Lady Labyrinth Poet Free verse

The Theory of Positivism

"The Theory of Positivism"



It’s criminal
all theories tie that life 
in neat tight black bows

the presents under 
that tree of life
wide spread 

arms once wide open 
now closed 
are presence of mind

essence embedded 
in a heart shut tight
pumping blood cold steel

silver bullets 
tutorial delivers the student
an exercise exorcised

in a class room
all glass barriers
broken 

revealed in sharp shards
by observer
with scientific mind

articulated 
strings 
unravel irrationally

Love is the Key
that opens
and locks all doors

Irrevocably

no tears shed at weddings
future turns it back
on past tensed

were there 
weddings
question mark

in time

sealed
official
red wax 

stopped

Survival
reflex
temporal 

hushed
yet
revealed

Pull the Trigger

(LadyLabyrinth / 2021)



“Remember Us” / Aqualung feat. Sara Bareilles
https://youtu.be/J5Ecrt96ojo







Assessment, 2.
How can we “cure” deviance when psychological positivism has many 
distinct and conflicting theories? 

https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/ccj230/chapter/4-6-positivist-criminology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positivist_school_(criminology)

https://www.bartleby.com/essay/The-Psychological-Positivism-Theory-On-All-Of-F3EBSL9CPLL5





trigger.
https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychpedia/trigger





LYRICS/ "Remember Us", Aqualung feat. Sarah Bareilles
https://genius.com/Aqualung-remember-us-lyrics

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Hannah Borke March 4, 2021 at 12:06 PM I don’t understand, which makes me feel unintelligent Lady Labyrinth March 4, 2021 at 2:56 PM It's a long story, requiring years worth of reading. Don't worry about the unintelligence factor, that is precisely how I felt when I logged out of my on-line Criminology tutorial this past Wednesday after discussion about the Theory of Positivism. It totally did my head in to a point where I flipped into a trigger moment. The abstract of a poem, applied to my own life in the journey this far, translated it perfectly for me. Thank you for stopping by and elucidating your thoughts; poetry in its best form is a riddle which can be read many ways with a clear meaning eventually for others...or not. This will of course be debated.

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Robert Lindley March 4, 2021 at 10:13 AM Alas! My friend - I can not help but to look back. To gain greater view to appraise the now. For as a mortal- it is insight I lack. Even as once a panther on the prowl. -- Your poetry always amazes me- in its texture , depths, beauty, heart and soul. M8R A fav and huge congrats on a most well deserved POTD.. Robert Lindley March 4, 2021 at 3:56 PM AHHH yes. Life is a maze of parameters and perimeters interlaced with decimeters of unfathomable of frets, worries and doubts. To live, to love, to find that golden apple. To wade mysterious steams, sleep peacefully and wake to embrace a welcoming new day. Yet each must measure in accord to their own scale. Poetry in the case of poets is indeed the key be it of the mind, heart and/or soul. So sayeth we believers.. God bless.. Lady Labyrinth March 4, 2021 at 2:19 PM Poetry Lindley is one of Love's keys. Thank you. Take care of all over there, including yourself. x

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Arturo Michael March 4, 2021 at 8:29 AM A wonderful poetess indeed...Congratulations Lady Labyrinth on POTD...Haven't seen you for the year... All the best always... Lady Labyrinth March 4, 2021 at 1:55 PM I made the decision to transition from client to practitioner...lol. I want to work with victims of trauma (specifically women and children) and made the decision to commence a Bachelors Degree double majorig in Psychological Science/Criminology. I am now at the stage where I'm wondering was I insane to even think I could do the degree. My writing has taken a back seat while I read through great tomes of books on the subjects (which I need a translator to break down the language ;) ... sit in classes where I feel totally unintelligent, and write my assignments and hand them in sadly lacking the pre-requisite APA7 referencing style.). I must be crazy. I am happiest when I am writing creatively and free verse and usually not confirmed to 250 words an assessment to begin. Thank you. Trust all moving well in your life Arturo?

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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 4, 2021 at 7:17 AM “Give me back my broken night my mirrored room, my secret life It’s lonely here There’s no one left to torture...” The Future, Leonard Cohen ~ congratulations on POTD! Elegant piece. xomo Lady Labyrinth March 4, 2021 at 3:33 PM https://youtu.be/xxjBHKNSM38 Lady Labyrinth March 4, 2021 at 3:27 PM I'm going with Buckley, "Grace", music and lyrics. But the song that best relates my poem here, is "Real"/Buckley. It reminds me of the pain) I might leave, leave behind And I feel them drown my name So easy to know and forget with this kiss I'm not afraid to go but it goes so slow Wait in the fire, wait in the fire, Wait in the fire, wait in the fire, Lady Labyrinth March 4, 2021 at 2:12 PM Ah Mo, I do miss my creative writing. Poetry is a beautiful thing, even when it's riddled, to me it all makes sense. Thank you. x

Ts Poetry March 3, 2021 at 12:04 PM We need to oil the trigger and adjust our sights and focus on the big target...fleeting as it may be, it will all be worth it in the end xx Lady Labyrinth March 4, 2021 at 2:08 PM and this will blow your mind...forgot to mention, we have commenced "Theories" in Criminology. Commencing with The Classical, then onto Positivism...and do not laugh, this is true - next week "The Chicago" theory. I will not be going any where near The Cecil Hotel (L.A. is of no interest), I would like to see Chicago, New York, Boston, New Orleans, defo Canada, Alaska, Texas/New Mexico (I have a pal in Albuquerque...and it aint the Coyote or Bugs Bunny) and away from the cities to rural and heritage areas...some beautiful country over there outside of the big cities. Some Road Trips planned. Lady Labyrinth March 4, 2021 at 2:00 PM I am reading you need to have the jab....as much as I am against it....to travel and gain entry to other countries (once travel is opened globally again). Pfizer is best at 96% preventative ... with the new African strain and U.K. strains replicating to be worse than the Covid19. Who do you believe? It is all big $$ pharma. AstraZeneca here, in the 60's % preventative. While I am against the jab, I will take it to travel and gain entry, when open - to the U.S. as planned. Ts Poetry March 4, 2021 at 1:46 PM A hearty congratulations are in order Modesty xo Lady Labyrinth March 3, 2021 at 3:09 PM lol.xx The assignment, is to not look at what is left behind on the Road.

Lady Labyrinth March 3, 2021 at 6:01 AM "This process within our brains is a three-step loop. First, there is a cue, a trigger that tells your brain to go into automatic mode and which habit to use. Then there is the routine, which can be physical or mental or emotional. Finally, there is a reward, which helps your brain figure out if this particular loop is worth remembering for the future."