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Tag Archives: pointlessness
Does Somebody Win?
Doesn’t seem to make much sense at all; win or lose don’t matter in the end. It’s a race that seems too close to call; finish line’s just up around the bend. Doesn’t seem to change much day to day; … Continue reading
Posted in Songs
Tagged competition, cycles, illusion, imagination, losing, pointlessness, winning
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Plain Speaking: toddaid
“You must speak more plainly, sir,” he said, “Most men ignore the complicated. Their jaded minds and souls seek simple things: weak drinks, brutal sports, the understated.” “How much more sad that seems,” I made reply, “to have no dreams … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged #BookofForms, life, poetic forms, pointlessness, struggle, toddaid, toil, Welsh verse forms, work
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Happen
If it doesn’t ever happen was it ever gonna change? Do the puzzle pieces ever move or just not look the same? Are the ones that make it happen just the ones we find to blame? Do we pick and … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged absurdity, change, eventuality, evolution, pointlessness, resignation
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Conversate
We conversate, but what’s the point of it when what we say results in nothing new? Instead of acts to reinforce our views we throw up walls of words, then simply quit, imagining ideas are enough to put the wheels … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged bullshit, converstation, hypocrisy, inaction, pointlessness, self-absorbion, social media
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Amerigeddon
There is no need to stop the clocks, nor try to dim the constant noise; let those who listen, soldier on, despite the sonic din’s abuse. There are no hidden codes to find, nor secret doors along the wall; let … Continue reading
A Prayer for Kurtis Cummings
Say a prayer for old Kurtis Cummings: went out in his rowboat and got lost out at sea. Left his wife and two young children waiting standing at communion with the Reverend Jerry Lee. Picked up his old shotgun and … Continue reading
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Tagged abandonment, desperation, hypocrisy, hysteria, paparazzi, pointlessness, suicide, tabloids
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