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Every family has them
These unsettling times these misunderstandings
Times when many things come into play
In most cases these wee spats are soon over and forgotten
But sometimes differences run deeper
Because of other factors
Such as jealousy, middle child syndrome personality
It's only human nature at play
The necessity for all to find our place
In the overall scheme of life
To establish one's self in the pecking order
And accepting it without malice, without jealousy
A hard lesson to learn when we're brand new at he game
Always suspecting that siblings
Are the ones receiving preferential treatment
In reality, they are reacting in exactly the same matter
Trying their best to learn the ropes
To understand what life means what life is all about
But we never do have all the answers
Even if we survive those uncertain early years
And live to the ripe old age of thirty
Well that is what old age is when you're a teenager
Please be assured, you WILL get through
And be a well adjusted adult
Precious treasury
Unimagenable strength
Held no length
Bravery
Our cavalry
Jesus Christ
Saved our lives
God's chosen
Has spoken
Showing us our true course
God is our force
Glorious Heavenly Father above
Untainted and loved
Removed from darkness
Replaced with love and kindness
Come together in faith
As our Lord's people were made to help us save
All will be witnesses
I AM, attending to my Father's business
God's will shall be done
Taught as one
May God's people remain humble
Lead as a good example
Above all
Father's love now conquers all
Well-adjusted
Trusted
Opened our doors
Like never before
Led
By our Father's bread
Creator's lineage
God's image
Giver of truth
Was given in our youth
Servant now friends
We can no longer pretend
Gave my family entry
Whispered, I love thee
("Blue Egg In Red Sea", 2020, original oil)
Person Non-Grata
Call me old-fashioned,
but I’m glad my mother was a woman.
I’m glad about a lot of things actually,
the little things in life
like a stable marriage, well adjusted children
a good education and something tenuous
yet pervasive enough to take for granted;
the Rule of Law.
So many things to be grateful for
(as I write this on a laptop, in a warm, well lit
comfortably secure home).
And yet, the reality is
if I say these things
all but a few frown, or nervously look away
wondering who might overhear
the heretic ranting on his soap-box
tainting by association
all the pleasures of a modern life
better left taken for granted
and appreciated in private
as the world continues to turn
looking for the next
person non-grata to burn.
(1/19/24)
Let me begin by saying
Personally i am Pro-Choice
Its your life live it as you see fit
Who am I to tell you what to do ?
So what I am about to say
I know in reality is hypocritical
And only a personal opinion
Make of it what you will
Everyone has and is entitled to their own opinion
But for me I wish more than anything
Children would be allowed to be Children
My heart sinks when I see young Girl's
Caked in make-up , fake tan dressed up
Going to School
The fact that children are being told
Sex and gender is a choice
And children are expressing their sexual preference
When they shouldn't even know anything about sex
Let alone express a preference
If you are old enough cast your mind back
And ask yourselves this question
Were you worried about any of this
Or just having fun playing and growing up
With your friends
Life is full of choices
But Nature and Natural order should not be 1 of them
How the hell is a child to know what he or she wants
When they are 10
What kind of mixed signals are we teaching young girl's
If we dress them up telling them beauty is a path
Then expect them to be well adjusted and aspirational
Teach acceptance
And beauty can't be painted on
And that a Daughter
Is equal to a Son
Come on People
If we want to be equal
Then let children be children
And stop telling them what they can and can't do
They can make their own choices
When they are old and wise enough
When they are done playing
In the twilight of thought, where shadows of reason linger,
I find myself floating in an ocean of consciousness,
A man, a whisper against the turbulent waves of culture,
Each wave a metaphor, each ripple a memory of forgotten understandings.
Culture, they say, is a tapestry woven from the threads of individuals,
Each unique response to nature, a stitch in the grand design,
Yet, here we stand, eight billion souls, each desperate for a spotlight,
A grotesque dance of egos, hungry for the nectar of recognition,
Endlessly fighting to be seen, to be heard, in some extraordinary way,
Separate from the collective, yet somehow deeper.
But isn't culture the echo of individual voices harmonized by time?
A symphony born from the whispers of countless souls,
Each note a response to the world, a reflection of place and spirit,
And yet, now, the melody is fractured, a cacophony of dissonance,
As we abandon the chorus for the solo, the community for the individual.
In this melancholic reverie, I see the grotesque unfolding,
A society sickened by its own desire for distinction,
Where the celebration of culture is overshadowed by the pursuit of uniqueness,
Where the importance of the collective is denigrated to the point of despair.
Oh, how we need to find our way back to the dance of unity,
To celebrate the culture that shapes us, the heritage that defines us,
For in the embrace of the collective, we find our true self,
Not in the futile quest to be different, but in the harmonious blend of many.
There is no health in being well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society,
A society that has forgotten the beauty of its own tapestry,
Lost in the obsession with the individual thread,
And yet, in this flow of consciousness, I see a path,
A way to weave ourselves back into the fabric of humanity,
To stray from the norm, to challenge the grotesque,
And thus, to find a leap towards a brighter, more united future.
In this twilight of thought, let us find the dawn,
Where the shadows of reason yield to the light of unity,
And the ocean of consciousness becomes a river of collective spirit,
Flowing towards a horizon of hope, where culture and individual
Are not in conflict, but beautifully intertwined,
A testament to the magic of our shared existence.
Contrary to the popular consensus
Poets in general are very well grounded, well adjusted
As opposed to the general population
It's the average Joe or Jillian out there that are in question
It's really not their fault, it's due to the state of the world
The constant bombardment of negative news
That we constantly receive daily
Negatively affects us year after year, decade after decade
It never gets any better... in fact it's worse AND scarier
But I've said it before and here I say it again
Rise above it and carry on in spite of all the negativity
In my experience, it's really the only way to survive
I seem to be harping on this theme a lot lately
But in reality, I'm just trying to give you the benefit of my 79 years
And what I've found has helped me get through
Really I'm no great stinker... uh, thinker
Just passing along what I've learned!
© Jack Ellison 2014
Every family has them
These unsettling times, these misunderstandings
Times when many things come into play
In most cases these wee spats are soon over and forgotten
But sometimes differences run deeper
Because of other factors
Such as jealousy, middle child syndrome, personality
It's only human nature at play
The necessity for all to find our place
In the overall scheme of life
To establish one's self in the pecking order
And accepting it without malice, without jealousy
A hard lesson to learn when we're brand new at he game
Always suspecting that siblings
Are the ones receiving preferential treatment
In reality, they are reacting in exactly the same matter
Trying their best to learn the ropes
To understand what life means, what life is all about
But we never do have all the answers
Even if we survive those uncertain early years
And live to the ripe old age of thirty...
Well that is what old age is when you're a teenager
Please be assured, you WILL get through
And be a well adjusted adult
“Chasing Ghosts in Cars”
Like automata
we walk inside
winding up the stairs
it’s all mechanical
the romance
programmed
by steep degrees
in the
well-routined
we can walk
through walls
anywhere
to look out
our windows
towards the better view
each cell in the body
and mind renewed
we expurgate
the misplaced
misconceptions
of others, of ourselves
it’s fair-weather sailing
out there,
the transparent come and go
best to turn
a blind eye
a swift kiss on the cheek
make it brief
then close all
your doors
to their artful dodger hauntings
friendships and felicitations
their joyful gleaming commiserations
whole oceans
full of souls
walking and swimming
treading water
all the floating
poesies planted
mindfully fragrant
fresh bits thrown
parlayed introspection
deliciously blooded with the sharks
such hungry poets
with a well-adjusted
deep knowing
and a quiet
unthorough
understanding
of another
unknown equation
in the real world
never making
premature
judgements
outside is a risk
we all take
we write what we know
we know what we write
ghost written
in the Daily Phantom
in the gloaming fantasy
there still exist
real ghouls calling us in
hungry for kindness
burying pity for
the honesty it lacks
inside we are listing
the volume we turn up
to hear messages better
we are
listening
to cars
lyrics
we wish you
to know
to be understood
when you are
chasing ghosts
some say
they’ve gone too far
they’re too far gone away
forget-me-knots
hanging loose
chasing ghosts in cars
Machiavellians
gone astray
the naked minds
of
undressed nuns
and
sanctimonious preachers
oiling their guns
(LadyLabyrinth / 2022)
“Here in my car
I feel safest of all
I can lock all my doors
It's the only way to live in cars
Here in my car
I can only receive
I can listen to you
It keeps me stable for days in cars”
listing/nautical.
“Listing” is a nautical term to describe when a vessel takes on water and tilts to one side. A ship can list either to port (left) or starboard (right). By contrast, a ship is said to be “trimming” when she tips forward or backward.
(after Alfred de Musset)
I take the view that travel gets you wet.
There’s also wind and dust. And in the morning,
your clothes are crumpled. Is this tete-a-tete
worth all the hassle? I would end up yawning!
I take the view, there is no greater folly
than starting an affair far out of town.
Don’t go by Madame Laide or Missy Jolie,
for hotel plumbing always lets you down.
Sheer, well-adjusted stockings, white as milk:
a pretty dress, decked out in watered silk:
your toenails clean, and painted: what beats that?
Or do you think I’m talking through my hat?
I might as well speak Japanese to mice:
what lover ever listened to advice?
I was the last of ten children in my family
Nine lovely girls and li'l ole me
Spoiled you may rightly assume
WRONG!
I was the sweetest well mannered offspring
That a parent could ever wish for
Even to the point of being withdrawn
All through my teenage years
I had an inferiority complex
Never thought the opposite sex
Would ever be interested in me
Early on in my career as a graphic designer
Things began to change dramatically
My success gave a new found confidence
And suddenly I saw myself in a different light
Which allowed me to open up my heart
And function as a normal, well-adjusted human
With all the ups and downs, the highs and lows
With all the hopes and dreams everyone possesses
Married Linda, when I was twenty-two
Linda was eighteen and wanted despareatly
To get out from under the control
Of an extremely dominating and controlling mother
Did she love me?
Looking back, I would say no
I was her ticket to freedom
Not a good way to start our married life together
Oh our marriage was a happy one at first
But knowing that she really didn't love me
I was always trying to MAKE HER LOVE ME
But I never felt like I succeeded
We had three kids of our own
And we adopted two others
Those adopted kids were my way of trying to tighten the bond
To give her everything she asked for
But I never ever felt that I succeeded
She passed away at fifty-nine from breast cancer
At the same time, her younger sister Cathie
Was going through a nasty divorce
We supported each through those difficult times
And it was only natural, we fell in love and married two years later
Cathie really does love me and for the very first time
I am happy and content with my life
Which is all I ever wanted...
Now you know my story!
© Jack Ellison 2014