The Neutral Man
Perhaps, I wish not to be so
important? -- to go unbeknownst...by both
God and the devil – to fall between the
cracks, of their seemingly endless, bitter war:
Of The Glorious Garden, and~ The Dastard Fall --
(One created me,
without my consultation...the other,
manipulates me, for his own evil
usurpation
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Categories:
society spiritual, corruption, creation, inspirational, psychological,
Form: Free verse
Identity and the Mirror of Consciousness
Before the emergence
of consciousness
we were
a reflection of God
Afterward
unable to perceive identity
through internal reflection
God became a reflection
of US
Consciousness
splitting the mirror
2 hemispheres
Asking
WHO ARE YOU
But
No mirror
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Categories:
society spiritual, analogy, creation, culture, earth,
Form: Didactic
Superstition by Chance
As I run away from the chains, not a single one of my principles drifted
out of my mind, I know what's right and what's wrong for me
I can take actions by chance and leaps of faith
I escaped from the herd, I do not take revenge but I choose to stay calm
Resentment is control,
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Categories:
society spiritual, beautiful, beauty, bible, rights,
Form: Rhyme
We are Spiritual Convicts Serving a Life Sentence
We're criminals from heaven, committing spiritual crime.
Disobeying the Creator with our body and mind.
His law was made plain to us right from the start.
Still if we allow Him, he'll write it on our hearts.
But I'd like to say, please keep this thought in mind.
The earth is a Rock and we're all doing time.
If we don't
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Categories:
society spiritual, abuse, addiction, bible, hate,
Form: Rhyme
Beauty has an expectation
Beauty has an expectation.
It can be damaging and filled with infactuation.
Growing up in a world of a certain dedicated beauty, It can be confusing.
Beauty is defined at first in a home.
It is influenced in tribe, then spreads off to the culture.
Your world become a dystopian.
Clinging, holding, breathing, soon that's really all you know.
The mass of
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Categories:
society spiritual, allegory, beauty, culture, freedom,
Form: Free verse
Wonderland
A country in Africa's kaleidoscope of culture,
Unique and blessed, with natural and human riches to nurture.
Roles blur, names defy convention's might,
Husbands are "Baby," sons are "Daddy," in this whimsical sight.
Saturdays are sacred for weddings' joyful sound,
Car keys and iPhones float, pocketless, without a bound.
Relatives rush to bury, but shy from business aid,
A paradox of priorities,
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Categories:
society spiritual, abortion, africa, allegory, emotions,
Form: Ballad
The Cost of Inflation
In an age of abundance
When every thing and thought
Is at our fingertip
What is left to discover?
As we expand and consume it all
On the back of a collective soul
What is the cost of this instant gratification
To a life once lived in full?
Hollow experience, chewed and digested
By every other
‘Til all that’s left of the true is
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Categories:
society spiritual, allegory, perspective, society, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
21 CENTURY MARKET OF SELLING A SOUL
Beloved, let me embrace you,
My touch sweeter than any virtual bliss,
In this digital space, filled with coded delights,
Let me revel in your pixelated perfection,
Tiger, let me embrace you,
My touch sweeter than any virtual bliss.
Beloved, you've savored your time with me,
Tell my folks, they'll send you emojis,
My dad, he'll Venmo you gifts.
I know where to lift
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Categories:
society spiritual, society, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
A Wanderlust Cerebral
a wanderlust cerebral
a circuit 'round the stars
home of the ever homeless
which else can claim to own less
a course that's never ending
of spirit-bliss un-barred
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Categories:
society spiritual, imagination, inspiration, muse, mystery,
Form: Rhyme
Leviathan
One lone man against Leviathan
With its signals and its code
It’s forms and formulation
What’s a soul to do,
Bend and yield as a willow
Or stand proud and tall as an oak?
You tell me,
Or better yet ask Jonah
In the belly of the beast.
(8/22/24)
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Categories:
society spiritual, allegory, society, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
A Totalitarian Totality
("Anagogical Moments Merit Badge", 2011, original oil)
A Totalitarian Totality
Have you ever wondered why so many these days
Are trying to save the world,
Tell you what to think, or say or do
And cancel you when you say no, or simply why?
The short answer is that’s just what totalitarians do,
Totalitarian control and conformity
Being their highest agenda after all.
Does
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Categories:
society spiritual, perspective, society, spiritual, truth,
Form: Narrative
A Lament for Fathers
Who has bewitched thee, thou noble ones?
Chosen to be the head of thy race,
to fulfill thy creator’s will,
through siring, supporting, and securing a clan.
Prophet, priest, prince, and patriarch,
How did you lose your lofty perch?
What sinister spirits conspired
to undermine your primal purpose?
You are a victim of sin’s curse.
One social scientist suggested,
You may be a biological necessity,
but
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Categories:
society spiritual, dad, father, father daughter,
Form: Free verse
Into the Great Unknown
("Night Sky Serpent", 2013, original pen and ink)
Into the Great Unknown
In this world of constant sorrow
Is there room for you and me
As the walls close in around us
Is there some place left to be
We had homes so full of love once
Before walls came tumbling down
A safe place to raise our families
Then floods came and made
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Categories:
society spiritual, america, change, society, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
Journey of a Contemporary Joseph
Author’s note: The following is in haibun form—poetic prose (microfiction with less than 200 words in this case) coupled with a haiku. It was written in response to a writing prompt to (re)tell a Christmas story in local (Michigan in this case) contemporary terms. Bronson Hospital is our local hospital, and deer are mystical creatures
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Categories:
society spiritual, christmas, family, immigration, jesus,
Form: Haibun
Future of a Gnostic World
Light shining through stained glass windows
Rainbows tearing light from worldly shadows
From the windows of aeons
With Valentinus and Seth as icons
Banners of the sayings of Christ
From the bright Gospel of Thomas unpriced
A sun cross tearing day from night
In the centre of the church bathed in light
Above there is a
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Categories:
society spiritual, future, hope, humanity, religious,
Form: Rhyme
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