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If happy ever after Weren't some desperate dumb attempt To make us all believe that happiness Is existent Then I'd sit on some beach somewhere Waiting for the moment When happiness didn't feel so ******* important
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Dec 5, 2014
Dec 5, 2014 at 5:57 PM UTC
Happiness
I wipe marker off the board, and I have a painful tendency of quickly growing bored. I can't erase the ink-spots lingering in high-up corners; to spare the self-defeat, I teach myself how to ignore them. Ignore the marks, and stains, and pains pretend I'm wiped clean, all the same with little left to lose or gain: I leave them; growth is self-restraint. Perfection is a non-existent notion, so they say; yet, unobtainability is all I can create. For in my mind, these false ideals make tame desires stray, and self-destructive pleasure is my antidote to pain. I think I'm like a little plant of stunted growth, just seeds to start, my plantpot made from breaking hearts: before I grow, I say I can't.
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Jul 7, 2018
Jul 7, 2018 at 1:12 PM UTC
eraser
and there i am in the midst of it all, conscious of what appears to be existent, yet knowing it is illusory.  and if time is occurring synchronously then how can i look back with contrition?  for if i have the capacity to move backwards and forwards in quantum leaps, i can erase the past like pastel chalk on an antique blackboard, then start anew.  is not the sky my canvas and the arc of the rainbow my palette?  and the stars in lustrous luminosity light my way so that ev’n at dusk I can paint.  yet pain ne’er ceases to hollow me out.  then through a barren vessel i catch more rain, and pour it out upon the parched terrain.  just when i thought enlightenment was nigh, a sharp edge is discovered.  must it necessitate additional sandpapering from the wind?  when will the gemstone sparkle without further pressure?  does it lie in its power to simply shimmer sans duress?  perhaps it was dazzling at its inception, relinquishing its luster upon domestication.  with this proviso, as it nears twilight i shall tarry and blend with the night.  i’ll dance with a moonbeam knowing the jewel will glisten afresh upon the rise of the golden sun. @2016janetaylor
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May 5, 2016
May 5, 2016 at 11:37 AM UTC
nearing twilight
(A)ltered (B)oisterous (I)rrational (P)anic (O)ver-reactive (L)ows (A)shamed (R)ollercoaster (M)ental (I)mpulsive (N)on-existent (D)esperate The mind is lost on a raft to nowhere...
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Apr 11, 2016
Apr 11, 2016 at 9:45 AM UTC
A Bipolar Mind
I believe in equality. In life and death. In the ever existent turning of the earth and the burning heat of the sun. I believe in equality. In people’s hearts and minds. In the rights that we choose to indulge in. And the ones we choose to ignore. I believe in equality. In the little things. The common phrases. The not-so-common courtesies that we extend. I believe in equality. For those who are well respected. For those who barely exist. For those who cannot afford to pay for their own meals. I believe in equality. As human beings. As men. As women. As whatever the hell you want to be. As whoever you are, have been, and will become. I believe in equality.
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May 13, 2013
May 13, 2013 at 7:56 PM UTC
Equality
Being a girl in my day and age, you get used to all the horn honks, the wolf whistles, and the "hey baby's", and the guys saying "you're too pretty not to smile", as though not having a smile on my face at all times is a sin. But why should I smile when harassment becomes normal, when a girl can't report it because even the police thinks she should be flattered, but why should I be flattered that a guy wants to see up my dress so much that he 'accidentally' pushes it up, why should I be flattered when a guy can't even use words so he whistles at me like I'm a dog. But I am not a ***** I cannot be won over by a whistle and sweet words, no scratch behind my ears in the form of some misogynistic pick up line, will give you a chance. And if I laugh at your poor attempt, it is not consent, just because my lips curl into a smile, does not mean you can come curl up with me. My self worth does not exist on how fuckable I am in your perverted eyes, it is not existent on if you want to 'hit that', if you were to hit anything it should be your mindset that that is okay, right out of your head. Because I am not an object for your pleasure, and I object to you treating me like I am. I AM! I AM! I AM! A WOMAN! Built from all the things a man could never be. And don't you ever ******* forget it.
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Jun 7, 2015
Jun 7, 2015 at 3:16 AM UTC
My Thoughts on Harassment
I used to smile all the time, all day and to everyone. Along the path of my painful and difficult experiences I lost my smile I have left segments of my smile in people’s lives People who do not care to bring it back Can I blame though? I let them take it I let them take my smile Their wear my smile on their faces as if it’s their own while I walk around without one I have to make a new smile It’s hard to because I was so used to the one I had It was filled with genuine innocence, joy and life Love, hope and faith Yet now I wear a mask to cover up the non-existent smile I have I listen to music to find my smile but I find pieces of myself rather in every song that I listen to So I have lost my smile and myself I don’t know who I am anymore They took myself away from me If I had opened my mouth and said something when I had the chance to I’d have my smile and be myself But here I am writing this poem, tears swelling in my eyes My hands are cold and stiff It’s hard to write about how I lost my smile Will I ever get it back? Time is going, the clock is ticking and days are passing I am getting older and wiser yet I still have not my smile Dear Little Child: Do not let them take away your smile and innocence. You won’t know any better but because I have been in your shoes once upon a time I am asking you to not let them take away your life. For those are your most vulnerable and precious years and not everyone lived those years so they always want to deprive the innocent and clueless of their own years. If someone had warned me like I have warned you I would’ve lived to see your sinless face. Do not let them tell you otherwise, be who you are, be happy, live joyfully and most importantly do not them take away your smile for once it is taken you can never get it back again.
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Jul 14, 2016
Jul 14, 2016 at 9:37 AM UTC
I Lost My Smile
I used to smile all the time, all day and to everyone. Along the path of my painful and difficult experiences I lost my smile I have left segments of my smile in people’s lives People who do not care to bring it back Can I blame though? I let them take it I let them take my smile Their wear my smile on their faces as if it’s their own while I walk around without one I have to make a new smile It’s hard to because I was so used to the one I had It was filled with genuine innocence, joy and life Love, hope and faith Yet now I wear a mask to cover up the non-existent smile I have I listen to music to find my smile but I find pieces of myself rather in every song that I listen to So I have lost my smile and myself I don’t know who I am anymore They took myself away from me If I had opened my mouth and said something when I had the chance to I’d have my smile and be myself But here I am writing this poem, tears swelling in my eyes My hands are cold and stiff It’s hard to write about how I lost my smile Will I ever get it back? Time is going, the clock is ticking and days are passing I am getting older and wiser yet I still have not my smile Dear Little Child: Do not let them take away your smile and innocence. You won’t know any better but because I have been in your shoes once upon a time I am asking you to not let them take away your life. For those are your most vulnerable and precious years and not everyone lived those years so they always want to deprive the innocent and clueless of their own years. If someone had warned me like I have warned you I would’ve lived to see your sinless face. Do not let them tell you otherwise, be who you are, be happy, live joyfully and most importantly do not them take away your smile for once it is taken you can never get it back again.
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Two halves make a whole Two hearts join to become one soul Two eyes that see one truth We see different skies but take comfort in the same moon We promised to never leave the other alone, that the love would not be gone too soon Rejoicing in the moments from heaven, Comforting each other when hell breaks loose. Together through each others mountains and rivers. Forbidden lust, forbidden love Two souls that are forced apart Two that yearn the others heart Accepting each others flaws One boy that’s far away from home, One girl that’s questioning her own But half a heart is better than none cause it can always be completed by the chosen one, But half a heart is like half a sun Would it still be as bright as the full one? Would the love be the same knowing that the other is not as strong Why must these two hearts fight what’s in their souls This burning desire This passion they hold Why must they put the flame out and become cold Why waste away the hearts of others when they know the real future is with each other Why not combine their hearts to become whole, to become one soul. But having half of anything is like having half of nothing at all It’s settling for half the love Yet it could be more Having half of love must be impossible, must be wrong -The world is only existent because of wholes One half cannot love for both One half cannot fathom growth. So why not have two halves of a heart Two broken souls Let the shattered remains of the other halves be the glue that makes these two people’s love whole Because why face the world as half a person When facing it as a whole is already near to the impossible Two halves of a heart make a whole Two hearts join to become one soul But these two halves will never join These two people will face the world alone- together, but lonely, like two sides of a coin Not knowing the existence of humanity is dependent on whether they choose to love each other or choose to let it go. The existence of humanity is dependent on all our lost souls.
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Mar 1, 2017
Mar 1, 2017 at 4:27 AM UTC
Two Halves Make A Whole
Two halves make a whole Two hearts join to become one soul Two eyes that see one truth We see different skies but take comfort in the same moon We promised to never leave the other alone, that the love would not be gone too soon Rejoicing in the moments from heaven, Comforting each other when hell breaks loose. Together through each others mountains and rivers. Forbidden lust, forbidden love Two souls that are forced apart Two that yearn the others heart Accepting each others flaws One boy that’s far away from home, One girl that’s questioning her own But half a heart is better than none cause it can always be completed by the chosen one, But half a heart is like half a sun Would it still be as bright as the full one? Would the love be the same knowing that the other is not as strong Why must these two hearts fight what’s in their souls This burning desire This passion they hold Why must they put the flame out and become cold Why waste away the hearts of others when they know the real future is with each other Why not combine their hearts to become whole, to become one soul. But having half of anything is like having half of nothing at all It’s settling for half the love Yet it could be more Having half of love must be impossible, must be wrong -The world is only existent because of wholes One half cannot love for both One half cannot fathom growth. So why not have two halves of a heart Two broken souls Let the shattered remains of the other halves be the glue that makes these two people’s love whole Because why face the world as half a person When facing it as a whole is already near to the impossible Two halves of a heart make a whole Two hearts join to become one soul But these two halves will never join These two people will face the world alone- together, but lonely, like two sides of a coin Not knowing the existence of humanity is dependent on whether they choose to love each other or choose to let it go. The existence of humanity is dependent on all our lost souls.
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When someone praises me I'm like a deer under headlights Of course I'm delighted beaming, even But I really don't know- how to respond ... Do I brush it off? Act like it's not a big deal whether or not it really is And move on to another subject? ... Do I just stay quiet Look down shyly, and smile? Or just let the conversation pass me by? ... Do I adamantly reject it? Refuse, and insist to the point that the person before me ends up fighting with me about it? ... Do I roll with it, faking non-existent confidence? Owning up to it, sometimes in a joking manner? ... Do I immediately switch the topic to praising the one who praised me? Or have them talk about themselves to turn the attention from me? ... Or, do I just smile large and wide and thank the person? ... I don't know and it irritates me that I can even have trouble with something as lovely as a compliment ... It's not negative hurtful or even a criticism ... So why does it bother me? ... Maybe ... I care too much about what others think of me
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Sep 27, 2018
Sep 27, 2018 at 9:15 PM UTC
Compliment
finding fake joy in little lies finding fake self worth in some shoes new branded item no one looks up on you for them just wait 'til the mud tear them down tell me who what do you see when you look into the mirror is it someone you like? is it someone you wanted to be? the kid in you says hi to me asking you to grow up so that he can too to face the real world like a real man should armed with ammunition that is real self-confidence stemming firmly on the ground of wisdom not fake accessories and marketing gimmicks clink another glass because that's how you face your problems pout another story for your non-existent friends to tell inflated self image inflated ego who you gonna fool with your little bell
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Aug 30, 2018
Aug 30, 2018 at 9:52 PM UTC
Dear Boy,
Gentle evening wind, non existent till a moment before lying low among the children playing with the flakes of golden sun fallen on the silver white sand, quickly rises, unnoticed by any one flirt with the comely coconut palms lined on the beach,that act coy, blows towards the long, rolling blue wave, meeting it headlong, a blast, white spray springs up spectacularly like a fountain, then, easily lifts three kitesurfers, fling them high up stylishly across the fortress of water, they look invincible, untouched by the waves, that look foolish eyeing skywards, the milling crowd howls in mirth, seeing the dramatic twist, it's all fun till sun down.
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Sep 10, 2014
Sep 10, 2014 at 1:20 PM UTC
Wind and waves orchestrate a fun-filled evening
It was but was not god nor  goddess. It was but was not deva nor devi. It was but was not angel nor demon. It was but was not metaphysical being of any kind. It was but had not any name nor could it be named. It was but had not any  face nor likeness. It was but had not any body or corporeal state. It was but had not any form nor lack of form. It was but not incarnate nor disincarnate. It was but was not existent nor non-existent. It was but could be described in words in any way. It was but had not depth nor height nor breadth nor volume. It was  but could not be measured in any way. It was but had not materiality of any kind. It was but had not immateriality of any kind. It was but had not space nor lack  of space. It was but had not direction nor lack  of direction. It was but had not nothingness. It was  but had not somethingness. It was but had not anythingness. It was but had not beingness. It was but not Isness or non-Isness. It was but had not light nor dark. It was but had not wetness nor dryness. It was but was not nowhere. It was but was not nowhere. It was but was not somewhere. It was but was not anywhere. It was and then It manifested the nature of Its essence and became the universe and all that was in the universe. All that was incarnate and disincarnate. All that was physical and metaphysical. All that was existent and non-existent. And still It was. It manifested Itself in ignorance of Its own nature as the Isness of the Universe, in order to participate in the existence It had created from Its own essence,on an equal and fair level with humanity. It gave of its own essence by putting a small piece of its own essence--the individual Isness-which is equal and autonomous and individual and independent--into all human bodies,both female and male,at conception. And It made humans ignorant of their nature--the  individual Isness-- as It  made itself ignorant of Its own nature. And then It set humans and Itself the Riddle of the Existence that had come from Its manifestation of its nature as the universe and all that was in it. It posed these three questions to humanity and to Itself. 1--Who am I?. 2--Why am I here?. 3--When I knowhow I am then what is my purpose?. Who am I?. Like all humans,and for the sake of fairness, It manifested Itself  into ignorance of its own nature also. The Isness of the Universe set humans the task of realising their own nature--which is the individual Isness--as an equal individual autonomous and independent part of the essence of the Isness of the Universe,so that they could then show the Isness of the Universe Its own essence and then share existence together. The principle governing Its action in creating the universe and all it contains, especially humanity,was that before you can reach the heights of existence you must go through the depths of existence. Why am I here?. Obviously I am here to answer the first question. After answering the first question --which can only be done existentially and not intellectually-- there would then be the third question to be answered. The answer to the first question lies in regaining your existential nature--the individual Isness--as a small but equal,independent, individual,nameless,formless,genderless and non-physical Isness formed from the Isness of the Universe which is free from Mind and Conditioned Identity. The answer  does  NOT lie in amassing the false knowledge of all "religions" and "political systems  that the Mind and Conditioned Identity have created in order to mislead the individual Isness from realising ,existentially,its true nature. The Isness of the Universe  did not want a world of maniputed puppets,as the Mind/Conditioned Identity,does but in order to achieve fairness in solving the Riddle of Existence,it gave humanity these attributes and the ability to live out their opposites. Freedom of Will. Freedom of Choice. Freedom of speech. Freedom of Truthfulness. Freedom of Association. Freedom of  Debate. Freedom from Violence. Agreement to Disagree. www.beyondenlightenment.co.uk
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Aug 20, 2014
Aug 20, 2014 at 1:21 AM UTC
The Isness of the Universe is an eternal process
It was but was not god nor  goddess. It was but was not deva nor devi. It was but was not angel nor demon. It was but was not metaphysical being of any kind. It was but had not any name nor could it be named. It was but had not any  face nor likeness. It was but had not any body or corporeal state. It was but had not any form nor lack of form. It was but not incarnate nor disincarnate. It was but was not existent nor non-existent. It was but could be described in words in any way. It was but had not depth nor height nor breadth nor volume. It was  but could not be measured in any way. It was but had not materiality of any kind. It was but had not immateriality of any kind. It was but had not space nor lack  of space. It was but had not direction nor lack  of direction. It was but had not nothingness. It was  but had not somethingness. It was but had not anythingness. It was but had not beingness. It was but not Isness or non-Isness. It was but had not light nor dark. It was but had not wetness nor dryness. It was but was not nowhere. It was but was not nowhere. It was but was not somewhere. It was but was not anywhere. It was and then It manifested the nature of Its essence and became the universe and all that was in the universe. All that was incarnate and disincarnate. All that was physical and metaphysical. All that was existent and non-existent. And still It was. It manifested Itself in ignorance of Its own nature as the Isness of the Universe, in order to participate in the existence It had created from Its own essence,on an equal and fair level with humanity. It gave of its own essence by putting a small piece of its own essence--the individual Isness-which is equal and autonomous and individual and independent--into all human bodies,both female and male,at conception. And It made humans ignorant of their nature--the  individual Isness-- as It  made itself ignorant of Its own nature. And then It set humans and Itself the Riddle of the Existence that had come from Its manifestation of its nature as the universe and all that was in it. It posed these three questions to humanity and to Itself. 1--Who am I?. 2--Why am I here?. 3--When I knowhow I am then what is my purpose?. Who am I?. Like all humans,and for the sake of fairness, It manifested Itself  into ignorance of its own nature also. The Isness of the Universe set humans the task of realising their own nature--which is the individual Isness--as an equal individual autonomous and independent part of the essence of the Isness of the Universe,so that they could then show the Isness of the Universe Its own essence and then share existence together. The principle governing Its action in creating the universe and all it contains, especially humanity,was that before you can reach the heights of existence you must go through the depths of existence. Why am I here?. Obviously I am here to answer the first question. After answering the first question --which can only be done existentially and not intellectually-- there would then be the third question to be answered. The answer to the first question lies in regaining your existential nature--the individual Isness--as a small but equal,independent, individual,nameless,formless,genderless and non-physical Isness formed from the Isness of the Universe which is free from Mind and Conditioned Identity. The answer  does  NOT lie in amassing the false knowledge of all "religions" and "political systems  that the Mind and Conditioned Identity have created in order to mislead the individual Isness from realising ,existentially,its true nature. The Isness of the Universe  did not want a world of maniputed puppets,as the Mind/Conditioned Identity,does but in order to achieve fairness in solving the Riddle of Existence,it gave humanity these attributes and the ability to live out their opposites. Freedom of Will. Freedom of Choice. Freedom of speech. Freedom of Truthfulness. Freedom of Association. Freedom of  Debate. Freedom from Violence. Agreement to Disagree. www.beyondenlightenment.co.uk
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Beyond a beginingless beginning. It was but was not any "god" or "goddess". It was but was not "deva" or "devi". It was but was not "angel" or "demon". It was but was not a metaphysical being of any kind. It was but had not any name nor could it be named. It was but had not any face nor likeness. It was but had not any body not corporeal form. It was but had not gender nor *** It was but was not incarnate or disincarnate. It was but was not existent nor non existent. It was but could not be described by any words in any way. It was but had not depth nor height nor breadth nor volume. It was but could not be measured in any way. It was but could not be imagined. It was but had not materiality of any kind. It was but had not immateriality in any way. It was but had not space nor lack of space. It was but had not direction nor lack of direction. It was but had not nothingness. It was but had not somethingness. It was but had not anythingness. It was but had not beingness. It was but had not light nor dark. It was but had not wetness or dryness. It was but was not nowhere. It was but had not somewhere. It was but had not anywhere. It was and then it manifested the nature of its essence and became the endless Universe and all that was in the Universe. All that was incarnate. All that was disincarnate. All that was physical and metaphysical. All that was existing and non existing. And still it was. It manifested itself in ignorance of its own nature as the Isness of the Universe,in order to participate in the existence it had created from its own nature on an equal and fair level with humanity. It gave of itself by incarnating a small piece of its own nature into all human bodies,both male and female ,equally but different,at conception and then it made them all ignorant of their beginings as it made itself ignorant of its own beginings. And then it set these Isness incarnated in human bodies the riddle of the existence that had arisen from its manifestation as the Universe and all that was in it. It posed these three questions to Humanity and itself. 1--What am I?. 2--Why am I here?. 3--When I know what I am then what is my purpose. The Isness of the Universe set each individual Isness incarnated in a human body the task of realising its own nature,which was a part of the nature of the Isness of the Universe, so that each individual Isness could then show the Isness of the Universe its own nature incarnated in a human body,female or male equally of any skin colour,dancing the dance of life,singing the song of life.. The principle governing our joint action on creating the Universe and all it contains,especially Humanity,was that before you can reach the heights of Existence you must  go through the depths of Existence. And oh boy are we going through the depths playing these Mind games?. www.beyondenlightenment.co.uk
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May 1, 2015
May 1, 2015 at 1:05 AM UTC
The Isness of the Universe
Beyond a beginingless beginning. It was but was not any "god" or "goddess". It was but was not "deva" or "devi". It was but was not "angel" or "demon". It was but was not a metaphysical being of any kind. It was but had not any name nor could it be named. It was but had not any face nor likeness. It was but had not any body not corporeal form. It was but had not gender nor *** It was but was not incarnate or disincarnate. It was but was not existent nor non existent. It was but could not be described by any words in any way. It was but had not depth nor height nor breadth nor volume. It was but could not be measured in any way. It was but could not be imagined. It was but had not materiality of any kind. It was but had not immateriality in any way. It was but had not space nor lack of space. It was but had not direction nor lack of direction. It was but had not nothingness. It was but had not somethingness. It was but had not anythingness. It was but had not beingness. It was but had not light nor dark. It was but had not wetness or dryness. It was but was not nowhere. It was but had not somewhere. It was but had not anywhere. It was and then it manifested the nature of its essence and became the endless Universe and all that was in the Universe. All that was incarnate. All that was disincarnate. All that was physical and metaphysical. All that was existing and non existing. And still it was. It manifested itself in ignorance of its own nature as the Isness of the Universe,in order to participate in the existence it had created from its own nature on an equal and fair level with humanity. It gave of itself by incarnating a small piece of its own nature into all human bodies,both male and female ,equally but different,at conception and then it made them all ignorant of their beginings as it made itself ignorant of its own beginings. And then it set these Isness incarnated in human bodies the riddle of the existence that had arisen from its manifestation as the Universe and all that was in it. It posed these three questions to Humanity and itself. 1--What am I?. 2--Why am I here?. 3--When I know what I am then what is my purpose. The Isness of the Universe set each individual Isness incarnated in a human body the task of realising its own nature,which was a part of the nature of the Isness of the Universe, so that each individual Isness could then show the Isness of the Universe its own nature incarnated in a human body,female or male equally of any skin colour,dancing the dance of life,singing the song of life.. The principle governing our joint action on creating the Universe and all it contains,especially Humanity,was that before you can reach the heights of Existence you must  go through the depths of Existence. And oh boy are we going through the depths playing these Mind games?. www.beyondenlightenment.co.uk
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Two fine films: The Lost City and Blood Diamond. I joined Blood Diamond during a village massacre and said to my wife A gun in every home. Those devils would think twice before razing the village and seizing the boys. A well-regulated militia. The local militia the most interesting moment in a strong film with motive (economic, emotional), action (chases,       fights) and a **** sexless love story. Use of violence by the local militia for a limited purpose: protect the       community, the young from the janjaweed. The crop from the **** Limited scope and defensive posture but armed and coordinated, cooperative, the men (and the women)       side by side. Warriors at the gate, you will not run, you will not bargain. Just violence = limited scope, defensive posture. Great music. Cuba, Africa. The Lost City, when the communists tell the club owner under threat       of violence No saxophones in the band. The saxophone! Invented by a Belgian--Look what the Belgians are doing in the       Congo! When the state's violence is turned against the citizenry for non-violent acts. This quiet neighborhood, July, undergirded by violence, force. That's a given-- any farmer, custodian, EMT will tell you that. Without just violence Gandhi's scope, and King's, might be vanishingly limited, negligible (but not non-existent)?                                                        Regarding King the matter is simple -- he was non-violent but dependent upon federal force to counter the South's violence. No doubt without the larger force, the non-violent would be       overwhelmed by southern violence. Here, non-violence was a tactic, not an ethic. Gandhi, however, had no violent partner to protect him from the       British. Or did he? 1. There was the potential violence of the population, which Gandhi     restrained but could release which the British feared, and 2. It was the restrained (limited scope) violence of the British that     allowed Gandhi to exist rather than be extinguished--this restraint     was a (British) cultural imperative (limited scope) as well as     emanating from Britain's view of India as a protectorate and     valued citizen of the United Kingdom (defensive posture). What about violence or threat of violence to compel compliance with       community as in mortgage foreclosure, driving without license, drug possession. Perhaps it is necessary violence to maintain orderly commerce, the       common space, and preempt bad behaviors associated with       otherwise neutral, private acts. The defensive posture is the common good; the limited scope is       forgoing deadly force. But the citizen, too, must maintain a disciplined, armed non-violence, in case the state (the janjaweed) engages in an unjust, autoimmune       violence. Hence, a gun in every home.
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Aug 11, 2015
Aug 11, 2015 at 9:56 AM UTC
A Gun in Every Home
Two fine films: The Lost City and Blood Diamond. I joined Blood Diamond during a village massacre and said to my wife A gun in every home. Those devils would think twice before razing the village and seizing the boys. A well-regulated militia. The local militia the most interesting moment in a strong film with motive (economic, emotional), action (chases,       fights) and a **** sexless love story. Use of violence by the local militia for a limited purpose: protect the       community, the young from the janjaweed. The crop from the **** Limited scope and defensive posture but armed and coordinated, cooperative, the men (and the women)       side by side. Warriors at the gate, you will not run, you will not bargain. Just violence = limited scope, defensive posture. Great music. Cuba, Africa. The Lost City, when the communists tell the club owner under threat       of violence No saxophones in the band. The saxophone! Invented by a Belgian--Look what the Belgians are doing in the       Congo! When the state's violence is turned against the citizenry for non-violent acts. This quiet neighborhood, July, undergirded by violence, force. That's a given-- any farmer, custodian, EMT will tell you that. Without just violence Gandhi's scope, and King's, might be vanishingly limited, negligible (but not non-existent)?                                                        Regarding King the matter is simple -- he was non-violent but dependent upon federal force to counter the South's violence. No doubt without the larger force, the non-violent would be       overwhelmed by southern violence. Here, non-violence was a tactic, not an ethic. Gandhi, however, had no violent partner to protect him from the       British. Or did he? 1. There was the potential violence of the population, which Gandhi     restrained but could release which the British feared, and 2. It was the restrained (limited scope) violence of the British that     allowed Gandhi to exist rather than be extinguished--this restraint     was a (British) cultural imperative (limited scope) as well as     emanating from Britain's view of India as a protectorate and     valued citizen of the United Kingdom (defensive posture). What about violence or threat of violence to compel compliance with       community as in mortgage foreclosure, driving without license, drug possession. Perhaps it is necessary violence to maintain orderly commerce, the       common space, and preempt bad behaviors associated with       otherwise neutral, private acts. The defensive posture is the common good; the limited scope is       forgoing deadly force. But the citizen, too, must maintain a disciplined, armed non-violence, in case the state (the janjaweed) engages in an unjust, autoimmune       violence. Hence, a gun in every home.
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Tightened skin stretched around burning sockets dry eyes that want nothing more then to weep staring at non existent patterns of the ceiling trying to decipher something anything to bring release, blessed unconsciousness to float away for a time and timeless to not exist nothing until time to wake again to face this hateful world torn full of words and screaming to be heard only to rush to another endless night to lay alone with the voices and wish desperately to sleep tortuously the weary mind tired beyond comprehension is denied this most basic of escapes from life seemingly trapped here in this stale empty bed that reflects waking life. Send me out to the emptiness between galaxies and let me sleep forever in the cold dark peace.
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Jan 31, 2015
Jan 31, 2015 at 7:22 AM UTC
Sleeplessness
A silhouette of some kind That appeared and vanished At the end of what seemed a horizon A silhouette of a creature That left behind the day And just so simply vanished… With a sigh I defy The fact of what I saw And had written it away as a memory A memory that I had made to be as a figment of my imagination that I had formed in this gloomy day.. And with a chuckle I cleared my throat And moved on… But I couldn't sleep For that night The moon so lavishly Without a care As though without a thought Stood Shimmering in the sky beautifully Instantly revealing that what I had seen this morn.. And with a feeling That seemed as though this night would never end I walk up and ask That if not impossible Can you tell me who you are? I wonder A beast, a spirit, a demon, an angel, a monster…. You do not speak And I start to dream And for some reason… with every minute that I spend Staring at you I begin to fall in love.. Oh god.. help me.. For it seems that I have once again begun to feel… And as I try to avoid And as I try to move It seems that I cannot get myself to keep away.. From connecting myself to you… In a way that will never break away.. Oh how a bitter day has made its way For a simple silhouette now soaked and stripped Completely transparent with nothing in its way A silhouette of black and white Completely stripped down As though wishing to die And as the day goes by You seem slightly in sight I try to move on and walk away But wherever I go I seem to find you somewhere.. And unfavorably I gaze at this Lilac horizon When all of a sudden ..What happened? The clouds seem to have disappeared And you are no nowhere in sight Yet under a cloudless sky falls a downpour Indefinitely in sight Confirming I hadn't just gone blind.. It seems that I have just realized That I had fallen in love with something otherworldly I fell in love much more that I should have.. And now that you aren't in sight I am lost Without a path to walk I don’t know what to do But why Even though we didn't speak Even though we would just meet Why does your absence Create such a transparency within me… And so I whisper good-bye, even if just for myself Thinking that you were not but a figment of my imagination all this while A tear drops As I take a step forward A miserable and helpless man I was What a miserable and helpless man I am….. I fell in love with something unknown I fell in love more gently that I thought Such a tasteless romance.. To fall in love with something I do not know To fall in love with something I do not understand And as the hours go by I begin to cry I begin to cry I request for a prayer I request for a wish "Give her a soul Give her a body Tell me she was real TELL ME SHE WAS REAL ….please” A silhouette so dark A silhouette silent Invisible and dark As though never existent Flying away Flying away And without knowing what you are It seems I had completely fallen in love A love so gentle… A love so tasteless… I fell in love with nothing but a presence Of something I didn't know Of something I didn't understand.
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Jan 26, 2015
Jan 26, 2015 at 12:12 PM UTC
Non-Existing Silhouette
A silhouette of some kind That appeared and vanished At the end of what seemed a horizon A silhouette of a creature That left behind the day And just so simply vanished… With a sigh I defy The fact of what I saw And had written it away as a memory A memory that I had made to be as a figment of my imagination that I had formed in this gloomy day.. And with a chuckle I cleared my throat And moved on… But I couldn't sleep For that night The moon so lavishly Without a care As though without a thought Stood Shimmering in the sky beautifully Instantly revealing that what I had seen this morn.. And with a feeling That seemed as though this night would never end I walk up and ask That if not impossible Can you tell me who you are? I wonder A beast, a spirit, a demon, an angel, a monster…. You do not speak And I start to dream And for some reason… with every minute that I spend Staring at you I begin to fall in love.. Oh god.. help me.. For it seems that I have once again begun to feel… And as I try to avoid And as I try to move It seems that I cannot get myself to keep away.. From connecting myself to you… In a way that will never break away.. Oh how a bitter day has made its way For a simple silhouette now soaked and stripped Completely transparent with nothing in its way A silhouette of black and white Completely stripped down As though wishing to die And as the day goes by You seem slightly in sight I try to move on and walk away But wherever I go I seem to find you somewhere.. And unfavorably I gaze at this Lilac horizon When all of a sudden ..What happened? The clouds seem to have disappeared And you are no nowhere in sight Yet under a cloudless sky falls a downpour Indefinitely in sight Confirming I hadn't just gone blind.. It seems that I have just realized That I had fallen in love with something otherworldly I fell in love much more that I should have.. And now that you aren't in sight I am lost Without a path to walk I don’t know what to do But why Even though we didn't speak Even though we would just meet Why does your absence Create such a transparency within me… And so I whisper good-bye, even if just for myself Thinking that you were not but a figment of my imagination all this while A tear drops As I take a step forward A miserable and helpless man I was What a miserable and helpless man I am….. I fell in love with something unknown I fell in love more gently that I thought Such a tasteless romance.. To fall in love with something I do not know To fall in love with something I do not understand And as the hours go by I begin to cry I begin to cry I request for a prayer I request for a wish "Give her a soul Give her a body Tell me she was real TELL ME SHE WAS REAL ….please” A silhouette so dark A silhouette silent Invisible and dark As though never existent Flying away Flying away And without knowing what you are It seems I had completely fallen in love A love so gentle… A love so tasteless… I fell in love with nothing but a presence Of something I didn't know Of something I didn't understand.
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but have you noticed, have you noticed how  all mental health problems stem form a seemingly aether virus that attacks the pronoun category; i mean with proper justifiable schizoids you will not hear of the nouns being ransacked for an equation that equates itself to misnomers; it's all categorised negation of ease within the framework of pronouns. it's strange that philosophers stress the pronouns so much these days and those countless prior, but why do mental health diseases attack the pronouns and not the nouns? they attack the verbs thoroughly, but prior to the verbs exposing an illness the pronouns are attacked, so that many considering the singularity of expressing thought are ill because of being forced into a plural expression of thought: "voices." i find it hard to understand, but it's the reality, the aether virus attacks the pronoun on the backdrop of a king's casual expression / use of pronouns, when a king casually says of himself as omni or multi with one and we respectively; so why are pronouns so weak and nouns so strong that a tree cannot be a misnomer attaché of timber and rock not a pillar, or mountain as the verb: mountaineering? the pronoun category is weak from day one, because it suggests photographic duck animation on the lip pursed into a quack quack, but if we constructed thought without knowledge prior, eating the fruit of knowledge rather than the fruit of thought, using the starting point of the genesis metaphor, it's sometimes a no brainer to have weak thinking and strength in knowing, for if there was strength in thinking and weakness in knowing, i'd be the one chiseling these words in the ice age on a cavern wall. so, given, that diseases such as the famed premature dementia attack the pronouns but not the nouns the schizoid one will convene life with: pizza is pizza and sunshine ray down the drain clock the millionth dead parting of grasshoppers in decimals - while man unto man lusts one man's parting in decimals, but should dire said, part man with integers, and insects with decimals! but still, in the terminology of a cartesian understanding of illness, in that segregational aspect of things "sorted," why are mental illnesses tattooed in a weak pronoun usage compared to a strength in other grammatical categories? why are not mental illnesses ******* the life out of the nouns? the nouns are intact, the pronouns attacked, and the verbs chess piece the pawn from the casually speaking clown king into a beast imprisoned, for while the pronouns are attacked and the nouns left intact, the attack on pronouns expresses itself fully in verbs of the never existent tact: with such magic as to claim knock knock on plank is the same as knock knock on veneer.
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Sep 18, 2015
Sep 18, 2015 at 7:58 PM UTC
plank v. veneer via grasshoppers
but have you noticed, have you noticed how  all mental health problems stem form a seemingly aether virus that attacks the pronoun category; i mean with proper justifiable schizoids you will not hear of the nouns being ransacked for an equation that equates itself to misnomers; it's all categorised negation of ease within the framework of pronouns. it's strange that philosophers stress the pronouns so much these days and those countless prior, but why do mental health diseases attack the pronouns and not the nouns? they attack the verbs thoroughly, but prior to the verbs exposing an illness the pronouns are attacked, so that many considering the singularity of expressing thought are ill because of being forced into a plural expression of thought: "voices." i find it hard to understand, but it's the reality, the aether virus attacks the pronoun on the backdrop of a king's casual expression / use of pronouns, when a king casually says of himself as omni or multi with one and we respectively; so why are pronouns so weak and nouns so strong that a tree cannot be a misnomer attaché of timber and rock not a pillar, or mountain as the verb: mountaineering? the pronoun category is weak from day one, because it suggests photographic duck animation on the lip pursed into a quack quack, but if we constructed thought without knowledge prior, eating the fruit of knowledge rather than the fruit of thought, using the starting point of the genesis metaphor, it's sometimes a no brainer to have weak thinking and strength in knowing, for if there was strength in thinking and weakness in knowing, i'd be the one chiseling these words in the ice age on a cavern wall. so, given, that diseases such as the famed premature dementia attack the pronouns but not the nouns the schizoid one will convene life with: pizza is pizza and sunshine ray down the drain clock the millionth dead parting of grasshoppers in decimals - while man unto man lusts one man's parting in decimals, but should dire said, part man with integers, and insects with decimals! but still, in the terminology of a cartesian understanding of illness, in that segregational aspect of things "sorted," why are mental illnesses tattooed in a weak pronoun usage compared to a strength in other grammatical categories? why are not mental illnesses ******* the life out of the nouns? the nouns are intact, the pronouns attacked, and the verbs chess piece the pawn from the casually speaking clown king into a beast imprisoned, for while the pronouns are attacked and the nouns left intact, the attack on pronouns expresses itself fully in verbs of the never existent tact: with such magic as to claim knock knock on plank is the same as knock knock on veneer.
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"Worthless waste of space!" "You thief of my fresh air!" Useless to the entire world. Drop dead! No one will care! Can you feel the hatred baby? The heated ache inside? The pulse that beats incessantly? The disgust I do not hide? A soul that's non-existent. No conscience left inside. If not for jail time, baby, I'd **** you for my pride! Imagine an enduring torture, And the pain that will ensue, Cause Karma's got a lovely way, Of catching right up with you.
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Mar 22, 2010
Mar 22, 2010 at 6:44 PM UTC
Deadbeat Bottom Feeder
This yellow saree she wore Just once in her life had wrapped A coy twenty-year-old bride Tentatively setting her dainty foot Into the hesitant bridal home . Somewhere in the backwoods Several industrious silkworms Had spun miles of salivary yarn In the foliage of the mulberry tree To make this golden yellow saree . The rustle of her silk drowned The wails of the boiling cocoons The worms died that beauty would live In their plaintive cries lay bridal hopes . My mother, the bride of yesteryears, Is now as non-existent as the worms That had ceased to exist spinning The smooth silk for her bridal finery . Her bridal fragrance lives on among The delicate folds of these gossamer silks That the worms had died weaving. Death is so fragrant , so memorable.
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Nov 4, 2010
Nov 4, 2010 at 6:03 AM UTC
My mother’s silk
What can I tell you About how I feel? I can express that I'm aware of each one of my emotions.. And that I know I need to heal. I can tell you exactly where they came from And what exactly caused them. I can describe the unbearable pain they've given And that I'm working to resolve them I can explain in the most specific and descriptive ways How hard it is to face these emotions, Each and every day. I can weave my words on how I feel, In ways no one else can say Just to make you comprehend the stress That my mind and body pays I’m a thousand miles from my own words But the first to understand It's like I'm fixing you a puzzle, But the pieces are too far from my reaching hand. It's like I'm writing you a story, But run out of ink to write the end. It's like I'm without a paintbrush While I paint an image in your head So although I'm self-aware Of every emotion that I've expressed.. I'd rather be completely clueless, And unaware instead. Even though I can explain my emotions Down to the finite and specifics, Even though I can admit that I know That I've become undone and feel unfinished.. this entire time I know you’ve tried But there's a point that you've been missing. I want so badly to feel completed But the tools required ...are non-existent.
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Jul 14, 2015
Jul 14, 2015 at 1:09 PM UTC
Lost in Translation
Every face is a story Etched into the air we breathe /           And these journeys Lead us to paper lives of survival’s manifest, Where solid colours refuse to exist - And black and white enmesh To cloud the streams of speech We use to guide us to The non-existent chapter Of complete understanding /           Leaving fingerprints That overlap over others Until an artwork is forced /out/ of our ghostly presence, Always to be remembered By all we’ve touched - Long after memory has lost itself... In the streets of brains Trying their best to rest after they have successfully /etched/ themselves into the fabric Of spinning time and a gravitational pull           -Irresistible- Breathing out one last patch To add to humanity’s short stretch, To feel the very essence Of reality within them Before returning to the beginning / Every face is a story
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Aug 24, 2018
Aug 24, 2018 at 3:16 AM UTC
trying to breathe in your image
You were all the chemicals I crave A cocktail of all the elements I couldn't refuse Tall, dark, and nerdy That's how I described you To my best friend and she laughed Those eyes And a penchant for swearing And American Spirits A bad boy A light-weight And a snuggler Co-existent in a Starcraft lover Creating covalent bonds At the bar over whisky Losing ourselves in time loops And infinity I corrected your grammar And you grinned And I fell Knowing that the Force was strong with this one Too strong to resist And I swallowed my heart Like Ms. Pac-Man The first time that we kissed Go figure that a Jedi Would fall so hard For a Sith
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Apr 17, 2013
Apr 17, 2013 at 2:36 PM UTC
Nerd Love
Everytime I close my eyes, Sunday afternoon comes to mind. Sometimes when I close my eyes, there is only white noises. The Sunday in my head is always sunny; rarely it rains. When it rains on Sunday, I am reminded of school uniform; sweaty and sticky, but it is still Sunday. Everytime I close my eyes, I can smell Sunday. The smell of Sunday in my head— consists of jasmine, pandan, and milk. The Sunday in my head rarely rains. When it rains, it smells like **** and soil. The sunny side of my Sunday is not always bright— and my wet Sunday is not always gloomy. Everytime I close my eyes, I see myself tracing Sunday. I run my fingers through the odds of— possibilities and the ambience of the present. You see, I cannot imagine anyone but myself— in my Sunday. Everytime I close my eyes, I see no one. Everytime I close my eyes, I see silhoutte of myself. Everytime I close my eyes, I see myself leaving trails. Everytime I close my eyes, It was all in my head all along. Blessed with the odds, my Sunday goes by very slowly; so slow sometimes I caught myself in turbulence. From violent shower to the still lake, I avoid meeting myself on the foreground. If I ever crossed path in the middle, I would be non-existent; none of this would matter, and there will never be my Sunday. Sarah Radzi In Between Four Walls, 19.08.2018, 01:56
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Aug 28, 2018
Aug 28, 2018 at 6:12 AM UTC
Sunday
No, you cannot join in. Unless of course you also want the backlash that comes with kissing girls in public? Take it- please share the homophobia. I have had enough to last me 18 years of shame no, this is not a game and you do not have the right to take photographs of me while I kiss her. Unless of course you are a photographer here to celebrate our queer love in all of it’s natural beauty. For my love does not exist for your enjoyment we are not the characters in your fantasy novel my love is magical and you cannot publish it. My love rains all over your non existent parade because your homophobia does not exist at pride wide-eyed boys encircle us as if to say that our mouths brush only so that they can paint the picture, but you do not belong within my self portrait you will not dip your ***** brush into my rainbow coloured paint set. Clean your homophobia into the water for our love is art but you are not the artist and my love is not yours to keep for later for wanking your anxieties into pleasure whilst you turn my pleasure, into anxiety. This, is plagiarism. Copyright my love. For I should not have to be aware of who is watching or pointing or shouting or stealing, my love. So put your hand down your pants and think of your homophobia. No, you can’t come now no, you cannot join in.
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Jul 17, 2017
Jul 17, 2017 at 11:07 AM UTC
An Open Letter to All of the Boys Who Have Tried to Turn My Sexuality Into a Fetish
In this trigonometric love equation You're my arcsin, You're my special angle, Secretly placed In that unit circle of feelings. You may arrange my major arcs and diameters Inside of it Perfectly triangular, Love will always have The same ratio pi. Our equation of love Is seemingly incompatible. It has philosophical numbers becoming Common geometric shapes Of love itself Like hidden spheres In triangles, But in real terms of graphing Our parallel lines of life Went on forever not crossing at any point Of this imperfect world. Our love is, in fact, A complex system of equations With the same set of three unknowns Searching their own values It has a narrative statement. You're my C. You're mister C, From c'telzing From caleptikide And from cataguerrillaism, In this beautiful madness of love. You know, our love is getting old In concentric circles, Those circles of time. Extrapolate it to infinity, sweetheart, You may be my semi-infinity Until the end of the time, That semi-infinity, In which I lose myself From time to time Each time coming From the same unique star As that already existent In an old Romanian novel, Which is called Lorelei.
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Jan 17, 2012
Jan 17, 2012 at 1:47 PM UTC
An Impossible Math