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Do Unto Others
I was minding my own business, at the bar nursing a drink, when a big old boy slid onto the next stool; he ordered a cheap, cold one for a buck fifty, I think, then turned to me and said, … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, domestic policy, imperialism, international affairs, personal responsibility, politics, sarcasm
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Something I Can Feel
This bar’s got a jukebox; for a quarter, you can hear the latest big-time songs; there’s no need to book live entertainment if all you want is just to sing along. Yes, I’ll take requests, but not too many; don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Songs, Statements
Tagged awareness, music, performance, personal responsibility, self-similarity, truth
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On Milton and Dante
To each their own: let others speak of hells where self-damnation wreaks eternal havoc on the mind and soul; its torments let their thoughts embrace, imagining some devil’s face. I will not heed such useless folderol. It should suffice that … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged allegory, coersion, damnation, Dante Alighieri, John Milton, personal responsibility, religion, salvation
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Confession of Faith
This is my confession of faith: That which is real is wholly real and fills even the gaps between what I think seems to be real and what I am incapable of imagining it might be. To divide one thing … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, belief, ecumenics, faith, personal responsibility, religion, spirituality, tolerance
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Changing the World
If I say I want to change the world without asking first its permission without asking the right questions without first accepting my limitations without wondering about my own role without looking beyond my own hard science without recognizing the … Continue reading
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Tagged change, daily poems, destiny, inevitability, personal responsibility, revolution
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