Category: ShortStory
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Here
Here You sitAcross from meRecliner rockingEyes gluedTo the screenSmartphone orTabletHeadphonesNowhereTo be seen Must listenTo reels and vidsThat nearlyMake me want toScream No wayTo startThe dayAny day With Algorithms’Siloed swayVitriolFearPropagandaBread and theaterMinus the bread You send meAngry looksDistainWhen I putMy headphones inTo relaxMy troubled mindWith music orA book of theAudio kind Rather thanStart my dayWrong withPolitical…
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The Future?
What are you most excited about for the future? What am I most excited about the future? The Future A wishAn aspirationA dreamOf nowFarther alongThe space/timeContinuumAn illusionDoes notExist Only now andMemories ofNow gone bySome recordedRenderedMemoriesBut gone So, my greatest hopeFor the ‘future’Is that nowAllows meThe optimismTo dream ofA better now –LE – 7/8/25
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Dreams
Dreams There are dreamsAnd there are dreamsDepending on your definition Some call aspirations, creative goalsPhysical, mental, social, economicDreams, but really, only remote possibilities Then there are the Sandman dreamsThe subconscious cleansing ofThe brain, while in sleep-mode The dust devil cleansingLand of Morpheus dreamsAre more preferable to me than The waking nightmare we inhabit dailyWhile climate,…
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Depends On Several Factors
What is your favorite genre of music? Depending upon the day and hour… In the mornings, I prefer indigenous flute and/or shakuhachi, mostly for meditation. During the day, depending on my mood, I prefer: world, classic rock, folk-rock, ‘new-age’, indi … it depends… Needs to get me motivated to achieve my immediate goals. In the…
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Can You Wiggle Your Voice?
Can You Wiggle Your Voice Can you wiggle your voiceSome can, some can’t, but I canThough I guess that’sTechnically incorrectThey call it vibrato Is that ‘vibe’ with an ‘auto’Like ‘auto-tune’ or ‘autoimmune’ Or just a random waveSound waving upAnd down orIn and out orRound and round Or, perhaps, just a vocal ‘wiggle’ –LE – 6/25/25
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Change
“And this too shall pass away.” – A saying common to many different cultures and traditions… Change The only constantEven stagnationOne of its forms As now simultaneouslyEvolves and devolves inDisparate and overlappingPerspectivesIn the turbulent eddies ofThe ever-flowingTossing and frothingRiver of space/timeAnd its eternalNow Constantly creating andAsserting spontaneousActions and perspectivesImmediately renderedMemoriesBoth happy and sadBut mostlyBlousy The…
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Season Of The Witch
Season Of The Witchby Donovan; performed by Vanilla Fudge When I look outside my windowWhat do I see?And when I look outside my windowSo many different people to beThat it’s strange, so strangeYou’ve got to pick up every stitchTwo rabbits running in a ditchThe hippies out to make it rich Oh no, must be the…
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Nothing Else Matters
This is a matter of history, my history, the history of my generation, to be exact… plus, I’m a sucker for a good beat boxing, basso profundo, and an electric fiddle…; -) Nothing Else Matters Interesting that such a deepPhilosophical meditationComes from a Heavy Metal bandMetallica But my favorite versionRendered by Voiceplay I saw the…
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Save The VA Protest – Tucson 7/1/25
Save The VA Protest – Tucson 7/1/25 Biked to the 2nd Ave and Ajo Entrance of the VAAnd protested during the 7-8 am shift change Witnessed an interesting phenomenon there18 Teslas entered – doctors, nurses, administrators, provocateurs? D.O.G.E. bros and babes?To undermine VA autonomy, integrity, and funding? Helping create delays and outrageJustify our owners’ calls…
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Education Is Subversive
Education Is Subversive Why do you think authoritarians hate it so much? Do everything in their substantial powersTo dominateUniversity facultiesAdministratorsCurriculums Silence the IntellectualsThe storytellersThe philosophersThe poetsThe artists of all stripes? It’s because educationAnd by extension critical thinking IS Subversive! At least to the AuthoritarianAgenda… –LE – 6/28/25\ PS: Apparently, only the ruling ‘elites’ (in their…
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