On The State Of Humanity
Inwardly we glow…so it’s said I shudderignorance gratinglike brancheson my windowpane Hope is a foxmesmerizes,draws me out,then disappears If inwardly we glow…then why am I so cold? (Image my own.)
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Uncertain Times
Like living in the shadowof a volcano, each complacencyshaken by treacherous rumbles While some seek equalityothers chew on bitter lackand who profits when tempers succumb tothe hot lava of anarchy? (Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own.)
Read MoreTime To Cruise Is Not Now
Is there an itinerary for this lockdown?I watch as engagements line up Adventure-seekers, eager to connectwillingly engage, purchase a ticket How I would give my life to be a parthop aboard a sailing ship, escape Except disability has recalled my passport;I am a vehicle without fuel, grounded Disappointment and I watch as familiar faces venture […]
Read MoreNo Way In
These shackles may be but illusionsbut the conditioning lingers –I’m not enoughlack the lookthe chicfall short of acceptableAdd age and I amforever sentencedto monachopsis –an outsider,circling. (Image mine)
Read MorePresent, If Not Accounted For
Invisible marginalized – components of self devalued by marketing trends still sentient enough to need: acknowledgment recognition acceptance respect kindness never overrated.
Read MoreSocietal Disconnect
Divergent perspectives reveal solemn truths pieced together snapshots examine disconnect individualism promotes autonomy only when in balance with community. (For Reena’s Exploration Challenge which features an interesting video: click here)
Read MoreEnd the Fray
This breach – this ever-widening gap fear induced pits us against them as if humanity can be divided salvation a selective process. We need a balm to soothe societal wounds, a tonic to calm the angst until clarity quells the uproar and kindness replaces this sin. (For Ragtag Community’s prompt: balm, and Fandango’s: gap.)
Read MoreThe Need is Real
This lazy rhetoric, setting off touchy egos, is akin to high school nonsense – immobilizing progress. Intimacy with the issues requires scheduled and thorough investigation, or we cycle back over the hotspots. Stress as mistress, shadows what is appropriate, belies the underlying pain and need. We need modern-day heroes, bent on re-righting history, to bring […]
Read MoreQuit the Noise
Paint-on rainbows and special edition labels do not a top-notch product make. Have we not learned – domestic audiences are moving on, are more discerning – Timing is off for this pumped up charade – Stay committed, conference, effort is warranted if real change is to happen.
Read MoreMining Civilization
Digging for gold in an overcrowded mine, the dust of narcissism blinding our passage. Rural roots worship celebrity – well-travelled hype overshadowing common decency – Powerless, we are throngs of insignificance – fraudulence and anti-social rhetoric failing to elicit pause. Our screams, ignored, do not alleviate the suffocation – How do we blast through the […]
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