Author Archives: ManninoAcid

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.

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”

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”

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”

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”