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Premium Member Disconnecting Dogmatism
Our humane-empowering species,
steeped in regenetic history
of human nature connecting
disconnecting
reconnecting
preconnecting,

Has an unfortunate tendency,
especially in Abrahamic historical traditions,
to imagine that our own religious tradition
is not only free of historical-cultural adaptation
but also the one supremely right-wing Way
orthodox Truth
healthy Life.

And, further, guilty of inhumane hubris,
of condemning those outside our...

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Categories: disconnecting, culture, education, health, light,
Form: Political Verse
Disconnecting Numb
Forcing his way through a ocean of iniquity and negligence,
As malfeasances and misconducts concoct a deadly storm of uncertainty,
Demons and guilt torment him,
Obstructions and obstacles challenge him,
Misfortune and tragedy overwhelm him,
As he is subconsciously enveloped by an emotional numb,
Standing alone, even as he is surrounded...

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© Joel Arfin  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: disconnecting, angst, confusion, death, depression,
Form: Free verse

Book: Reflection on the Important Things