the city hums like a drunk insect,
half asleep, half insane—
and somewhere in a courthouse
a man in a clean shirt
is dreaming up another reason
to lock someone away.
they call it justice,
I call it inventory control.
bodies in orange are the new wheat fields—
they grow them, harvest them,
feed the system its daily bread.
you can’t sell peace,
you can’t profit off mercy,
so they build fear instead—
polish it, legislate it,
print it on letterhead
and call it safety.
meanwhile the cops prowl
like bored dogs looking for bones,
and the judges stack souls
like cordwood behind their eyes.
he has to invent new laws—
petty ones, quiet ones,
ones that sound like rules
for living clean—
but they’re just nets
to catch the poor,
the drunk,
the tired,
the ones who ran out of hope
before morning came.
and me?
I drink to that man,
the great inventor of misery,
because without him
the bars would rust,
the cells would echo with silence,
and the truth—
the raw, unprofitable truth—
might just walk free.
Supple intake transforms standard to salient
Triumph thanks tantalised talent
Trials confronted conduct products ultimate
Survival sullied for an alternate
Symphony bellows true blood tempo rhythm
Value balloons with enthusiasm
Transmits fail-safe faith in methods titanium
Sophisticates yesterday's system
Theories distributed to avid students taught
Voluminous sage bolsters scholars
Series of gradual upgrades steadily sought
Take bulging pulses, pump dollars
8th November
Innovation
I shall invent a refrigerator Jake declared.
It has been invented, I replied as loud as I dared.
I will invent air conditioning for a whole house then.
He was smug on the slide; I quickly looked good at him.
Why don’t you just be yourself, and act four-years-old?
I know what I’ll do, he replied. I shall invent silver and gold.
E equals emm
s e a
a---s
e---e
s-e-a see sea squared
Come take my hand and we’ll invent our own planet
We’ll have picnics and hoedowns and garage sales without masks
We will laugh and smile and snicker and snort
Filled with joy and excitement, we will skate and swim.
Enthusiasm abounds that we left the pandemic on the other planet
What are you waiting for? Isn’t it our turn? Let’s go!
Let's be friends forever!
Smart Progress
They did an excellent job of making their inventions work so well
Give them a pat on the back and a gold medal
Their inventors and designers are the best and proud of their work
It's a long list of things, here are a few:
Nerve gas that kills without mercy
Smart bombs that never miss their target
Guns more powerful than the previous generation
More efficient machines to steal our planet's resources
Better killing techniques for soldiers and secret agents
More capable spying software to syphon up our data
All of this and more are part of our world and exist
Not something from a Bond film or Clancy novel
Reality obliterates fiction just like it does people
Will you be a victim of a new lethal invention?
He invited a device
That pumped
Water from the well
It than sent the water to
A holding tank
Their the water was compressed
When the spicket was open
And the tank would send
A flow of air when
The temperature was
Near or below freezing.
The idea is to have all the pipes
Fully empty of water.
The device would send
Warm air thru the pipes
When the sensor sent
a sign a warning
Of freezing conditions
October 19, 2012
Invent It
Invent It Nina
Invent It…
I will invent my future.
He will come to me.
He will return, my King
I will draw us together
And he will be by my side
Once again.
My jealousy has faded.
And my love has returned
My hope is reborn
Springing into something new
I am happy once again
I am inventing my future
drawing pictures in my mind
They are bringing me joy.
Oh it has come true…
He is here standing right in front of her once again
He takes her hand
Squeezes it ever so tight
Like before…
Always together forever
She is content once again
She grounded
She is safe and sound
In his arms
Once again
He is by her side
Once again
He is by her side
Once again
Oh…always by her side….
Oh he loves her
Once again
Oh..like before
Oh yes he does
Oh yes he does
Oh yes he does
Oh…
The only place on earth she wants to be be is and feels safe is with him.
And that’s right here.
Right here
Right here. Right here.
My future has been written, my past remembered. He’s in my past and returning in my future…my King. I love you my dear.
I'd do anything
To gaze at a
Full moon in the sky
Studded with the stars
At night.
I'd do anything
For all the beautiful
Things in the world
Which make me
Smile and happy.
Even a rainbow, a butterfly.
But I know,
I'm with the Gods
Most beautiful and
Precious creation,
That's you
My rose of dawn,
My beloved.
I love you babe.
Your company is soothing,
Calming and reassuring inside.
You are like the bubbles
Of the fountain I moisten.
Your enchanting smile
Makes an illusion.
An angelic presentation
In your appearance
Which captivate me,
Makes me more attentive.
Bit by bit
I begin to recognize you.
My princess, my angel
I carefully watch your
Billowing, beautiful creature
Like my poetry.
My love, the fantasy
I want to invent you.
Mornings requisite, not intent
nor fool's embellishment
file their extent!
The meaning's purpose is my rent
my Godsend ~ my content,
the herald of my calling, from God sent!
Nor tithing's hold, the need's incur,
my break for time ~ lies like a slur
until the vestige, now impure ~
My hands recycle ~ merit stir . . .
Invent, Invent ~ the broadcast is the cure,
I am the willing donor ~ driving spur!
I sit here thinking about how much I love you
You will never find any love more true
I offer you every breath I take, everything I do
You are the one who makes me feel brand new
If you try to measure my love’s intensity
To try and see my heart’s sincerity
It will just be a mere act of futility
It can’t be measured but it will last for all eternity
I try to find the words that will fit
To describe the way you make my heart beat
But all day I can try to think and here sit
No words will ever fit until they invent it
For ATP
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