictions Sow what … Continue reading

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In Politics Stupidity Is Not a Handicap

In Politics Stupidity Is Not a Handicap–FUNNY PEACE QUOTE BUTTON In Politics Stupidity Is Not a Handicap–FUNNY PEACE QUOTE BUTTON This cool design is linked to a button, but other great Top Pun products like T-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, caps, … Continue reading

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Hope: Real People Fighting for Democracy and Workers

John Nichols of The Nation offers a hopeful look at real people making a real difference in fighting against impersonal political powers, non-person corporations, and real ingrate politicians, such as Gov. Walker of Wisconsin, in his article Twenty-Five Faces of … Continue reading

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Black Bloc Anarchists Play into Hands of State Control

Chris Hedges of Znet reports on the The Cancer in Occupy as the Black Bloc Anarchists who typically are the small number in the Occupy movement protesters who behave violently, attacking police, and destroying property.  While the Occupy movement as … Continue reading

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