Tag: Ethics
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Trouble
Troubleby Beth Hart I didn’t come to make troubleBut there’s a war on the riseWe were built for survivalGiven no compromise But I just wantOne day in the sunHanging out, having funI didn’t come to make trouble Wait a minute, what you sayYou wanna smack my faceWell I ain’t your bitch or your babyDon’t make…
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It’s OK To Unplug … From Time-To-Time
In the larger scheme of things… Don’t Pick Up That Phone rather pick-up sticksor hexagram wandsor telegramsinstructions for hallucinationsdelusions of grandeurconjure objects of desireor the lack thereof, whereofwhile writing trivial essaysabout wealth and gainat the expenseof the sane and insanedepending on my contradictory points of viewrather than so naturala born leader’s perspectivesdon’t pick up that phoneif…
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For Poor Old Che-Che
For Poor Old Che-Che yes, everybody’s watching younobody trusts you anymorea little diarrhea on the floorand years of trust are gone what’s a poor dog to dowhen the poo comes outin streams with no rhymenor reason… it seems meds and diets don’t workjust an unfortunate quirkturns ‘man’s best friend’into a questionable jerk so it seems…
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Gemini, the Twins’ Mind
Split personality … perhaps bipolar?… Gemini Mind Gemini mindsplit in twoknow theuniverse is finebut need tofix it still politics warswith sanityenlightenedrealizationsconfrontthe hubris ofcontemplations fight the goodfight tilldying daya gnat’sheartfeltrage in a universeso vastwith extinctionsso fast asour present endstoo soon returnto the sourcebut relief ofoblivion –LE – 2/6/23
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Long Road Out Of Eden
Long Road Out Of Edenby the Eagles Moon shining down through the palmsShadows moving on the sandSomebody whispering the twenty-third psalmDusty rifle in his trembling handsSomebody trying just to stay aliveHe got promises to keepOver the ocean in AmericaFar away and fast asleep Silent stars blinking in the blackness of an endless skyCold silver satellites,…
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A Tribute To The Summer Solstice
To the ‘lazy, hazy, crazy days (and nights) of summer…’ When the Sun Goes Down when the sun goes downtime to loose the soundlet the music rollfrom windows and stagesall over town dance in moonlit courtyardssylvan groves and barsbodies sway in synccommuning deep inLuna’s silvery sight rhythmic enchantmentenfold us till allpassions are spentand sunrise dazzlesour…
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A Father’s Day Memory
This is a tribute to my father, who died the next year from a heart attack, which was a complication of Parkinson’s… Father’s Day Sitting at the kitchen table (Dad’s desk),I flick the lighter and linger under each of our cigars. After the lighting puffs, a couple of long drags,Rolling the heavy smoke, savoring its…
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Sand Painting – Memoir Memory
Sand Painting Colored sand seeps inSanding me through open mindMandela gazing –LE Back in the late ‘90s, we went to the Cleveland Museum of Art to see a demonstration of Tibetan Sand Painting. Buddhist monks sat on the floor of the gallery making intricate mandalas on the floor before them with colored sand, placing each…
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Skin
Skinby Rag’n’Bone Man When I heard that soundWhen the walls came downI was thinking about youAbout youWhen my skin grows oldWhen my breath runs coldI’ll be thinking about youAbout you Seconds from my heartA bullet from the darkHelpless, I surrenderShackled by your loveHolding me like thisWith poison on your lipsOnly when it’s overThe silence hits…
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Monsoon Watch
Monsoon Watch hot and drymore than 40 daysno rain, not a trace promised monsoonsjust a faint hope asthree-digit days abound we may see one cominga dense, dark shadowcloud-bank charging a broad, dark waveabout to break over ourheads and parched land hitting so hard and fasttons of water dumpedhits the ground running off the surface to…
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