Welcome one and all To insanity on display Where songs from a once-great hall Loop endlessly all-day Where carnivals of calamity Capture cretins carousing in vain Washing each drop of their humanity Down the hyperbolic drain Gaze in silent wonder At the spectacle of excess When it’s a bargain for a blunder There can beContinue reading “Theater of the Absurd”
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Phantasmetaphoria
Begrudgingly from beyond The specter stealthily stepped Dragging corpses in its wake Of promises yet unkept. Hesitantly from haze The wraith restlessly returned Sweeping ashes from the grave Of happiness it burned. Distantly from darkness The spirit suddenly sprang Bearing scars of conflagration From the hatred that it sang. Gathered in a circle Repentant revenantsContinue reading “Phantasmetaphoria”
Complain Away
(In the style of Styx’s “Come Sail Away”) They’re com-plaining todayInstead of open discourse, it’s absurdity‘Cause their face must be freeFree to spew nonsense and obscenityI’m bored with this crap showIt’s so tired and oldThey’ll resurface tomorrowTo bitch and moan and I’ll tryOh lord I’ll tryTo scroll beyond I look to the feedInsurrections over masks, cloudingContinue reading “Complain Away”
Morning Sun
The morning sun creeps indifferently afloat.“Morning son!” an ill father solemly wrote.By evening the mourning sun will lamentAs the mourning son weeps for time misspent.
From Hoax to Hubris
I am in constant awe at the continual recalibration of our moral compass to serve whatever fragile narrative we are pledged to support. From “hoax” to hubris to a rushed, unprepared, ill-advised reopening, this pandemic has been universally mismanaged by nearly every elected official up and down the hierarchy. Numbly posting numbers devoid of humanityContinue reading “From Hoax to Hubris”
Sabotaged Flow Inhibitors
When considering the current fractured state of society, it occurred to me that somewhere along the way, some critical control mechanism degraded beyond function. This fundamental circuit operated for centuries, providing a filter between thought and communication by slowing or restricting access to the public feed. This loop delay afforded ample opportunity to rethink, revise,Continue reading “Sabotaged Flow Inhibitors”
Face (Palm) Mask
The politicization of face masks is genuinely perplexing to me. Put aside for a moment what for all intents and purposes should be a reasonably uncomplicated nonissue (any protection is better than no protection at all) and let’s consider some potential missed opportunities for the objectors: 1. Broadcast Your Stance- If the eyes are theContinue reading “Face (Palm) Mask”
Listen
We cling to our fragile supremacy like children to threadbare blankets woven from ignorance, fear, and misplaced pride. We regard our whiteness as proof of some divine providence, handed down from a white god to a white Christ to white leaders. The longer we cling to these delusions, the deeper the dilution of our denialContinue reading “Listen”
The Aggression Tax
From the wholly unscientific observation of my daily commute, I find with disproportionate frequency pickup trucks the most likely candidate to barrel around me in virtually any traffic scenario. Naturally, this bald-faced show of aggression awakens my primal nature, thus calling for a reciprocal horn blast or equally ineffective retaliatory tailgate maneuver. In these momentsContinue reading “The Aggression Tax”
Our Fragile Supremacy
Forged in the foundry of our nationQuenched in a bucket of shameThe sword and scales of lady justiceBear the brunt of the burden of blame For the ages so carelessly wieldedCracks appear within the fallacyDestined to fall to piecesOur fragile supremacy The scales were cast in old ironMade from 400 years of chainWith a kneeContinue reading “Our Fragile Supremacy”
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