Metal feet outrun
records of our fastest man
finish line flashes
but nobody taught tin legs
what a finish line can mean.
We build forward gears
but leave reverse on paper
no exit was planned
they say 'you can't stop progress'
'til the finish circles back.
Things can move quickly
once we teach the gears to run
wisdom trails behind
the clever machine stays dumb
doing whatever it can.
Add a thinking cloud
and the price climbs with each guess
false answers sound true
who keeps checking all the checks—
who detects the last error?
Time changes, and so do the ways,
Dispelling darkness, a new chariot blazes.
A new dawn shines with the light of hope,
Smiles on faces, hearts filled with faith to cope.
The smoke of corruption slowly fades away,
Society awakens on the path of truth each day.
With the melody of discipline, society is rebuilt,
A sense of responsibility makes hearts bloom and tilt.
Roads are formed, dreams begin to fly,
In the hands of youth, the future reaches the sky.
New thoughts emerge, new directions arise,
The nation advances with strength that never dies.
Respect for law and the people’s voice,
Become the loudest call for change and choice.
Farmers, workers, and the hopes of the new generation,
Together compose the language of development and transformation.
Can change ever come through words alone?
Work itself reveals one’s true identity known.
Now is the time to move ahead,
Now is the time to build a new age instead.
With the final smile of development’s fragrance bright,
A new song echoes on the road of progress and light.
In the changing times lives a promise anew,
For within this path rests the nation’s honor true.
Earth is our home, we love and value you each and every day and pray.
Pray for all of our planet, and lift positive thoughts and prayers.
We will try to make better choices, and learn to work together to keep our planet Earth perfect.
We remember all the times we fought and dropped bombs, causing pollution and damage that led to sad and unhappy times.
Times in history when we lacked good direction, and made life sad and depressed for all.
For all of us, we pray for love and to be happy, and live the best life we can on planet Earth.
We reflect on our leaders who use their words to work things out and choose love and progress to fix and protect planet Earth.
We pray for peace and love, and for all to not force conflict and cause damage to planet Earth.
We pray for people to work together, and to let our planet heal from prior damage, to let the trees grow, and food grow freely, so they can do their job of keeping Earth well, for us and the future of Earth.
Lifting prayers to God, today and always.
I woke up
seen the sun shining
and knew
it was going to be
a better day than yesterday
like and ancient relic from a distant past
the faded carbon copy of who he never was
a meaningless error in the history of humankind
and yet there is hope of finding out truths
about life suffering miracles and mostly himself
Not too long ago
Cogito, ergo sum
I think; therefore I am...
In the digital age
Electronic devices full of spam
An infinite number of scams
Ass-y-metric.! Or so i'm told.? Whether its war or
The economy? or congress (on hold)
Down is the latest up.' And soon up well
it won't
Be found..There just are too many
Donkeys leading, i much preffer the former
One horse towns.)
Conflicting ideas:
He will have his say.
Twenty years of marriage. All in vain.
He insists that his factory is supreme,
His waste dispersed devastation everywhere.
Angry and depressed, she leaves
despite the doctor's orders
to rest after a big meal.
Reminiscing on how things have changed,
embarrassed and ashamed,
She traces her steps towards
The polluted stream.
No feast of senses here. Dead fish
Float on the surface, and no bird sings.
injured
slashed, broken
bleeding, aching, festering
bone, skin, doctor, tourniquet
mending, refreshing, clearing
content, healthy
healed
Have we rendered ourselves obsolete?
AP: 3rd place 2026
A young man with a disability
Turned educational value into reality
Achieved three college degrees and a certificate
Established through City University of New York
Became an educational success
His own testimony is what was established
He didn’t let a handicap hold him back
Stayed focus and achieved his goal
Didn’t complain, but was determined
Courage throughout
Being his own theory of achievement
The young man bringing encouragement vibe to people who have disabilities
There can still be progress
If you have dreams in wanting a higher learning degree
Make it happen and see
Don’t put off, but move forward
Your disability is not off ward
Believing and achieving is what makes anybody a success
Let the young man disability being an example of the educated you
Set your own example in enable
Put your mind into action
Become your own sensation
Let your thirst for higher learning be your mobility in destination.
One hundred years ago, she wouldn’t live,
Science and research back then did not give,
Her a fighting chance against her cancer,
Today she swings past it, a smooth dancer.
Her grandmother died at just thirty-three,
From her pain and suffering she was free,
Her daughter grew up without a mother,
Her only memories from her brother.
Our learning and research have come so far,
Survival no longer a distant star,
Life after cancer went from months to years,
The quality improved with fewer fears.
She traveled in time to see her nan,
And thank her for today’s treatment plan,
And all the women who died too young,
Their strength and courage should still be sung.
The past's women knew their lives would be short,
Joined clinical trials for support,
They knew they wouldn’t have much to gain,
A sliver of hope, maybe less pain.
They are the reasons survival is good,
Women now live from cancer as they should,
Back then science meant well respected fact,
Due to progress, lives today are intact.
This is the progressive era
And so we’ve all been steeped
In the ideal of progress
As an inherent good,
An end in itself,
But for a life
Spinning on the hamster’s wheel
All progress is illusion.
(11/8/25)
After centuries of plunder,
you named us “Third World.”
Yet it is our gold, our oil, our blood,
that built your marble cities.
Each time we rise,
you strike.
You call it “aid.”
We call it chains.
You sent your priests of policy —
the Structural Adjustment prophets.
They preached “growth,”
but planted famine.
They promised light,
but brought debt.
You crowned our tyrants,
then cursed our nations.
You said, Africans do not think,
yet you fear our awakening.
You are the enemy of progress —
dressed in democracy,
drunk on hypocrisy.
Your institutions smile with knives.
Your justice is a coin
that only flips one way.
But the world turns.
The slave learns the map.
The master forgets the gate.
Soon your comfort
will taste like dust.
Your empires will beg
for the mercy they never gave.
You fed on the sorrow of others —
now sorrow will dine on you.
For there is no peace in theft,
and no safety in the spoils of deceit.
The age of awakening begins.
And this time,
the world is watching.
Back in my younger days
I wanted to make an impact,
with my skills and tact,
to impress with knowledge and facts,
hoping I could attract
young minds and bring out their untapped
potential.
I thought "I want to be of service",
but when I saw the response, I got nervous,
often confronting interference
ignorance and indifference.
My idealism slowly faded,
replaced by something more jaded.
My desire to impress
often led to stress
to the point where, I guess,
life became a bit of a mess!
As I got older,
I realized that it was I who had to change
and stop trying to rearrange
my world and all within it.
I wanted to stop feeling deflated
and to enjoy life a little less complicated.
It took quite a while to achieve perspective,
but a benefit of aging is the chance
to be reflective and introspective.
In spite of what a few have said
I know that I am filled with good
and can rise above any falsehood.
My life is still a work in progress,
and my goal of self-improvement
is a very enriching process.
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