disturbing practices

we've been duped,
and it's not the
first time.
we have been led
into wars
and made to choose
a side.
but we're not
very good at picking.
every elected official
has been voted into office
by us.
we were given a couple of
candidates to choose from
and they're on the same side.
so the outcome
will always be the same.
in all reality,
our choices
are no choice at all.

we've been told it is
for National Security,
but really it's just to keep
the War Machine in tune,
well oiled,
and ready for potential combat.

we were given a lunatic
with a bowl cut
who mowed down
a Church group
and brandished a flag
that hasn't been in the news
since the Duke boys
had it painted on top of their
car in the early 80's.
suddenly, this flag is a problem.
as if it wasn't a problem
from the beginning.
as if it didn't show
a lack of sympathy,
and absolute disrespect
to the offspring
of those who were enslaved
by the 1% during Confederate times.
don't get me wrong,
the flag has its place.
perhaps in a museum,
or on the back of a 'good ol' boy's'
pickup truck.

still, we're being misled.
whether it's war,
or money,
or political corruption,
they'll keep us pointed
in the wrong direction
so they can keep up
the lies.

but i digress.

it's the same ol'
same ol'
and it doesn't seem to be
getting
any better.

some day, maybe,
we'll take pride in humanity
rather than race.
we'll look at war as something
that only barbarians partook.
we'll laugh at Capitalism
like we laugh at Fascism.
and we'll be happier for it.

September 23, 2015 the end, the goddamn END!

the World isn't going to
come tumbling in
upon itself
on September 23rd, 2015.

the Devil will not gain control
and ensure His reign.
magic Bunnies will not
fall from the sky.

shit will be the same
as shit has always been.
we will still be fussing
and fighting.

the rich will still continue to
take advantage of the poor.
the news will still be reported
by the same five media owned companies
who have pulled the wool
over our eyes for decades.

and then the fanatics will find
a new date to ponder over
the End of Times
so they can keep the donation buckets
overflowing.

they will keep homophobia going strong.
they will keep us at each others throats.
they will continue to rape the minds
of the youth to ensure depravity
for years to come.

but there will always be
a few of us
who break free from the bonds
and look out into the world
for better answers.
we will continue to question everything.
we will remain resolute
in our curiosity.
we will support those who
the fanatics cast aside
and form a unity
beyond the religiously sick outlook
we have been subject to
our entire lives.

maybe one day
we will be able to say
we lived through it.

through all of the hate and ignorance
we stood true.
we did not waiver.
we were resolute in our
time of repression.
we clenched our teeth
and hissed,
"NO!"

Thank You

the people in Russia
and Germany
and France and
the United states.
the people that take time
out of their day
to read my
poems,
my madness,
my compassion.
the people of the
United Kingdom,
Poland,
Ukraine,
Israel,
Canada,
and Spain
for taking a look
and sharing my words
with the ones you love.
we may be separated by oceans
and continents,
rivers and valleys,
but we are one people,
and we all dream-
we all maintain hope-
we all love to be loved.
and speaking of dreams,
thank you for being a part of mine.

when the worry comes

you hold on.
you hold tightly
to the moment
and let the fear pass.
you don't dwell on
lunatics beheading
innocence,
or the ignorant
pointing fingers
at the LGBT community
for all of the world's woes.
you advert your gaze
from the lying eyes
of the upper class
collecting the money
that could feed your family.
you stay away from products
like Nestle who want to
take away your water
so they can control your thirst.
you do your best not to think
of people being murdered on a whim
by psychopaths
for no other reason than pain.
when the worry comes,
you vote out the ones
who call Social Security an
Entitlement as if
being entitled to work
your life away
is something that is no longer
rewarded.
you try to remain kind
in the typhoon of hate
and misinformation
that runs rampant
in our buzzword society.
you remain calm
when they talk of Heaven
as if what we're living in
can only be described as
some sort of Hell.
you lean on your friends
and you family
and support them
as best as you can
because life
sometimes
comes ripping through
and everyone needs
someone
to tend to the wounds.

soft humming tongues

there is no
gift of the ages,
no promise of respite
in the flowing madness.

synchronicity is beyond
the ebb
between the here and now
just out of sight
and it is made of
when, where, and how.

there is no
soft angel voices
whispering mothers
names.

the down
down
      down
darkness
of it all
pandering to
questioning gazes.
no sages
no saints
no devils
in bright red paint
laughing at the tears
of the poor pauper's fear.

and the rhythm magnetic
driving beats
of insanity
through the streets
linger and leer
but are too faint to hear.

so deaf ears play
on the falling
of day
into nights
so bright
they drive the
madness away.

promise nothing

one of the greatest
lies
in this glorious
Country
of ours
is that with hard work
you can be
wealthy and successful.

but what they fail
to tell you is that
most of the rich
were born into
the money they flaunt.

you see,
it is easy to maintain wealth
when you're
born into it.

it takes a special asshole
like Donald Trump
to file for bankruptcy
when he inherited
the beginning mass
of his fortune
from his daddy.

but they still peddle
the American Dream
in a way
that leads you to
believe
that you can be
financially aloof
just like the
'people'
you see on TV.

because if they
promise you everything
and deliver nothing,
at least they have
instilled
the grain of hope
you were looking for.

it is pretty rare
for someone to
start with nothing
and become wealthy.
when it happens
those people tend
to remember
where they came from.
they also have a tendency
to give back.
they happen to see
the problems in the world
and give as much as they can
to make it better.
but you'll never see
them on the television.
it's not hip enough
to mention.

we're only led to aspire
to the loft heights
of the entitled morons
that they show us.
you know,
the types without compassion
who are so far out
of touch that they
don't understand
that America was built
by immigrants,
the poor,
the hopeful,
the lied to.

rule of thumb

there is a clear sense
of right and wrong.
some choose to ignore it,
but it is there.
it is the difference
between hurting and not hurting.
it is the mask we wear
when we choose
to keep ourselves guarded,
closing walls around us
to keep the monsters at bay.
but when we construct those obstacles,
we're merely caging the monster
that is us.

some see evil as
murder or rape,
molestation or deviation.
but it goes deeper than that.
it can also be called
'just doing business'
'little white lies'
'minding your own business'
'turning the other cheek'
'doing what you're told'
'not stirring the pot'
'blind faith' -

there comes a time
when it is necessary
to outgrow
your cage.

it begins with a question.
Who am I?

the only faith
you should ever need
is in yourself.
with that
everything else
falls into place,
expectations drain,
judgment abides,
trust is warranted.

it is in ourselves
that we begin to teach,
taking small steps,
and allowing
for change.

progress begins
with us,
inside of ourselves
before we can begin
to see progress
anywhere else.

be your own teacher.

crazy love

the meaning of life
is love
and it's not as sappy
as it sounds.
it doesn't mean
that you have to
embrace assholes
for the sake
of embracing assholes.
simply put,
it means that we are all
closer than we think.
together, we are whole.
as one,
we become stronger.
there is unity in togetherness.
love doesn't mean
casual acceptance
of the guy
who cut you off
on the freeway,
almost causing you to crash.
it just means that
that guy has gone through
quite a bit of shit in his life
as well- he just doesn't get
the point that you have too.
so it is a matter of educating
one another on the finer points
of existence:
we come from the womb
to be placed in the earth-
the trick is what you learn
between those two points.
so the next time you're cut off
on the freeway,
flip that bastard the bird.
it shows you care
about his learning experience.
or just smile.

Take out a loan to Pay off your loans.

As surely as
Greece
will fall,
so shall other
countries.

The lending system
is based on potential
failure.
That is how money
is made by the wealthiest
people in the world.
They prey on weakness,
they strive on failure,
they revel in the slop
that is left over from
the fallout they
perpetrate.

It is the way
of the Sick,
the Twisted,
the Disturbed.
The more they have,
the more they want.
Profit isn't good enough,
only Armageddon will suffice.

Be wary of Wealth
for its only goal
is dominion over
All.