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Flames and Hobbies must not report your Time As a Rebel-in-Arms beyond your Due Yet across the Beach is a Stern Incline Which must Inspire a Better You Yes I know, my Friend: As his own Cousin Your Image dulls like an Owl to a Mouse But the Mouse can swim. So in your Giving Behind this Chantry is a Better House I forgive your Hate to an Elder Age Since he killed the Fancy you so preserve He is that Open; And preaches the Sage Reminding the Fame you also Deserve. Now, after all that said: Which do you know The Owl that Betrays or the Mouse that Grows?
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Mar 9, 2013
Mar 9, 2013 at 4:56 AM UTC
SONNET TRIBUTE: SAMUEL DALEY
He looks like a rasta Preaches no money only peace But smokes no **** He’s been sober all his life Like he just got out of rehab But doesn't mind if his friends smoke a couple trees He breaks it down like a b-boy That might of known Michael Jackson Then belts out American country music In the heart of Africa Designs fashion making Europeans wonder If they should colonize Africa again to get his resources. Neo-colonization anyone? He has small money He lives poor But lives rich Has his own humble home Like the adult he’s been since 15 And loves helplessly like he’s still 15 Despite the bruises the world continues to lash on his never aging soul. Ohhh Those bruises must hurt But he’s trying to heal them with his art He is an anomaly Doesn’t fit here or there But anomalies are perfectly normal They choose to sit in there soul Release truth that needs to be told Because it’s only natural Not fabricated The fabricated Really hates it. The fabricated Still takes a taste of it Because they want that Freedom The fabricated Watch in awe They say no You aren’t allowed to do that That’s a contradiction You’re a paradox Social lines wont let you cross that. Get back in line Get back in line Before we shoot you Because we want your freedom too. He’s been shot a couple times I think his soul is his armor But he lives in a human body So you can imagine he’s not all that bullet proof. Even if his body dies one day I swear his soul will live on. His freedom has no expiration date.
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Jul 3, 2016
Jul 3, 2016 at 3:41 AM UTC
You're a contradiction
He looks like a rasta Preaches no money only peace But smokes no **** He’s been sober all his life Like he just got out of rehab But doesn't mind if his friends smoke a couple trees He breaks it down like a b-boy That might of known Michael Jackson Then belts out American country music In the heart of Africa Designs fashion making Europeans wonder If they should colonize Africa again to get his resources. Neo-colonization anyone? He has small money He lives poor But lives rich Has his own humble home Like the adult he’s been since 15 And loves helplessly like he’s still 15 Despite the bruises the world continues to lash on his never aging soul. Ohhh Those bruises must hurt But he’s trying to heal them with his art He is an anomaly Doesn’t fit here or there But anomalies are perfectly normal They choose to sit in there soul Release truth that needs to be told Because it’s only natural Not fabricated The fabricated Really hates it. The fabricated Still takes a taste of it Because they want that Freedom The fabricated Watch in awe They say no You aren’t allowed to do that That’s a contradiction You’re a paradox Social lines wont let you cross that. Get back in line Get back in line Before we shoot you Because we want your freedom too. He’s been shot a couple times I think his soul is his armor But he lives in a human body So you can imagine he’s not all that bullet proof. Even if his body dies one day I swear his soul will live on. His freedom has no expiration date.
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(And Reasons Why I Have It Pretty Good) 2. Starving people in Africa who have nothing that even resembles a stable govermnent to keep them safe and fed and alive.  3. Couples going through divorce or recovering from divorce, and their poor children. =\ 4. Drug addicts living on the streets without a family or a hope.  5. Women and children caught up in human trafficking and slavery who have no one to save them.  6. Would-be-mothers who cannot have children. This is heartbreaking for many women.  7. Children abused by their own parents who then have to go through foster care and withstand the constant reminder that they do not have parents that love and care for them.  8. People who have no hope and who believe a bottle of pills is the only way to take away their pain. Life is never a curse, and it is not one's responsibility to take when it becomes unbearable.  9. Fathers who can't find a job in our economy and who feel like a failure because they can't support their family's needs.  10. People who sit in a church and believe they are being good enough to go to heaven, when they've never heard the true gospel spoken to them before.  1. And most importantly...the great number of individuals who have not heard and those who have rejected the Good News of Jesus Christ. It's nothing that I have done that makes me any different than them, but only the grace of God that I took hold of. I won't stand by while my fellow man lives on less than I do every day. I am blessed with food, a better government than many in this world, and parents who love each other and the Lord. I have a life of hope that sustains me better than drugs, a life worth living, and the financial support that only God could supply. And I have a church that preaches the gospel each Sunday and reminds me of how much I need Him.  Lord, never let me forget Your many blessings. Self-pity, worry, and depression keep me from my true potential as Your daughter and servant. Show me how to share my blessings with others, so that I can spread Your Word to everyone I meet. Amen.
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Jun 8, 2014
Jun 8, 2014 at 12:26 AM UTC
10 People Who Have It Worse Than Me
(And Reasons Why I Have It Pretty Good) 2. Starving people in Africa who have nothing that even resembles a stable govermnent to keep them safe and fed and alive.  3. Couples going through divorce or recovering from divorce, and their poor children. =\ 4. Drug addicts living on the streets without a family or a hope.  5. Women and children caught up in human trafficking and slavery who have no one to save them.  6. Would-be-mothers who cannot have children. This is heartbreaking for many women.  7. Children abused by their own parents who then have to go through foster care and withstand the constant reminder that they do not have parents that love and care for them.  8. People who have no hope and who believe a bottle of pills is the only way to take away their pain. Life is never a curse, and it is not one's responsibility to take when it becomes unbearable.  9. Fathers who can't find a job in our economy and who feel like a failure because they can't support their family's needs.  10. People who sit in a church and believe they are being good enough to go to heaven, when they've never heard the true gospel spoken to them before.  1. And most importantly...the great number of individuals who have not heard and those who have rejected the Good News of Jesus Christ. It's nothing that I have done that makes me any different than them, but only the grace of God that I took hold of. I won't stand by while my fellow man lives on less than I do every day. I am blessed with food, a better government than many in this world, and parents who love each other and the Lord. I have a life of hope that sustains me better than drugs, a life worth living, and the financial support that only God could supply. And I have a church that preaches the gospel each Sunday and reminds me of how much I need Him.  Lord, never let me forget Your many blessings. Self-pity, worry, and depression keep me from my true potential as Your daughter and servant. Show me how to share my blessings with others, so that I can spread Your Word to everyone I meet. Amen.
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My mind preaches things I'd never believe And my brain warps the thought to make me think I do
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Dec 10, 2016
Dec 10, 2016 at 1:20 AM UTC
Just sometimes
324 Some keep the Sabbath going to Church— I keep it, staying at Home— With a Bobolink for a Chorister— And an Orchard, for a Dome— Some keep the Sabbath in Surplice— I just wear my Wings— And instead of tolling the Bell, for Church, Our little Sexton—sings. God preaches, a noted Clergyman— And the sermon is never long, So instead of getting to Heaven, at last— I’m going, all along.
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Some keep the Sabbath going to Church
If I told anyone I was ***** they wouldn’t believe me I live in a world that preaches against hypothetical violence but when that **** comes into your life, everyone pushes it away. I remember, no I don’t remember, I can barely remember his name. I think it started with a “C”. I think he was from Minnesota. I think we were on a sixteen hour flight. I think he smiled at me. I think I smiled back, because why the **** wouldn’t I. I think he took that as a green light. I think I shut my eyes to try and sleep. I think he took that as a green light. I am fifteen. I think too little of his advances and trust society enough for me to rest. I know that was a mistake. I know I woke up to a blanket around me that wasn’t there before. I know I woke up to his palm pressed in my pants. I know I woke up screaming. I know I couldn’t open my mouth. I know I was screaming. I know my mother was on that same plane three rows back. I was fifteen. I told my friends and they never believed me. I haven’t told a soul since. Why did he walk away from that unscratched while I have been carrying it around like a dead animal for three years? Why do men think they can own what they can see? Let me tell you what I can see: Five people who asked me why I didn’t fight back. Four people that were sitting around me and claimed to see him putting the cover on me, yet did nothing. Three of his friends I saw later on the trip who praised him for what he accomplished upon seeing what I looked like. Two eyes in the mirror that cry almost everyday. And one crack in that same mirror that will never go away.
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Mar 11, 2018
Mar 11, 2018 at 10:27 PM UTC
The First Time
If I told anyone I was ***** they wouldn’t believe me I live in a world that preaches against hypothetical violence but when that **** comes into your life, everyone pushes it away. I remember, no I don’t remember, I can barely remember his name. I think it started with a “C”. I think he was from Minnesota. I think we were on a sixteen hour flight. I think he smiled at me. I think I smiled back, because why the **** wouldn’t I. I think he took that as a green light. I think I shut my eyes to try and sleep. I think he took that as a green light. I am fifteen. I think too little of his advances and trust society enough for me to rest. I know that was a mistake. I know I woke up to a blanket around me that wasn’t there before. I know I woke up to his palm pressed in my pants. I know I woke up screaming. I know I couldn’t open my mouth. I know I was screaming. I know my mother was on that same plane three rows back. I was fifteen. I told my friends and they never believed me. I haven’t told a soul since. Why did he walk away from that unscratched while I have been carrying it around like a dead animal for three years? Why do men think they can own what they can see? Let me tell you what I can see: Five people who asked me why I didn’t fight back. Four people that were sitting around me and claimed to see him putting the cover on me, yet did nothing. Three of his friends I saw later on the trip who praised him for what he accomplished upon seeing what I looked like. Two eyes in the mirror that cry almost everyday. And one crack in that same mirror that will never go away.
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The shouting face of the sea Ravages rocks on the toes of the beach Seashells glued to glass laminate the reflecting rays of the baking sun A pebble preaches to a mountain Underneath an electric dream Galvanize my heart, It needs a jump-start Stuck in a frozen tundra of fallacy Chasing broken tragedies I told her I tried Nothing seems to change the mind So I guess I’ll have to lie Praying a lion’s smile captures her immaculate eyes But my summer’s luck lacks the ability to clear cloudy skies Now I am alone in a misty meadow With taciturn trees Yet you were like the warm belly of a manatee And I was a calloused heart hoping for a remedy
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Aug 25, 2010
Aug 25, 2010 at 5:28 AM UTC
Warm belly of a manatee
smoking is bad preaches the teacher as he bites his nails in anticipation of his next cigarette.
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Nov 21, 2013
Nov 21, 2013 at 3:49 PM UTC
hypocrites
Dear friends , this is an old poem of mine which was composed after I learnt that one of my favourite Hollywood actor Richard Gere had become a Buddhist and believed in Zen Philosophy. So having read about Zen, I composed in a simple format about the same. Hope you like it. Thanks, - Raj.                     ZEN PHILOSOPHY With roots buried deep in soils of Ancient India, And watered by the exotic blend of three different cultures; Reflecting the mysticism of India, the pragmatism of the Confucian mind, and the Taoist’s love of naturalness and spontaneity, Buddhism bloomed and blossomed into an exotic flower called 'Zen Philosophy'! In 475 AD a pupil of Buddha called Bodhidharma went to China. There the Mahayana School of Buddhism mingled with Chinese Taoism, which evolved into Chan Philosophy! 'Chan ' derived from the Sanskrit  word 'dhyana', which meant 'silent meditation',  - Through which the Buddha attained enlightenment and salvation! Later, in 1200 AD this Chan philosophy travelled to the shores of Japan, Where 'Chan' got translated to 'Zen' by its many followers and fans! ZEN is the art of meditation to achieve inner awakening, To gain intuitive knowledge, highlighting the inadequacy of logical reasoning! It therefore advocates the practice of 'zazen' or 'sitting meditation', For acquiring inner awakening through silent contemplation! ZEN could be practised in our daily life, Without entering a hermitage, leaving behind your family or wife! 'Gain the naturalness of your original true nature', -  preaches the Zen Teacher through meditation, 'Rather than through mere faith and devotion, which is contrary to Zen notion.' 'One must awaken to this present moment to feel this life, And not waste time in speculations of an Elusive After-Life’! The 'Enso' or the ‘circle’, is the Zen symbol which is often deployed, Symbolising Enlightenment, Strength, the Universe, and the Void! With this 'expression of the moment ' the Zen Philosophy starts, And today the ‘Enso’ is also the symbol of Expressionist Art! Never ask the Zen Master 'What is Zen, when, or how? ', For he will always tell you, - 'Zen Is The Instant Now'!                                                       - Raj Nandy, New Delhi.
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Jul 12, 2016
Jul 12, 2016 at 11:17 AM UTC
ZEN PHILOSOPHY
Dear friends , this is an old poem of mine which was composed after I learnt that one of my favourite Hollywood actor Richard Gere had become a Buddhist and believed in Zen Philosophy. So having read about Zen, I composed in a simple format about the same. Hope you like it. Thanks, - Raj.                     ZEN PHILOSOPHY With roots buried deep in soils of Ancient India, And watered by the exotic blend of three different cultures; Reflecting the mysticism of India, the pragmatism of the Confucian mind, and the Taoist’s love of naturalness and spontaneity, Buddhism bloomed and blossomed into an exotic flower called 'Zen Philosophy'! In 475 AD a pupil of Buddha called Bodhidharma went to China. There the Mahayana School of Buddhism mingled with Chinese Taoism, which evolved into Chan Philosophy! 'Chan ' derived from the Sanskrit  word 'dhyana', which meant 'silent meditation',  - Through which the Buddha attained enlightenment and salvation! Later, in 1200 AD this Chan philosophy travelled to the shores of Japan, Where 'Chan' got translated to 'Zen' by its many followers and fans! ZEN is the art of meditation to achieve inner awakening, To gain intuitive knowledge, highlighting the inadequacy of logical reasoning! It therefore advocates the practice of 'zazen' or 'sitting meditation', For acquiring inner awakening through silent contemplation! ZEN could be practised in our daily life, Without entering a hermitage, leaving behind your family or wife! 'Gain the naturalness of your original true nature', -  preaches the Zen Teacher through meditation, 'Rather than through mere faith and devotion, which is contrary to Zen notion.' 'One must awaken to this present moment to feel this life, And not waste time in speculations of an Elusive After-Life’! The 'Enso' or the ‘circle’, is the Zen symbol which is often deployed, Symbolising Enlightenment, Strength, the Universe, and the Void! With this 'expression of the moment ' the Zen Philosophy starts, And today the ‘Enso’ is also the symbol of Expressionist Art! Never ask the Zen Master 'What is Zen, when, or how? ', For he will always tell you, - 'Zen Is The Instant Now'!                                                       - Raj Nandy, New Delhi.
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god is the devil and the devil is bob god is the devil and the devil is bob god is the devil and the devil is bob GOD THE DEVIL AND BOB today bob delahunty visits 3 ladies who preaches god to stop their sons from drinking the first lady, really gets offended if her son turns off god, mind you, she lets him have his own beliefs, but in saying that, when he makes jokes about religion, she gets really offended and says, you should believe in god, god is the powerful being, god is the almighty saviour and god will be there for you at every turn, and bob came in, and told this lady, that there are possibilities that god is a myth, and you need your son to have his own beliefs and the lady got offended for what bob said, and told bob, that god is up there looking over each of us and i am trying to show my son, that god isn’t powerful, as such, but is a blessing to have him watch over us, and bob said, you need to understand, religion is a touchy subject ya see and the lady said your the devil, and she went away singing god is the devil and the devil is bob god is the devil and the devil is bob god is the devil and the devil is bob GOD THE DEVIL AND BOB the second lady keeps her 15 year old daughter locked up in the basement because she didn’t trust the evil spirits around her, you see she hung around these two prostitutes, because they are terribly nice to her, and her mother didn’t like what she is doing, so she bought these iron chains, to tie the devil right out of her, and bob said, this is wrong, we must explain to this lady, that god will not condone this and the lady said in her defines, my daughter hangs with devil people, and bob said, no, you are the devil i am not saying what she is doing is rightt, but you make them sound good, and chaining your daughter in your basement is definatlely the wrong solution for you to do, and the lady said to bob, i want my daughter to understand what she is doing is wrong, she is disobeying gods commands, and until she understands i have no excuse but to keep her chained in my basement, and bob hit her with a wooden spoon, not enough to **** just enough to rescue her daughter from her clutches, and after 2 hours, she got to her feet and said where is my daughter, and bob said, i rescued her from you, and you need to understand that this was wrong and the lady mumbled to herself saying god is the devil and the devil is bob god is the devil and the devil is bob god is the devil and the devil is bob GOD THE DEVIL AND BOB The third lady was a little old lady who loves knitting, but she has really bogus beliefs, you see to her anyone who drinks, was the devil, and if her son went out drinking, she would get cranky with him, no matter what age he was, you see she claims the devil was giving her the impression that her son is committing crimes and behaving like a hooligan, and when her son, tries to speak up for himself, she goes QUIET, we need our almighty GOD, to save you from the devil’s clutches and her son called bob in, because they can’t keep going on like this, and bob came in to talk to the old lady, asking her, what makes you think that he is worshipping the devil, you see it’s possible that he is out having a good time at the club drinking with mates, and the lady said i was raised to think drinking was the work of the devil and when i think of what young people get up to now, no i am doing the right thing, protecting my son from the evil drunks, no son of mine is parading around on the streets like a hooligan and bob said, yeah but, i think he is being a man, to enjoy a few beers with family and the lady said i don’t care, drinking is the work of the devil, and there is no doubt about it, and bob told her, you must understand your son, and she said i don’t need to understand him, as she walked away singing god is the devil and the devil is bob god is the devil and the devil is bob god is the devil and the devil is bob your the devil, bob, don’t deny it, buddy god is the devil and the devil is bob god is the devil and the devil is bob god is the devil and the devil is bob GOD THE DEVIL AND THE ALMIGHTY BOB, to save everyone from delusions forever
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Feb 17, 2015
Feb 17, 2015 at 4:50 PM UTC
god the devil and bob, reforms three ladies with delusions of their kids living their lives
god is the devil and the devil is bob god is the devil and the devil is bob god is the devil and the devil is bob GOD THE DEVIL AND BOB today bob delahunty visits 3 ladies who preaches god to stop their sons from drinking the first lady, really gets offended if her son turns off god, mind you, she lets him have his own beliefs, but in saying that, when he makes jokes about religion, she gets really offended and says, you should believe in god, god is the powerful being, god is the almighty saviour and god will be there for you at every turn, and bob came in, and told this lady, that there are possibilities that god is a myth, and you need your son to have his own beliefs and the lady got offended for what bob said, and told bob, that god is up there looking over each of us and i am trying to show my son, that god isn’t powerful, as such, but is a blessing to have him watch over us, and bob said, you need to understand, religion is a touchy subject ya see and the lady said your the devil, and she went away singing god is the devil and the devil is bob god is the devil and the devil is bob god is the devil and the devil is bob GOD THE DEVIL AND BOB the second lady keeps her 15 year old daughter locked up in the basement because she didn’t trust the evil spirits around her, you see she hung around these two prostitutes, because they are terribly nice to her, and her mother didn’t like what she is doing, so she bought these iron chains, to tie the devil right out of her, and bob said, this is wrong, we must explain to this lady, that god will not condone this and the lady said in her defines, my daughter hangs with devil people, and bob said, no, you are the devil i am not saying what she is doing is rightt, but you make them sound good, and chaining your daughter in your basement is definatlely the wrong solution for you to do, and the lady said to bob, i want my daughter to understand what she is doing is wrong, she is disobeying gods commands, and until she understands i have no excuse but to keep her chained in my basement, and bob hit her with a wooden spoon, not enough to **** just enough to rescue her daughter from her clutches, and after 2 hours, she got to her feet and said where is my daughter, and bob said, i rescued her from you, and you need to understand that this was wrong and the lady mumbled to herself saying god is the devil and the devil is bob god is the devil and the devil is bob god is the devil and the devil is bob GOD THE DEVIL AND BOB The third lady was a little old lady who loves knitting, but she has really bogus beliefs, you see to her anyone who drinks, was the devil, and if her son went out drinking, she would get cranky with him, no matter what age he was, you see she claims the devil was giving her the impression that her son is committing crimes and behaving like a hooligan, and when her son, tries to speak up for himself, she goes QUIET, we need our almighty GOD, to save you from the devil’s clutches and her son called bob in, because they can’t keep going on like this, and bob came in to talk to the old lady, asking her, what makes you think that he is worshipping the devil, you see it’s possible that he is out having a good time at the club drinking with mates, and the lady said i was raised to think drinking was the work of the devil and when i think of what young people get up to now, no i am doing the right thing, protecting my son from the evil drunks, no son of mine is parading around on the streets like a hooligan and bob said, yeah but, i think he is being a man, to enjoy a few beers with family and the lady said i don’t care, drinking is the work of the devil, and there is no doubt about it, and bob told her, you must understand your son, and she said i don’t need to understand him, as she walked away singing god is the devil and the devil is bob god is the devil and the devil is bob god is the devil and the devil is bob your the devil, bob, don’t deny it, buddy god is the devil and the devil is bob god is the devil and the devil is bob god is the devil and the devil is bob GOD THE DEVIL AND THE ALMIGHTY BOB, to save everyone from delusions forever
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Should never have to face the thickened sticky white and creamy cheesy cliched wrath and terror of her mother's smile. Should never have to flinch inside behind walls made of bricks behind barricades of stone wrapped in bubble-wrap at her mother's glance. Eyes should never hold so much power within the flash of discontent. She should not live on a boat always biding time waiting for storms to pass for waves to curl and crack down upon her head down into the sand that holds her down into the dark that kisses her goodnight down into the brutal flick the tap on the glass clench of the fingers twitch of the jaw should never have to wait for the mother's roar to echo through the chamber of her heart until silence envelopes her soul and she can sleep without fear. Should never fear her mother's evening breath the gentle and stilling exhale a sigh a brittle and glassed sound that shatters against her tightly pursed lips locked mouth. Should never tell the heart to quiet down and let her run like a good child ignoring the warning bells which everyone else seems to ignore the words that leave her stubborn lips in the joke she tells the story she preaches the hesitated eye widening limerick the expected story to tell her friends her mother's wrath tastes like fire in her belly sulphur in her throat and metallic lingerings of biting her tongue to suppress the screams 'what can you expect' 'my mother gets like that' 'she attacked me' 'but its okay' 'I was stubborn'
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Jul 23, 2018
Jul 23, 2018 at 7:19 AM UTC
Mother dear
I see humans but no humanity I see a society but no unity Happiness comes from within But we all seem to forget Ignorant, naïve And judging from incompetence Fighting for peace Not respecting history Searching for truth But you've lost your way No more believers Forgotten how we got here Looking for freedom But support the oppressor Don't accept responsibility And hope you don't get caught Because you're not really breaking the law Your conscience is poisonous Apparently your doing things the right way Children are dying from illness But we're complaining about immigrants Stop following public opinion And separating nations Just because you're not blind It doesn't mean you can see Teach your future generation Less clothes equals beautiful And white equals superior Money equals power Divide between the lesser who are inferior ***** hatred and say its dutiful Who are you trying to fool We're dropping like flies She killed herself because of cyber bullying And he's tired of acting strong Fearing to cry and be ****** Abuse, neglect and poverty Increasing frequently Morality crisis Blame the youth and teenage pregnancies To combat it a genius says let's teach them whilst they're younger Sounds good right? What about censorship Safety and protection Young minds are susceptible Ignore the practice and theories Pride doesn't let you back down Blame the rap and rock music Its preaches violence and hatred Rebel riots and corruption East and west its affected us both Greedy bankers And terrorists or freedom fighters A time of lost trust And each to their own Independent battles No one is connecting the dots Its like global dominoes Inter connected problems One leads to another And the root cause is lost
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Dec 3, 2013
Dec 3, 2013 at 6:38 AM UTC
Times Changed
I see humans but no humanity I see a society but no unity Happiness comes from within But we all seem to forget Ignorant, naïve And judging from incompetence Fighting for peace Not respecting history Searching for truth But you've lost your way No more believers Forgotten how we got here Looking for freedom But support the oppressor Don't accept responsibility And hope you don't get caught Because you're not really breaking the law Your conscience is poisonous Apparently your doing things the right way Children are dying from illness But we're complaining about immigrants Stop following public opinion And separating nations Just because you're not blind It doesn't mean you can see Teach your future generation Less clothes equals beautiful And white equals superior Money equals power Divide between the lesser who are inferior ***** hatred and say its dutiful Who are you trying to fool We're dropping like flies She killed herself because of cyber bullying And he's tired of acting strong Fearing to cry and be ****** Abuse, neglect and poverty Increasing frequently Morality crisis Blame the youth and teenage pregnancies To combat it a genius says let's teach them whilst they're younger Sounds good right? What about censorship Safety and protection Young minds are susceptible Ignore the practice and theories Pride doesn't let you back down Blame the rap and rock music Its preaches violence and hatred Rebel riots and corruption East and west its affected us both Greedy bankers And terrorists or freedom fighters A time of lost trust And each to their own Independent battles No one is connecting the dots Its like global dominoes Inter connected problems One leads to another And the root cause is lost
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Sigh I tap my pen on the desk like my teacher extracting my freedoms and plastering it on the whiteboard. He preaches and preaches about how he lost a game of golf last week I need to take a dosage of education, But whenever I take it I forget to check the side affects. SIDE AFFECTS MAY INCLUDE; -Boredom -Faeries pulling down on your eye lids making you fall into the pit of sleep. -Drifting in a car called imagination across this classroom. -Hands are under mind control as you draw twisters in your notebook . -NOTE: when you flip back to your notes when you are studying for a test, they will be useless Useless like "excuse me sir but is your love for the Broncos going to be on the test?" I feel like this teacher is testing me not on the subject, but how long it takes until one of the students in this class to go postal. Too soon? Sorry I should ship off my mouth to my mother cuz mommas got the magic of Clorox Bleach momma oh momma, use your powers to clean out my filthy mouth yet he is still talking, why is he still talking? I'm still writing this poem, Should I be writing notes on his college days Or should I wait until his head lands on this landing strip So he get his head can leave the clouds
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Feb 4, 2014
Feb 4, 2014 at 6:11 PM UTC
Bored in class
What does one do when the characters you hate Are the ones you best construe? Misgivings and flaws you can relate To, tho venerable traits you eschew, The green light gazers and "architect" praisers Familial leeches or the confessor who preaches That awareness absolves one of sin, Compromisers and self-named kaisers Resound and reverberate within They pass by in my pages to be mocked and scorned As evil, cruel, an oaf, or a tool Too low to respect or too high on their horse Despicable, maniacal, mediocre, or worse And I do hate their vileness, I do hate their flaw I want to shake them and claw at their skull For nothing more than the gleam of recognition That by some misfortune of natural law They and I share a need for contrition.
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Aug 14, 2021
Aug 14, 2021 at 12:41 PM UTC
Reader's Dilemma
30 days in. Now, after, out to the market theatre. People idling, few wondering who pulls the strings few investigate who paints the streets who constructs the buildings it is a show if you slow your vision you will know You go to a shop, you pick, you pay and go your way Calculated activity Prolonged elasticity And money extends and circulates the sensitivity the physical defying relativity Schedules and plans, maps and structures of time a defined life as I write You go to church the congregation settles, the pastor preaches the congregation responds, "halleluyah" "amen" songs are sung tithes paid and progress of church displayed soon the bell rings and away to our cottages Cook sunday lunch and a day blessed by God and sunday after sunday after sunday You go to school there's a teacher and students in the classroom the teacher teaches, questions are asked and notes are taken Again and again the routine iterates until tests and assignment dates how hypnotic this academic tale promising a better future, a positive fate And a mall is a town in a cubicle a church is a social uprising theatrical a school is a place of worship for the tamable ...and the World a jungle for those who oppose a haven for the ignorant, a pacific abyss for the survivors of evil. All in all a theatrical play which is a story telling itself in rewind...
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Jun 22, 2013
Jun 22, 2013 at 2:30 PM UTC
Life at the Theatre
Bright child of the Tarot, a new age awaits you – but not through the mazes you’re wandering in. Your gypsy desire and clairvoyant excursions are setting your beautiful brain all a-spin. The dog at the precipice barks out a warning: the FOOL, the MAGICIAN and PRIESTESS are wrong Pay no heed to their signs and the omens around you – let faith be your shield when the DEVIL seems strong. JUSTICE, as blind as the HERMIT is ***** has seen that our TOWER is stricken and doomed. The SUN, MOON and STARS in their orbits bear witness as LOVERS  in ******* to DEATH are consumed… Egypt can’t help you – the CHARIOT‘s  stalled While the TEMPERANCE angel was mixing the drinks. The EMPRESS (a tedious feminist) preaches an upside down future, the HANGED MAN thinks… Though the WHEEL almost crushes you turning this way And the staff of correction has battered you hard I am sure you will make it, if only you pray to the sovereign elector who holds every card for a ray of redemption to light up your way. Let the major arcana now bow and acknowledge as  JUDGMENT is sounded and shatters the sky that righteous and just is the blessed Redeemer who loves every lunatic card-addled dreamer like you and like me. Therefore hear as I cry that the WORLD in its fulness can’t harbor His love – nor the heavens within nor without nor above… May the HIEROPHANT‘s dynasty wither away and the EMPEROR‘s  scepter be broken to shards as the breath of God’s Spirit comes into our world to reveal the true STRENGTH of your house made of cards.
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Sep 9, 2015
Sep 9, 2015 at 9:50 PM UTC
House of Cards
Bright child of the Tarot, a new age awaits you – but not through the mazes you’re wandering in. Your gypsy desire and clairvoyant excursions are setting your beautiful brain all a-spin. The dog at the precipice barks out a warning: the FOOL, the MAGICIAN and PRIESTESS are wrong Pay no heed to their signs and the omens around you – let faith be your shield when the DEVIL seems strong. JUSTICE, as blind as the HERMIT is ***** has seen that our TOWER is stricken and doomed. The SUN, MOON and STARS in their orbits bear witness as LOVERS  in ******* to DEATH are consumed… Egypt can’t help you – the CHARIOT‘s  stalled While the TEMPERANCE angel was mixing the drinks. The EMPRESS (a tedious feminist) preaches an upside down future, the HANGED MAN thinks… Though the WHEEL almost crushes you turning this way And the staff of correction has battered you hard I am sure you will make it, if only you pray to the sovereign elector who holds every card for a ray of redemption to light up your way. Let the major arcana now bow and acknowledge as  JUDGMENT is sounded and shatters the sky that righteous and just is the blessed Redeemer who loves every lunatic card-addled dreamer like you and like me. Therefore hear as I cry that the WORLD in its fulness can’t harbor His love – nor the heavens within nor without nor above… May the HIEROPHANT‘s dynasty wither away and the EMPEROR‘s  scepter be broken to shards as the breath of God’s Spirit comes into our world to reveal the true STRENGTH of your house made of cards.
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There is a Cheshire cat with a nefarious nose ring Who lashes berating riddles, and vernacular that’ll make you cringe He slithers through abandoned shadows On dilapidated gravel, and bears a deathly sickle grin Enticing as he may be, he only wishes to deceive So be wary of his beguiles, they are hidden underneath his symmetrical smile Nor give in to the plastic prophecies he preaches Nothing he teaches will stitch meaning into your ambiguities For he enslaves your sorrows and siphons your dreams Leaving you asphyxiated in catatonic screams
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Apr 1, 2010
Apr 1, 2010 at 11:26 PM UTC
Catatonic Cheshire Cat
Trust is a limited currency For those who have wronged us, And the wall subconsciously built In a day, can only be taken a part Brick by brick, But those who speak For the force unheard, Only proven to exist in a feeling Or in the passed down book, I think, are given too much credit. Speaking for that which cannot speak for itself Inherently is wrong, yet these priests We give our trust Despite the controversy They always bring up Speaking for not the god That those sitting there Came to hear about, But speaking for those There sitting. Swaying and advising The path they take and what direction And nodding heads, And right hands pointed to the sky Tell you nobody pays much attention. For a priest Who preaches abstinence And practices excess On the underaged sons, Open your eyes. That stage shouldn’t be upheld By one who sways people Against one another, But with the bible in the right context, Anything could be directed towards anyone. Limit your currency of trust For those who prove They deserve it, The church can heal, But my, oh my, can the pasture bleat.
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May 13, 2021
May 13, 2021 at 8:17 PM UTC
Don’t Fall with the Flock
~ Painting a picture of porcupines playing Pincushions out in the field Purple and pink for this playful perception Plans of their purpose revealed Painful endeavors of pacified pranksters Presenting a pie at their place Pecan or pumpkin, pickle, pineapple Pieces are smeared on their face Putting the paint on some powder puff paper Pleasure in each stroke is plied Pausing to peer at the porcupines playing Prancing in pansies they hide Puzzling problems with pretzels and peanuts Posturing people to prove Pistachio perfume in prime presentation Preaches that peaches will move Polishing pastels on pre-printed pages Prized the possessions we seek Paisley the plumes of a peacocks posterior Portraits now come take a peek Pampering piccolos play the piano Pure as a pelican’s prayer Picking a parcel of plum flavored pudding Poetic prose fills the air Pleats in my pants shout in proud proclamation Puddle my pores they perspire Poodles on playgrounds prevent prosecution Plotting my hearts pure desire Passion precedes every past tense of parting Piled with a presence so true Painting a picture while purposely dreaming Promising my love to you
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Dec 11, 2014
Dec 11, 2014 at 4:21 PM UTC
Perfectly Presenting my Love
Dear Friends , this is an old poem of mine which was composed after I learnt that Richard Gere, one of my favourite Hollywood actors had become a Buddhist and believed in Zen Philosophy. So having read about Zen I composed this simple verse. Hope you like it. If you like it kindly re-post this poem. Thanks, - Raj.                       ZEN PHILOSOPHY With roots buried deep in soils of Ancient India, And watered by the exotic blend of three different cultures; Reflecting the mysticism of India, the pragmatism of the Confucian mind, and the Taoist’s love of naturalness and spontaneity, Buddhism bloomed and blossomed into an exotic flower called 'Zen Philosophy'! In 475 AD a pupil of Buddha called Bodhidharma went to China. There the Mahayana School of Buddhism mingled with Chinese Taoism, which evolved into Chan Philosophy! 'Chan ' derived from the Sanskrit  word 'dhyana', which meant 'silent meditation',  - Through which the Buddha attained enlightenment and salvation! Later, in 1200 AD this Chan philosophy travelled to the shores of Japan, Where 'Chan' got translated to 'Zen' by its many followers and fans! ZEN is the art of meditation to achieve inner awakening, To gain intuitive knowledge, highlighting the inadequacy of logical reasoning! It therefore advocates the practice of 'Zazen' or 'sitting meditation', For acquiring inner awakening through silent contemplation! ZEN could be practiced in our daily life, Without entering a hermitage, leaving behind your family or wife! 'Gain the naturalness of your original true nature', -  preaches the Zen Teacher through meditation, 'Rather than through mere faith and devotion, which is contrary to Zen notion.' 'One must awaken to this present moment to feel this life, And not waste time in speculations of an ‘elusive After-Life’. The 'Enso' or the ‘circle’, is the Zen symbol which is often deployed, Symbolizing Enlightenment, Strength, the Universe, and the Void! With this 'expression of the moment ' the Zen Philosophy starts, And today the ‘Enso’ is also the symbol of Expressionist Art! Never ask the Zen Master 'What is Zen, When, or How? ' , For he will always tell you, - 'Zen Is The Instant Now'!                                                       - Raj Nandy, New Delhi. Mahayana in Sanskrit means 'Great Vehicle', and is the largest major tradition of Buddhism existing today. The other branch is called Hinayana, meaning the ‘Lesser Vehicle’.
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Nov 12, 2017
Nov 12, 2017 at 8:02 AM UTC
ZEN PHILOSOPHY IN VERSE!
Dear Friends , this is an old poem of mine which was composed after I learnt that Richard Gere, one of my favourite Hollywood actors had become a Buddhist and believed in Zen Philosophy. So having read about Zen I composed this simple verse. Hope you like it. If you like it kindly re-post this poem. Thanks, - Raj.                       ZEN PHILOSOPHY With roots buried deep in soils of Ancient India, And watered by the exotic blend of three different cultures; Reflecting the mysticism of India, the pragmatism of the Confucian mind, and the Taoist’s love of naturalness and spontaneity, Buddhism bloomed and blossomed into an exotic flower called 'Zen Philosophy'! In 475 AD a pupil of Buddha called Bodhidharma went to China. There the Mahayana School of Buddhism mingled with Chinese Taoism, which evolved into Chan Philosophy! 'Chan ' derived from the Sanskrit  word 'dhyana', which meant 'silent meditation',  - Through which the Buddha attained enlightenment and salvation! Later, in 1200 AD this Chan philosophy travelled to the shores of Japan, Where 'Chan' got translated to 'Zen' by its many followers and fans! ZEN is the art of meditation to achieve inner awakening, To gain intuitive knowledge, highlighting the inadequacy of logical reasoning! It therefore advocates the practice of 'Zazen' or 'sitting meditation', For acquiring inner awakening through silent contemplation! ZEN could be practiced in our daily life, Without entering a hermitage, leaving behind your family or wife! 'Gain the naturalness of your original true nature', -  preaches the Zen Teacher through meditation, 'Rather than through mere faith and devotion, which is contrary to Zen notion.' 'One must awaken to this present moment to feel this life, And not waste time in speculations of an ‘elusive After-Life’. The 'Enso' or the ‘circle’, is the Zen symbol which is often deployed, Symbolizing Enlightenment, Strength, the Universe, and the Void! With this 'expression of the moment ' the Zen Philosophy starts, And today the ‘Enso’ is also the symbol of Expressionist Art! Never ask the Zen Master 'What is Zen, When, or How? ' , For he will always tell you, - 'Zen Is The Instant Now'!                                                       - Raj Nandy, New Delhi. Mahayana in Sanskrit means 'Great Vehicle', and is the largest major tradition of Buddhism existing today. The other branch is called Hinayana, meaning the ‘Lesser Vehicle’.
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Sitting alone at my party I think of my coworker With the gubmint 24 years and counting For 35 hours per week He preaches personal responsibility While surfing his favorite political blog I watch my dog bark at passersby From behind the safety Of the double paned window To be alive is to be separate To realize it consciousness
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Apr 10, 2014
Apr 10, 2014 at 6:07 PM UTC
Separation
I regard what calls itself "Christianity" today, as so much RELIGIOUS **** Why? The Apostle Paul wrote this in his second letter to the Corinthians 2nd Cor 11:4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him. KJV Some earmarks of "another Jesus" · He was borne on Christmas · His "Triumphal Entry" was on Palm Sunday · His Crucifixion was on Good Friday · His Resurrection was on Easter · He turned water into grape juice · He inspired the NIV (or anything other than the KJV) · He prays the Lord's Prayer "...thy will be done on earth..." · His "gospel" is John 3:16 · If he didn't have brothers and sisters · If he loves EVERYBODY · If his mother makes apparitions · If he builds his church upon Peter (Matt 16:18) · If you have to say the "Sinner's Prayer" to be saved (John 6:44) · If some "Reverend Doctor" preaches about him · If a ThD "Theologian" explains him · If his ministers call themselves "Reverend" of "Father" · His followers refer to the 3rd Person of the Godhead as "Holy Spirit" Go tell your Lovey-Dovey jESUS: he can take his salvation and shove it up his ass...AND TELL HIM THAT I SAID SO! If your opinion of ANY of the above is: "It doesn't matter", then YOU, your church your pastor, your denomination, your jESUS, your gOD - are so much RELIGIOUS SHIT...ask Nadab and Abihu how much it matters! (that is of course, if your stupid *** even knows who they are) Also, if you still think it doesn't matter, because one day you're going to fly away to meet your lovey-dovey lord in the lovey-dovey clouds...your dumb *** will wonder why you are still here when the FIRST SEAL BREAKS There are 7 years soon to commence, it's called the Great Tribulation. All you lovey-dovey ***** Chunk "christians" will have an opportunity to PROVE that you REALLY ARE what you claim to be. ++++ Do you think you will survive? The coming Seven Years It's called the Tribulation, a time of and pain and tears - Chances are not good, that you'll live to see it through You'll probably be killed, your not the chosen few - You will greet the Antichrist, and you'll take his Mark This guarantees you'll burn in Hell, the warnings were so stark - For 1000 years you'll burn, before you stand before the Throne The Great White Throne of God, you He will disown - Then you'll be cast alive, into The Lake of Fire With all RELIGIOUS **** and every other liar
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Dec 18, 2014
Dec 18, 2014 at 4:07 AM UTC
Are you a "Christian"?
I regard what calls itself "Christianity" today, as so much RELIGIOUS **** Why? The Apostle Paul wrote this in his second letter to the Corinthians 2nd Cor 11:4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him. KJV Some earmarks of "another Jesus" · He was borne on Christmas · His "Triumphal Entry" was on Palm Sunday · His Crucifixion was on Good Friday · His Resurrection was on Easter · He turned water into grape juice · He inspired the NIV (or anything other than the KJV) · He prays the Lord's Prayer "...thy will be done on earth..." · His "gospel" is John 3:16 · If he didn't have brothers and sisters · If he loves EVERYBODY · If his mother makes apparitions · If he builds his church upon Peter (Matt 16:18) · If you have to say the "Sinner's Prayer" to be saved (John 6:44) · If some "Reverend Doctor" preaches about him · If a ThD "Theologian" explains him · If his ministers call themselves "Reverend" of "Father" · His followers refer to the 3rd Person of the Godhead as "Holy Spirit" Go tell your Lovey-Dovey jESUS: he can take his salvation and shove it up his ass...AND TELL HIM THAT I SAID SO! If your opinion of ANY of the above is: "It doesn't matter", then YOU, your church your pastor, your denomination, your jESUS, your gOD - are so much RELIGIOUS SHIT...ask Nadab and Abihu how much it matters! (that is of course, if your stupid *** even knows who they are) Also, if you still think it doesn't matter, because one day you're going to fly away to meet your lovey-dovey lord in the lovey-dovey clouds...your dumb *** will wonder why you are still here when the FIRST SEAL BREAKS There are 7 years soon to commence, it's called the Great Tribulation. All you lovey-dovey ***** Chunk "christians" will have an opportunity to PROVE that you REALLY ARE what you claim to be. ++++ Do you think you will survive? The coming Seven Years It's called the Tribulation, a time of and pain and tears - Chances are not good, that you'll live to see it through You'll probably be killed, your not the chosen few - You will greet the Antichrist, and you'll take his Mark This guarantees you'll burn in Hell, the warnings were so stark - For 1000 years you'll burn, before you stand before the Throne The Great White Throne of God, you He will disown - Then you'll be cast alive, into The Lake of Fire With all RELIGIOUS **** and every other liar
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Whistling, it emerge from it's station Singing, it begins for destination It sings a tune of truth & peace And with it's melody, to you it please It sings a song of punctuality "Be on time" flows in its harmony "Else time leaves you behind" Passing through hills, valleys& mountain It sings "Never run away from your pain" Running into the dark black canals It sings "face your problems all" It carries people of all kinds No variance in caste or colour it finds your strength lies in unity To it's destination it reaches The song of train preaches With hard work of your soul You'll surely reach your goal
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Sep 5, 2016
Sep 5, 2016 at 3:21 PM UTC
SONG OF THE TRAIN
*How I lie and break, broken till to the very tip of my bone I dislike how I ate my own hate, swallowed till it reaches the gate How the voices preach to breach the barriers of the untouched soul Purity bleach the acidic preaches of ones owned, rinsing the putrid echoes of THE hateful stone. Innocence remains unreached; it’s a battle of everyday presence. My pure essence survives the life’s impermanence. Winning and Losing stands in equilibrium. Life is not as tasty as the sweet brew.*
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May 9, 2015
May 9, 2015 at 3:30 AM UTC
I ate my own hate
Circular Parameter around my body Golden ring Getting in my vortex Quite literally Esther Hicks Would like my tricks Because it offers Alignment A practice that preaches The sacred teachings Of the Law of Attraction Dancing in my hoop Causes momentum Of the greatest joy in the action Of light I'll probably hula hoop All the days of my life
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Feb 3, 2015
Feb 3, 2015 at 7:18 PM UTC
Flow Art