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Aaron LaLux Sep 2018
Was told we’re not supposed to call it The 3rd World anymore,
that the politically correct term is “Developing World”,
It’s not 1st and 2nd World,
it’s Developed and Developing world,

I thought,
what difference does it make,
the same disparities still exist,
regardless of if the names change the problems remain,

we’re quick to look down on a 3rd world mob boss,
because he executes a few troops to make a statement to say,
but who are we to judge if you ask me all humans are fckt up,
and at the end of the day nothing really matters anyways,

we’re all Lethargic Aggressively Passive Agitators,
we’d all rather get lost in an Instagram Timeline,
than get found in our Real Life Timeline,
where the Beast of Burden are disgusted as Beauties that are benign,

anyways whatever where am I I’m flying through the sky on an Air New Zealand flight,
watching a documentary about Spielberg,
his phenomenal rise in the film industry,
and how some critics pointed to his rise as the demise real cinematographic art,

but critics are critics and that’s just it,
they get paid to criticize,
when in fact most of us artists types would argue,
that everything is art every scene on screen and in real life,

only difference is with real life it feels like there’s no break time,
that everyone’s forgot their lines & there’s no script,
the camera is always rolling the director never yells cut,
and even when you get frustrated you can’t walk of the set and call it quits,

what the heck is this,
what kind of sick joke is someone playing,
I mean don’t get me wrong I’ve got a great life,
I’m not complaining at all I’m just saying,

this mind of ours has some dark places,
everyone scared of sacred water because of Jaws,
it sparked a fear that lead to the slaughter,
of the majestic prehistoric fish known as the shark,

and that’s just the tip of the iceberg with Spielberg,
think how many other ways he altered all our perceptions,
think about his films about aliens,
think about her portrayals of various villains,

either that or don’t think about it at all,
just turn on a screen and watch a show,
and try to seize the moments,
because most of us don’t realize the movie’s over until the credits begin to roll,

oh,
here we go,
another poem about nothing that we find important,
like life and disparities and re-programming of soul,

but what does it matter anyways,
if life is but a dream and we are lost at sea on a boat,
I mean we’re all gonna die at least in the physical sense,
and I don’t know if that’s true but that’s what I’ve been told,

then again I’ve been told a lot of things,
got me thinking that someone isn’t necessarily wise just because they’re old,
so I take all food for my soul with a grain of salt,
because something isn’t true just because it was told,

Was told we’re not supposed to call it The 3rd World anymore,
that the politically correct term is “Developing World”,
It’s not 1st and 2nd World,
it’s Developed and Developing world…

∆ LaLux ∆
Mateuš Conrad Dec 2015
die satt so füttern.*

as usual.. blah blah... and then auschwitz & blah blah...
kindergarden and allah... palestine and ha ha...
whatever... you censor me you censor
whatever you wish to die;
and i will ensure you die, ensuring
a **** had more mercy than me upon death
as i hadn’t in life!
unto you the sacrilege of the deathcamps
the coffee breaks of the lost words when the found words
ought be spoken weren’t!
hey, but i’m not a speilberg about to make a blockbuster
and get away with it...
i’m the poor polish girl about to bake a bagel...
but ******* america... turns out china owns the world
worth speaking of... because the world worth thinking of
doesn’t exist... whether defined by heaven or hell.
Laura Nov 2020
I met two men late one night
at Yonge and Dundas Square.
We didn't know each other
but our stories we did share.
We sat for hours in the cold,
warmed by our intrigue.
Hearing of experiences
we may never see.
One of them, from Africa,
is famous in his land.
He spends each winter here,
something most won't understand.
While others flee our cold,
and may swelter in their heat,
he loves the polar opposites
and drums to his own beat.
He tells us of his wife,
his daughters and grandkids,
his sister and his parents,
the family that's half his.
Six months out of each year
he leaves them all behind.
He says he needs the space
to empty out his mind.
He loves being in Canada
where he goes unrecognized.
He can go where he wants
without the gazing eyes.
He's fluent in six languages
yet he rarely ever speaks.
He prefers his time alone
to sit quietly and read.
Every now and then
he socializes in the streets.
He shares his words of wisdom
with the strangers that he meets.
Eager to hear from others,
he turns to the other man
who tells us of his journeys
and how he just was in Japan.
He gives us a verbal tour
and describes Italy and France,
Germany, China, Spain, Greece,
the list sure is advanced.
He speaks eight languages
and has lived around the world.
He goes where life brings him
yet still can't find a girl.
Stuck living in the shadows
of his older brother,
he tells us how his dreams
disappointed his poor mother.
While his family wanted doctors,
he has directing on his mind.
He wants to work with Speilberg,
films have always caught his eye.
We continue talking,
late into the night.
Strangers sharing souls,
discussing in delight.
Finally it's time
we go our separate ways.
Hours passed in minutes,
we could probably talk for days.
We've been sitting in the rain
and we notice that we're drenched.
You never know what you'll learn
from strangers on a bench.

— The End —