unmask ourselves.

Consider This...

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:35:26 -0500

Arrogance is nothing but an unfounded sense of self-gratification,

those who share such tenuous prangs of personal pride,

remain ignorant to their own insignificance.

You may uphold a certain level of popularity, you may be famous,

you may be worshipped worldwide

but remember this my egotistical friend,

the boundaries of this world will only stretch so far,

a microscopic spec in a vast ocean of moons and stars.

Beyond the confines of this atmosphere we are but nothing,

and to you that may seem troubling,

yet you are, just as I am

a cluster of atoms resulting from an astronomical coincidence.

I ask nothing of you but a moment to consider,

your genuine worth and your disdainful beliefs

your selfish actions and the person beneath.

That layered façade you’ve allowed to overwhelm your consciousness.

No one person is to blame, seven billion of us,

no two are the same,

but hedonism works like a disease and I think it’s a shame

that you’re offspring will inherit your perception,

your greed and your inflated dignity,

as well as disregard others with great animosity.

This world is not yours, as it is no-one else’s.

So wipe the fog from your mirror and wake up to reality.

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Breathe

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 18:17:27 -0500

White lights burn bright blue eyes for the first time,

suspended in mid-air, in a world unknown

silence surrenders to abhorrent cries, as,

fire engulfs the lungs, the heart and the bone.

Tides of agony escape through the throat,

an onrush of air signals new life,

a new contender to the family throne

yet to know hatred, violence or strife.

A mother’s pain is replaced by affection

cradling her miraculous creation,

nothing could ever distract her attention

or her quiet sense of pure fascination.

A life to be led from that opening breath,

until those bright blue eyes extinguish in death.

animalsandmustaches: Lotr And Harry Potter Similarities

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 20:57:25 -0500

animalsandmustaches:

Lotr And Harry Potter Similarities

Solitary

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 20:55:22 -0500

A thin pane of glass separates me from the world,

a fine barrier that protects me from the cold.

Restless trees stand naked, painfully bare,

dishevelled by the season and the midnight air.

I watch in anticipation, as winter unfurls.

Gray solemn skies hang over the bleak horizon,

disfigured and maimed, reminiscent of Dorian.

Violent winds shake up foundations,

yet there’s little to be done, in absent remonstration,

I can only take shelter, for the bitter duration.

Warm breath coats the looking glass in mist

fogging the landscape and the moments I wish

will one day materialise for me again,

yet I ponder what will become of me ‘til then,

sat tensely, I smear the panel with my fist.

Time soon slows to a sluggish standstill

as those fools tread ice, battle with their will

trudge further into the frozen abyss;

they are the moments that I miss,

sitting alone on my white-washed window sill.

'Welcome' to the News

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 20:51:27 -0500

Fighter jets cut through clouds,

soaring toward conflict across a deep blue ocean.

A political candidate campaigns

for the abolishment of contraception.

Middle-Eastern missiles enter the skies

aimed at innocent targets.

An African child gazes at television cameras,

scared, gaunt and starving.

A devastating hurricane sweeps the Atlantic,

battering strongholds as it passes.

The memory of a late television presenter

is marred by numerous sexual charges.

Islamist supporters rally and push

for the drafting of a new constitution.

Thick black clouds billow from factories

accelerating the purge of pollution.

A helpless child is abducted,

no longer is it safe to play in the street.

Benefit frauds steal money from the hands of tax payers,

depriving those who genuinely need it.

Western troops withdraw from warzones

on the orders of the President.

Democratically elected MPs hustle their country

out of hundreds of thousands of pounds.

A road side bombing kills two young soldiers,

leaving families torn and distraught.

An extremist mass murderer is given a meagre sentence

by the European courts.

Drugs and alcohol stop short the life

of a talented British musician.

Silent wars brood contentiously,

with thanks to the destructive creation of nuclear fission.

A professional sportsman is charged

with racial misconduct and suspended.

The coalition fails to provide

despite being heavily defended.

An entire generation is completely desensitised

to what is to be seen.

Stories of evil, death and poverty

every night at 6pm on my television screen.

"Your prejudice won’t keep you warm tonight."

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 07:06:18 -0400

“Your prejudice won’t keep you warm tonight.”

- The Smiths

The MaaadNess of the mundane.

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:28:13 -0400

After recently starting night shifts at a supermarket, two things have occurred to me:

1. Those who work for maybe 20-25 years on nights have something missing, something which has dissolved during all those years of stacking item, after item, after item. It’s a little bit scary.

2. A job so mundane as this requires music, a working soundtrack if you will. In a shift I’ll listen to about 10 to 15 albums, each giving my work a different vibe. However, when left working an aisle alone, I find myself strutting and making a whole inventory of strange movements to the music. Probably the first signs of craziness creeping in…

to be continued...

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:21:00 -0400

Counting the wounds,

burnt into his flesh.

The devil’s hand of fate

leaves no room for mistakes.

Mind remains a faded haze,

an empty existence

conquered in many ways.

He shows no resistance.

A beaten man he stands

eyes gaze toward the sky,

how could he deserve

such a bitter, painful life?

And then it hit him hard,

right between the eyes.

Nothing matters anyway,

you spawn, you live, you die.

With his cheeks blazed red

and head held high,

no longer shunned, unwanted.

He truly felt alive.

What radar?

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:11:30 -0400

Disappearing from tumblr, for a few months now, has suprisingly helped me to shape an idea of what I am actually trying to achieve through this blog. New writing and inspiriation will appear on your computer screens very soon. Peace.

"I’ve missed over 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times,..."

Sun, 06 May 2012 11:57:52 -0400

“I’ve missed over 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

- Michael Jordan

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ewok89: Irony

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:18:13 -0500

ewok89:

Irony

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Thought #13 (Abstract vs. Concrete)

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:05:14 -0500

According to my lecturer, there is only room for concrete ideas in poetry. I find this a derogatory statement, the reader’s role is to take on the new perpesctives portrayed to them by the writer. Abstraction holds a rich vein of untapped perspectives waiting to be discovered - it can’t just be me that wants to read new, fresh literature with evolving messages, not a load of bullshit about household chores or the like.

Thought #12

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:37:30 -0500

The real meaning of Christmas is corporate greed.

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