The Seventy First, Mar. 12, 2011

Can some one explain to me
when and how we changed
altering society's priorities
making new illogical truths

corporations have personal rights
but not gays and lesbians
rich deserve the tax breaks
paid for by the low income

when did corporate greed
become our social need?
sorry you are different, folks
ALL HAIL WALL STREET!!

give me the free easy money
show me the profits, baby!
screw the labor over hard
to earn that dime dividend

no need for family values
with loving parents at home
if we can save on taxes
giving bonuses to the board

better stress and competition
controlling our every day
dominating personal lives
and destroying the home

than allowing real people
with caring and love to spare
join in a ceremony to show
the world their commitment

what will be the great decline?
will we marry our jobs legally
as companies have more rights
then those of our own kind

it all revolves around money
Wall Street offers a dream
free money for the taking
forget that nothing is free

better we support divorce
and the throw away family
then support love and caring
because they are not like us

stop the hate in God's name
as you fear the name Allah
believing yourselves the only
and all others damned

going about your life of lies
hypocrisy running rampant
claims of christian ideals
ignored behind closed doors

give the office your soul
give the office your devotion
give the office your life
worship the bottom line

follow the corporate path
chant their mantra of greed
faithfully playing your part
dedicate your life to THEM

then comes the day it fails
the profits are falling fast
you act surprised at this
as your calmly cast aside

and what do you see there
in the corner you ignored?
the happy family still exists
in spite of your blind hate

businesses are not eternal
societies also rise and fall
religions go through changes
only people endure it all

time to reevaluate our lives
determine the real values
opening minds and hearts
stopping all discrimination

Time to stop believing blindly
open your eyes, ears and minds
think a bit before you hate
or risk becoming the hated

The Seventieth, Mar. 11, 2011

Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
I found this poem,
Stuck to my shoe.

but on a more serious note:

Too many things around me
happening too fast to follow
feeling lost as I try to swim
fighting the surging waves

turn right into earthquakes
turn left to find the tsunami
ahead are near east protests
behind local failing democracy

it is impossible to follow them
and hope to see events clearly
blurring by the sheer quantity
of events outside my scope

closer to me are other concerns
blind eyes turned to corruption
cronyism running rampant.... still
new faces taking the old places

difficult times are upon many
but the few can still turn a blind eye
have nots must sacrifice and suffer
while the haves keep taking more

eventually the fog will dissipate
and a pattern begin to emerge
discovering all things are united
evil wears only one face

intentional ignorance

The Sixty Ninth, Mar. 10, 2011

Common sense, oh common sense!
Wherefore art thou, common sense?
I mourn the loss of you in my life
like a lover stealing away my heart!

I feel a whisper of your presence
and turn with hopes of finding you,
only to have them dashed again
as I find only cheap impostors.

Oh how I yearn for your embrace,
to hold you once more in my mind
and know the comfort you offer!
Life is cold without you, my desire!

I know why you hide yourself away.
You have felt the sting of rejection!
Many others overlook and ignore you
seeing only their heart's desire, Greed!

I beg you to return once more to me
that I may bask in your wisdom
and learn life's lessons at your feet
that I may become as you wish me,

Sane in an insane world....

The Sixty Eighth, Mar. 9, 2011

I have spent my life
seeking understanding
of who I am and why
by looking within

the answer isn't there
only a path to follow
a direction to head
and yet more questions

Who is a fluid concept
changing constantly
as growth moves on
I become something new

I am what the why makes
as each action builds me
the motivation defines
eliminating the blurring

new thought: I am why I am
it seems to work for me
as long as I keep doing
for the right reasons.

The Sixty Seventh, Mar. 8, 2011

oh sweet temptation

you decadent delight

embodiment of desire

calling softly to me

I can hear you now

your voice coaxing 

drawing me to you

seeking my embrace

I must resist you

you are deception

you hold no value

you seek to destroy

you are an evil

as you corrupt all

but I must be strong

standing against you

the battle engaged

you push harder

but stil I resist you

Vile packzi! I win!

The Sixty Sixth, Mar. 7, 2011

I am tired of ranting
tired of same old same
my voice grows hoarse
but nothing changes

is there anybody out there?
is there anyone in here?
is there any sanity left?
it seems missing in me

it is time for me to stop
trying to make sense
of things around me
before I find dispair

it seems all reason has fled
taking common sense too
leaving only selfish greed
growing to encompass all

what happens to us next
when only me now matters?
living in the moment
hedonism run amok

the instant gratification
seeking satisfaction for me
always pleasure for self
and damning all the rest

I am tired of the foot
kicking folks that fall
only so they lay still
to be used as a stair

have we outgrown it
the sense of clan, of WE
has ME become the all
that drives humanity?

if so then whats the use
why continue the fight
to bring community back?
I am feeling very tired....

The Sixty Fifth, Mar. 06, 2011

we seek a vision of tomorrow
from the sands of yesterday
hoping the answers lie there
hidden within the tiny grains

millions of them are waiting
and each may hold a clue
if you examine each of them
you will have no time for now

I seek to live my tomorrow
as a gift to be unwrapped
I do not want foresight
or what would be the point?

we can ponder the outcomes
of what we did today
or live in the moment
making tomorrow fresh

but do not forget the past
that is what shapes us
nor dwell upon the next
because it has yet to come

enjoy the now that is
for that is all we have
grab your favorite cuppa
kick your feet up a bit

savor the flavor of now
smile and enjoy your day