consider that a better option
than the two big dogs making a deal
for the carcass which is us
when two dogs are fighting over a bone
don't seem to think the bone is pulling for either dog
if either dog wins
the bone looses
and currently
you and i are the bone
we the people
they milk us like dairy cows
and treat us like shit
what is a girl to do
do you think america treats people well
or most of the other people i have met
there have been very few
it is very hard to be brave
when one has been so afraid
has been my experience
Monday, December 31, 2012
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
the savage
the savage lives in every man
and every woman
as does the great kindness
they cannot exist without each other
another clue
pride and shame are two sides of the same nickel
to seek one and reject the other is to be lost
the brave man is still afraid
which is why he is brave
courage is a false god
as is wealth
and power
and most of the stuff we cherish in our time
many today seek knowledge
which doesn't actually exist
although so many claim to possess it
it is a really stupid word
and every woman
as does the great kindness
they cannot exist without each other
another clue
pride and shame are two sides of the same nickel
to seek one and reject the other is to be lost
the brave man is still afraid
which is why he is brave
courage is a false god
as is wealth
and power
and most of the stuff we cherish in our time
many today seek knowledge
which doesn't actually exist
although so many claim to possess it
it is a really stupid word
awareness is not a product of thought
all this crap we see in our time
is a product of thought
we have lost sight of the essence of life
and each other
and our selves
it seems to me
recognizing the loss
is the first step to regaining what we have lost
life is an affirmation
and without loss
no matter how hard we try to lose
is a product of thought
we have lost sight of the essence of life
and each other
and our selves
it seems to me
recognizing the loss
is the first step to regaining what we have lost
life is an affirmation
and without loss
no matter how hard we try to lose
comic books
once a long time ago i liked comic books
until i realized how dangerous and misleading they were
and now we have a video game world
even war is fought from a console
there was a time we bled
and knew what war was
and how terrible and cruel war was
that was a bloody time for me
and a long long time ago
before i came to be in this skin
until i realized how dangerous and misleading they were
and now we have a video game world
even war is fought from a console
there was a time we bled
and knew what war was
and how terrible and cruel war was
that was a bloody time for me
and a long long time ago
before i came to be in this skin
Monday, December 24, 2012
a poem for christmas
praises sing and night bells ring
all around this precious thing
places and faces and midnight races
all the while the nomad braces
more and more the onslaught rages
in the wind all ripped out pages
find me now - oh lord of love
we seek and pray thy long lost dove
will peace upon the land yet stand
must heart still face the burning brand
on and on the rage does rush
the bonds of shame a mighty crush
still the flame - it has not died
tho bled and fed on brutal pride
so far we hold the beach head slightly
no longer bold and brave and mighty
battered troops once fresh and rested
now reel and waver - nearly bested
the hope that once so filled the heart
still lives - yet in the smallest part
tho battered - scarred and mortal weary
at dawn we stand to face the fury
no longer brave we could be called
but no - by god we shall not fall
to twisted minds that rule this land
with whip and chain in brutal hand
we will not yield the sacred trust
nor feed upon the moldy crust
which the beast does offer gladly
all inflamed and grinning madly
tho tattered rag - thy flag once proud
and bleeding feet - tho head un-bowed
we face the dawn with shining faces
of doubt and fear there are no traces
of doubt and fear there are no traces
for in thy time each heart does know
as life moves on its sacred flow
the soul of man will seek thy light
and move beyond this endless night
the whisper that i dimly hear
does speak that time may yet be near
oh yes - the force does feel some stronger
the soul cries out - not too much longer
the love long sought by this small band
does in truth feel near at hand
the stirring in the heart grows stronger
raging pain i feel no longer
the mission tho still unfulfilled
will be complete as thou has willed
and light yet fill the hardest heart
thy love shall reach the darkest part
in time the sorrows past will fade
and truth regain this world you made
for as the story does unfold
eternal love each heart will hold
i wish you and yours well
merry christmas
Saturday, December 22, 2012
capitalism
another form of slavery
am no fan of that crap
or the popular religions of our time
slavery is a crime against life
am no fan of that crap
or the popular religions of our time
slavery is a crime against life
Friday, December 21, 2012
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
life as a man
life has been a brave man
and a cowardly man
and so very much in between
life has been a brave woman
and a cowardly woman
and so very much in between
life has been a brave child
and a cowardly child
and so very much in between
and all that is what we are
and so much more
so it seems to me
and a cowardly man
and so very much in between
life has been a brave woman
and a cowardly woman
and so very much in between
life has been a brave child
and a cowardly child
and so very much in between
and all that is what we are
and so much more
so it seems to me
the naked woman
that is against the law in our time
once it was a celebration
but that was a long time ago
i never quite forgot
once it was a celebration
but that was a long time ago
i never quite forgot
we are all indestructible
and at the same time so fragile
most of us find our preferences
and develop our prejudices
and hell starts all over again for us
most of us find our preferences
and develop our prejudices
and hell starts all over again for us
letting go of that which is past
is the only way to truly live
throwing the past away is not the same
the present must be embraced in it's own time
and released as it's time passes
as each day does
and we all do in our own time
throwing the past away is not the same
the present must be embraced in it's own time
and released as it's time passes
as each day does
and we all do in our own time
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
my job
my job is not to encourage people to get what they want
my job is to encourage people to be as they are
as they were born to be
as life made them
and what we all want
has got nothing to do with where we are
or who we are
and will just make us crazy
if we make wanting the goal of the game
being
now that is a real word
my job is to encourage people to be as they are
as they were born to be
as life made them
and what we all want
has got nothing to do with where we are
or who we are
and will just make us crazy
if we make wanting the goal of the game
being
now that is a real word
to escape the training and programing
to escape that crap
and retain our essence
seems the only valid reason for our existence
not sure how to survive being dumber than dirt
being just a little man
who is not sure what to do
not sure why i wanted to be sure
seems kind of silly to me now
no longer feel like sure even exists
security is a false god
freedom knows nothing of security
which can only restrict it's own freedom
and retain our essence
seems the only valid reason for our existence
not sure how to survive being dumber than dirt
being just a little man
who is not sure what to do
not sure why i wanted to be sure
seems kind of silly to me now
no longer feel like sure even exists
security is a false god
freedom knows nothing of security
which can only restrict it's own freedom
killing
so many are willing to kill
or have someone do it for them
not such a good sign
it seems to me
but i don't claim to know what is best for us
or what we should do
my best guess would be
be who you are
and let life work all this stuff out
and if you can't be who you are
be where you are
we have to start somewhere
if we are still capable of being
being has nothing to do with thinking
which is just attempted escape from what is
or have someone do it for them
not such a good sign
it seems to me
but i don't claim to know what is best for us
or what we should do
my best guess would be
be who you are
and let life work all this stuff out
and if you can't be who you are
be where you are
we have to start somewhere
if we are still capable of being
being has nothing to do with thinking
which is just attempted escape from what is
answers
i have no answers
i have only questions
life is the answer
and without us
life is nothing
and is we take ourselves seriously
all is lost
all is what we are
i have only questions
life is the answer
and without us
life is nothing
and is we take ourselves seriously
all is lost
all is what we are
Sunday, December 16, 2012
deep water
what i sometimes call my wife
i am called shallow water
and sometimes little voice
to speak of truth is a great crime in our time
we have been trained to support the great crime
and am no fan of training
which is a crime against life
and the freedom of all
i am called shallow water
and sometimes little voice
to speak of truth is a great crime in our time
we have been trained to support the great crime
and am no fan of training
which is a crime against life
and the freedom of all
Noam Chomsky
consider him a friend
although we have never met
sent him an email once
and he responded
when no one else did
although we have never met
sent him an email once
and he responded
when no one else did
Saturday, December 15, 2012
strangers in the night
a song i heard a long time ago
which still has meaning for me
and still don't know what all this means
which still has meaning for me
and still don't know what all this means
america
america keeps telling me i get a vote
life keeps telling me that i don't
i can be myself
or i can pass
and find what passing leads to
life keeps telling me that i don't
i can be myself
or i can pass
and find what passing leads to
a cowardly little bastard
what so few of us will admit to any more
but what we are so qualified to be
and all this wasn't actually our fault
but we were born here
but what we are so qualified to be
and all this wasn't actually our fault
but we were born here
would fight to the death
for a girls right to be who she is
am pretty sure that is true
and i am not a brave person
actually i am a natural born coward
and really devoted to self preservation
which is why i am so small
am pretty sure that is true
and i am not a brave person
actually i am a natural born coward
and really devoted to self preservation
which is why i am so small
courage
a little mans god
life does not require courage
life requires willingness
to be who and what we are
as life made us
everyone wants a vote
it don't seem to me
that life works like that
i can be myself as life made me
or i can be a lie
to please a bunch of people
who don't really like me all that much
life does not require courage
life requires willingness
to be who and what we are
as life made us
everyone wants a vote
it don't seem to me
that life works like that
i can be myself as life made me
or i can be a lie
to please a bunch of people
who don't really like me all that much
Friday, December 14, 2012
Thursday, December 13, 2012
a vote
life don't give me a vote
and i no longer seek a vote
cause we don't get to vote
we just get to be
and so far i am willing
and i no longer seek a vote
cause we don't get to vote
we just get to be
and so far i am willing
smoking and drinking
have always liked smoking and drinking
i cut back on that stuff
i still sometimes wonder why
i cut back on that stuff
i still sometimes wonder why
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
life
life is a universal experience
if one is completely open to life
most of us accept some expressions of life
and reject other expressions of life
we accept some parts of our self
and reject other parts or our self
depending on our conditioning
which is less than a universal experience
and the suffering and the killing goes on
if one is completely open to life
most of us accept some expressions of life
and reject other expressions of life
we accept some parts of our self
and reject other parts or our self
depending on our conditioning
which is less than a universal experience
and the suffering and the killing goes on
Saturday, December 8, 2012
don't get personal
that is about all i have heard since i have been here
and getting personal
is all i ever dreamed of
and dreams are the great escape
and to escape life
would be the greatest curse of all
war
as long as we are willing to do that crap
there will be no peace
mostly the people that start wars
don't fight them
me and you do
and we don't have to do that
there will be no peace
mostly the people that start wars
don't fight them
me and you do
and we don't have to do that
pearl harbor
12-7-41
my father was there that day
i was not here yet
am no fan of war
some part of me remembers
my father was there that day
i was not here yet
am no fan of war
some part of me remembers
Friday, December 7, 2012
Thursday, December 6, 2012
fear
if you can't tell me what you are afraid of
you will never be able to live
to run from our fears
and to give them power over us
is to abandon our lives
you will never be able to live
to run from our fears
and to give them power over us
is to abandon our lives
Sunday, December 2, 2012
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