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Tag Archives: blame
The Shadow
Does the Shadow know what evil lurks in our hearts, how deep our vileness? To plumb to our bitter core takes piercing light, not darkness. Besides, evil grows in our mind, our thoughts of self; not in the heart’s realm. … Continue reading
The Great Lies: curtal sonnet
When all at once the world decides to fail, on such and such a day, when pundits claim to clearly see our leaders in the ooze of mad careening chaos, and then rail, without a single scrap or crumb of … Continue reading
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Tagged #BookofForms, blame, curtal sonnet, decisions, hypocrisy, leadership, poetic forms
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Both Kinds of Good
It should be said (at least one time in jest) that in the world exist two kinds of good to separate what matters from the rest, for use by some discerning soul who could in keening the true nature of … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged balance, blame, daily poems, evil, good, hidden essence, nature, sonnet
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It’s Our Fault
If the world was better in your youth, and kids had much more sense; if things once great have gone to shit, and nothing makes much sense, you only have yourself to blame: your parenting did this. How damned convenient … Continue reading
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Tagged blame, daily poems, education, leading by example, NaPoWriMo, nostalgia, parenting, responsibility
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Half Crazy
I’ve always been a fan of reggae, calypso and island music in general; and the songs “Margaritaville” and “Two Pina Coladas” seemed to be missing what I’ve always seen as a crucial element in the description of relationship recovery: that … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Songs, Statements
Tagged acceptance, blame, humor, insanity, relationships, responsibility, sarcasm
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Dividing Up the Blame
Wind blowing through a courtyard Shattered windows turn their broken eyes on me Blind, can’t see the street because I’m crying for my soul is in the gutter, trying to find release Is there something on that wall? Looks like … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Statements
Tagged blame, desperation, homelessness, responsibility, seasons, winter
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Hypocritical Mass
Yes, I have been a hypocrite: talked a good game, but never played; and facing challenge, I have quit the field and left teammates dismayed. I’ve shouted sermons down the street on practices I’d never tried and often, told new … Continue reading