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Declarations of a Social Scientist

DECLARATIONS OF A SOCIAL SCIENTIST

Indeed, I am that Poet and know it.
Just in transition to a more enriched poetry form.
I want to talk about life, politics, and religion.
Maybe not simultaneously, but how I am feeling today.
I tell you life isn't a bowl of cherries.
I am not harvesting berries.
I live a vivacious existence.
I nature walk and take beautiful pictures.
I thrive in my leisure time.
Even more so, I work until my mind unwinds.
I am just a thrill seeker but not an extremist.
I am an illustration of well-being.

In fact, I am striving for better physical dexterity.
In all, my body desires more agility.
To eradicate the clumsiness, 
My ability to monitor my own quickness is propensity depleted.
My mind, body, and spirit have superseded.
Oh, I am told that it is all right to be big headed.
Of course, gloating is good for your inner being.
Dwindling is not something I will let occur.
I am the booster of morale.
Be assured that I am there for others who seek a physiological mental form.
Do I appear to be titivated?
I am what I have stated.

Doubtlessly, there will be jealousy.
Without doubt, they will envy me.
Undoubtedly, this will not hinder.
I have overcome obstacles since the being of my existence.
Liberated from birth via a nation of government, I am free.
I can wave my hand and be seen.
I can stand up for what is right.
I can ignite the political fire.
I can educate my mind to genius.
I can defeat enmity.
Negativity may come but I disallow it to be a formula.
I am abreast.
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Penned on October 31, 2014!

Sweet Infinity

Infinity beckons taunting  
Beyond the mortal ridge
For time enough to really live
Those longings yet to bridge

I wear your symbol 
Pierced in diamonds sharp
On my ears that I may always
Remember to hear you with my heart

Your curve that knows no ending dangles
On sterling chain around my throat 
A reminder to fulfill 
Solemn promises I have spoke 

You rest upon my naval 
A charm of infinities tease
As outer beauty gives way to age
Sweet time my youth appeased

Your sign never ending 
Like fools upon the earth
Inked in red upon my wrist
Hiding scars when thoughts of life seemed undeserved

What is my obsession O'infinity 
Our days so quickly turn to past
Within parameters of death and birth
Experiences just beyond our grasp

If I could overstep your boundaries
Place my toes just over your edge
Calculate your infinite zeros 
Owning resources for dreams alleged 

My learning curve a continuum 
Time to get it right
A touch of love a sacrifice
Those things first missed in darkest night

The caress of your face not given
A smile unreturned 
"I love you" remains in silence
In ashes lie bridges burned

Infinity... A dimension utterly unknown
I need you not to fly the sky or mountain's high to climb
This endlessness that immortals own
But to see again those souls Ive lost in time

I hold no comfort of heaven's gate or Hell
Though promises of infinity are all too common there
I just want days and nights unnumbered 
For in youth we're completely unprepared

For Infinite choices without wisdom 
When of passing days we have no fear
But as the end draws ever nearer
Hearts aching for that which we should have revered

Time becomes a commodity 
Too sacred now to waste 
Remind me always the quickness of a day
Sweet Infinity, it's why your symbol I embrace

Footprints of Angels

My poetry looks like a heavensickness.
The paradise from which I was exiled
is locked up tight. Nor luck, nor mental quickness,
nor tractable iambuses, nor wild,

limped on their right leg trochees, nor bad English
(oh, those “which” and “that” I can’t distinguish,
or, say, the tenses. What a hellish tongue!
Sometimes I wish I died when I was young),

nor Russian, my insane experimenter
and faithful servant (though, some dura'ki*
find it's not true) – that’s not enough to enter,
and all I really need is just a key.

Alas, I haven’t. But through the keyhole
I see footprints of angels on my soul.


* (rus.) fools


A Mirage

a mirage of love
in a desert of loneliness
a glimpse of hope 
far in the distance

a string upon a labryth floor
the key to open
a long locked door

the solutions to problems
that cause much dismay
the answer to prayers 
prayed that very day

the cure for a sickness
that ail a child
despite patience
there was quickness of time

the clouds that bring rain
to the dry
the sun that brings the light
after the darkest of nights

such are those who spill 
love into our lives
those temporary aquaintences
with which we share delight

the company of a 
pleasant stranger
or the reunion
of old, old friends 

accompanied by the 
welcome thoughts of
what could have been

the highlights of a journey
too soon, come to an end
fare well Charmaine
fare well my new found friend

hope has left and ending
where love was suppose
to begin

they were only mirages of love 
in a desert that has no end

I Just Got Out of the County Jail

After a wonderful late afternoon walk in the park, 
my wife and I moseyed over to the Japanese Hibachi Grille for some dinner. 
What we got into was some good old fashioned drama down at BeniHana...

You see, I got me a fetish for shiny cookware, 
so as the patrons' eyes honed in on the iron chef 
dicing up onions, shrimp, and chicken...
mine were busy fantasizing about concealing Ginsu knives
clankin' in the kitchen. 
"Brew Silly began his routine with the hot fire volcano bit
atop the flat grille.
In the distraction, my sticky fingers began reactin',
 slippin' utensils inside my zipper, for a thrill. 
Things started heatin' up as folks were eating up;
Spatulas started flyin'! 
Mushrooms were a fryin', 
My conscience stopped trying... 
tired of getting beaten up!

Now, if I told you I was lookin' at what was cookin'...
I'd be a lyin'. 
I mean, I was really tryin',
but the devil had me by the klepto-hands...guiding me.
Riling me up.
 
He said, "Go for one of them Wok's! Do it now Big Dog! 
Get yir rocks off! Knock yir socks off! 
Quick man...sly like a fox, Hoss!"

My heart said, "No", but my head said, "OH HELL YES!"
Sadly, I was in cahoots with the devil, 
bass mixed with treble, 
trouble poundin' in my chest! 
So guess what came next?-

I grabbed one of them big brass bitches, 
signaled Jessie's ass with a quickness, 
and started gunnin for the door!
Of course, my good hearted wife started whinin', 
"Honey, I wasn't done, now what are we leavin' for?"

"Listen baby, I'll explain later.
Right now it's time to go!"

As we passed the pretty little hostess,
she banged the gong and said real fast, 

"AHH, Tank-You Berry Much F'wor Cummean Fwolks!"

We jetted towards the park, but it was getting dark.
My legs began to fail. The cops were on our tail.
We tried to walk and play it off, but it was no use.
We should have stayed and ate our food, 
and drank our brews with "BREWS!"

The pigs threw me to the ground, 
then began to squeal and bark.
They tossed us in the County Jail, 
twenty thousand bail...
 ____________FOR TAKIN' A WOK TO THE PARK!!!


~"True story ={WinK+Wink}

Premium Member The C Word

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       Copper tone tan
   that contemptible soul

    not even my cutlass
her knowing its quickness
       to make cutlets
   cured her cravings for
       me to complete
      counting sundays

        CUNNILINGUS


Not Down With This Sickness

There is a system 
That turns innocent to victim..
And the aggressor turns to witness.
There’s a sickness in this business.
The whole judicial system is with this!
Swept under the rug with a quickness..

Children being taken by force with the courts..
How is it that there are so many reports
Stating so blatantly 
that there’s no cause for reports?
But there’s children being taken 
Right out of their parents hand!
Even when there’s no ground 
on which to stand!
And I’ll be Damned if I don’t take a stand!
I grew up in that system 
Damned right I understand!

From the inside out-
These motherjumpers are gonna hear me out
Until it wears me out-
I’m yelling Down With The System 
I’m not down with the sickness
What the problem is-
I am clearly calling out!

There’s a monster out there...
But it’s not under the bed..
It’s the State run kidnapping
Yea believe it!
This monster is fed by the Feds.
There’s a price tag on all Children’s heads!

This Monster will prey upon your Family..
Chaos and heartbreak 
Until you drown in the insanity.
Screaming in a courtroom 
How can it be...?
That this is allowed to continue 
It’s a downright travesty!

I took an oath that either foreign or domestic 
I will stand against an enemy
Spiritually, emotionally 
physically and mentally
There will never be an end to me
So I will stand as battle ready
Ready to storm the establishment 
And implement the remedy

Kidnapping any child should 
Become a capital felony 
Death sentence worthy 
And all that should be funded federally 
The Beast system has been in place
And it’s staring us all right in the face
DCF IS THE ENEMY
CPS IS THE ENEMY
BURY THEM ALL UNDER THE PRISON
AND LABEL IT CLOSED CASE.
© James West  Create an image from this poem.

Lost

Previews were many for a series called "Lost"
The cast was extensive, oh what a cost!

Production gave, to the viewers, a plight,
When Oceanic 815 began its fated flight

Something went wrong, the plane began to fall
It crashed on an island, a mystery to us all

The passenger list was many, few survived
Eventually, we lost, some who were alive

Injuries were treated, thanks to Dr. Jack
He soon became the leader of the pack

There were families, sisters and brothers
We, soon learned that there were others

Attraction was immediate, when Dr. Jack saw,
Kate, who was running from the law

Conman, Sawyer set his sight on Kate too,
Poor Kate, she just didn't know what to do

With the heart of a killer, Sayid had skill
He could be a friend or just as easily kill

Hurley would prove to be a loyal friend
He came with a quickness to defend

Desmond spent years resetting the clock,
Until he ran away and left it to John Locke

People soon learned that it was a mistake,
To trust Ben Linus, because he was a fake

The Smoke Monster was The Man in Black
Then he became Locke, when he came back

Jacob is gone, yet he still hangs around
Claire was missing, now she's been found

When beloved characters met their demise
It kept the show interesting, I realize

Hero Jack is my favorite, yet I shed a tear,
For Charlie, Jin, and Sun, who were also dear

So many questions, will we ever find out,
Exactly what this Island, is really about

The series is ending, scripts are being tossed,
I'll have to watch repeats, or I will be lost!
© Karla Null  Create an image from this poem.

Your Loss

I know my capabilities
But, you won't get it like that.
I know how I love
But, I can't love you like that.
You're just a dog
Trying to catch the cat.
I'll blow back your braids.
 hand you your hat.
Beat you down with a bat.
 F*** that!!
Knick, knack, patty wack.
Your loss, 
Gotta pay the cost
to be the boss.
 read between the lines, 
dental floss.
You're tossed, 
in the trash.
never needed your dusty ass.
Plus you wasn't dropping the cash 
When the rents due.
Nigga f*** you.
F***ing up my face, 
Scars on my heart.
 Was blind from the start.
Walking around, head down.
Stuck in Demonic love
I was bound. 
True Tee, 
no, F****** around.
Hands hitting me.
shattering all personality.
My Reality.
Normally, never weak.
But, this nigga had a hold on me.
I had to let him go.
A CAPITAL, T.K.O.
Hell no. 
You're no King.
"That's for sho"!
Tears singing.
"Soprano".
Should have left your ass.
A long time ago.
Washed up from the shore.
 you, and those dirty whores.
Loving you is a battle.
"WAR"!!
Can't take it no more.
Got my finger on the Barrow.
Time to close the door.
Hurt me, to the core.
"That's not what I stand for".
Sent me through hell
and back again.
Hell and back again.
God, never left.
Always, my friend.
"While you're tryna pretend".
First aid kit,
ain't getting it.
Me and cowards don't mix.
Carryijg the shadow of a broken spirit.
My Father's, my witness.
You gone get the business.
What comes around, goes around.
"Quickness"!! 
I'm just too damn good for this!!
On my bad side!!
"  list". 
Time for the album drop!!
Closed fist.
I don't need this !!
Called the quits...??

Goin' In

G-O-I- to the N. These 4 letters fill my head and that point I do begin. To go in and bust a ryhme. Come with a bong and you're right on time. To see my quickness, watch my shine and see me snap on every line. Through the course of this beat, I'll try to demonstrate. How everytime I jump on a track, I seem to defacate. And literate the coldness that I epitimate. Let's get it straight. I'm up on my way to the top and all my opponents I will eliminate. I see the game today and I must say it's a shame to mention. they're ryhming street with meat but lack a true flowwer's intuition. they're just spitting about the money and how they're looking so legit. And you say that you're running the streets well I'm about to take your jurisdiction. Because i never run out of breath. Can't you see that I'm clearly insane. Because this state of excessive dilirium has got me on a campaign. To get my streets from out of their sleep. And have them bopping to the beat. It's a renasance full of ambionce. And bovine hide free. It's a party and I'm the host. But the rest you've yet to see. Go by name of Intel The Brain. Or you could just call me I.T.B. Or you can call me that brother that can go up in the sky and have a mass celabration. Homie call it higher than thy. The skills that I sketch in this sonat, so horribly toxic. That if put inside of a missle and you launch it, call it atomic. And if you did'nt understand it then you need to run it back. Because I just plainly showed you how to go in on a track.

Premium Member It's Elemental: the Triplicities

The element of fire in one’s birth sign
Connotes a person zealous and upright.
Goal-oriented, with desire to win,
He thrives on challenges; for truth he’ll fight!

The person “grounded” (element of earth),
Is prudent, stable and reliable.
He’s good with business and enjoys it when
His senses are aroused; he’s physical!

The element of air, that of the seer,
Is given him with quickness of the mind.
The great communicator keeps informed;
To self-appraisal also he’s inclined!

A bearer of good will who serves mankind
Is he with water’s sign. Emotions flow.
He freely gives, but then when he is hurt,
He’s shy and rarely lets that feeling show.

Four elements known as Triplicities -
Each representing three astrologies!*

NOTE: Everyone probably has a little bit of each
element in his astrological chart because one is born
with his sign in the moon and in all the other planets in
addition to the sun (one‘s main astrological sign); however,
some people have a preponderance or even a lack of one 
or more elements in their charts, and that is what makes us
all different. 

*Fire represents Leo, Aries and Sagittarius
*Earth represents Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn
*Air represents Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius
*Water represents Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces

For "The Four Elements" contest, sponsored by Barbara Gorlick

Whistling Notes of Life

Standing listening, listening, a brush of air passes by
The whaling, whaling, sound of the voice of the earth
Lisping, lisping, the words of the old and new
Hailing, hailing, you to stop and look and smell the air
The sigh, sigh, of hope that always given in time
Hush, hush, the noise has quieted down to a stop
The brushing, brushing, grass that is laid down by wind
Lashing, lashing, with quickness that cannot be seen
The high, high, notes that can be aching and soon heard
Snapping, snapping, ripping the air apart with its song
The loop, loop, which thrashes the leaves around
Standing, standing, letting the sounds brush around
The opening, opening, of lips pushing the air out
Whistling, whistling, that of which life has not gone out

Come Raging Fire

Come, raging fire, and cleanse from my soul that
 “Greatest” of all words … HOPE.
 I have seen the detritus of this life and have known
 The grandest of songs and still  
I am left wanting. A blackness gapes within my heart,
 A place of infinite sorrows
 Where nightmares would go to die, and still I have not
 Glimpsed the darkest of you,
 The seed that you sew, and that has thus been implanted
 Into this thing called humanity
 That keeps us raging, that keeps us steadfast in completing 
A self-fulfilling prophesy that only
 Propagates, that thing called sorrow. So take this blade … this cold
 Thing that we all know of as hate
 And plunge it with all haste into the vortex that is “never ending”. 
Show it the home that it left …. 
Millennia ago by your choosing and bring it back with all wrath
 To the place that sent it seeking. 
For the children of man want you not for anything but reminiscence,
 And know this, that though
The darkness may reign it wouldn’t be there without the light,
 And with a quickness all that you Know
 Can be erased. So bring forth lightning and bring forth thunder,
 Spew out your arrogance for all to know
Let the earth tremble at the sound of your name but know that within you …. There is a soul.

Hummingbird - a Collaboration With Janis Thompson

HUMMINGBIRD - A COLLABORATION 

Drink little bird of the nectar of life.
Drink and be stirred, far away from all strife, 
Choose every flower with care as you sip.
Choose honey power, sweetly let it drip.

How softly we hear your hum of music
And with fragile ears we listen to it --
The lulling song of your euphonic voice, 
A calming charm amid natural noise.

Hummingbird, hummingbird lovely to see,
Ever lightly coming close to the bee.
You share the flowers with a likely foe.
To the air with quickness away, you go.

You fly up, you fly down. You don't stay still.
In sweetness you drown your hovering skill.
You fly front, you fly back, though you are small.
There is nothing you lack. God hears your call.

01-09-18


Picture # 4

Thought Producing Sparks

Grab my pen for some strange and let loose, 
Mysterious activity, Stonehenge hidden truths, 
Boosting the brains roof with rhythm and funky grooves, 
Improving thought producing sparks, 
Hidden but released from the heart, 
Outsmarting light and darkness, atomic quickness, 
Removing the minds distress and subconscious mess.
Opened up to visions of visions, witnessing negative conditioning,
living within it, surrounded by blind human beings being ignorant dimwitted earthlings, why?
Third eye seeing reality as it is,  or is it a dream?
Am I channeling higher thought through story rhymes writing idioms? 
Your systems don't run on this level, where the devil and light battle over the control of upheavals,
The opposite to evil? Are you? Am I? 
Is this all an illusion flying by and gone? 
I want the answers of higher questioning looking for truth!
Miss understood youth climbing roofs to find skate spots,
I don't know alot, but I seek out jewels of wisdoms, 
From imagination coexisting with rhythm I write them,
Without blemish, missions of word searching or straight from the dome?
Wiser written patterns writing unique philosophy unknown to Rome,
Mystic code, quick with power from the summit unloading flow,
Those who follow the inner teacher reach knowing from observing,
This brings serving your learning by seeking wise knowledge,
Stiching my self back together,
Im not saying you have a better life,
Devising an enticing writing, reviving ancient word play in layers,
Dirt occurs to be a top player, 
Important to understand the language of the world,
At a later date we may make it, 
Alchemist word tribes combined find fine lines, not for the blind,
What kind of writing is this pouring from my vessel as I sail,
Oceans of end less waters, deliver me mail from the almighty mailman.

Quincy Mac
Date Written: 5.8.2016
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