"underpins" poems
Today we have the labeling of people groups.
Yesterday we had the suggestion of an inherent disposition to dishonesty and violence in some groups.
Tomorrow we will have the careful counting of individuals and the placing of individuals into each people group.
But today,
today we have the labeling of people groups.
For those of you who are new here, we recommend this period drama underlining racial differences with a subtle suggestion of inferior intellect in some groups indigenous to warmer climes.
And here we have a persuasive and tabloid friendly research paper that hints that children of mixed race tend to struggle in school. You'll be relieved to see that it hasn't any distracting data.
And on the shelf beneath you'll see there's a picture book version for younger children.
Over here is the arbitary divide between us and them, with a useful circle of arguments to differentiate ourselves from others.
Here we have colour coded lables to more easily distinguish between people groups. Yes, that's correct, we have three labels: white, black and, a recent addition which is now available for added distinction, rainbow.
Oh yes, when engaging in any discussions, for your own safety please ensure you wear these ear defenders.
To ensure a free flow of visitors we have erected large signs in three languages marking where charity at home ends. Yes, after rigorous focus group testing we have selected the English language in three font sizes.
We are coming to the end of this orientation tour. Please note the subtle but effective shedding of compassion for those who appear or sound different to us. This underpins the necessary disregard for the rights of others that we assume for ourselves and for those like us. It is almost imperceptible I think you'll agree.
But the priority for today, as I say, is the labeling of people groups.
No questions.
Shall we begin?
Oct 19, 2017
Oct 19, 2017 at 2:16 PM UTC
my heart ticks with the punctuated rhythm
of a girl busy with embroidery
i see a corpse and scrutinise all its secrets
it lingers with a purposeful dexterity
a tenacity that resembles autocrats
of a starved third world country
a dangerous presence that underpins
a blank prism
my reconnaissance reveals a frenetic arc
orbiting, humming as it does so
with intricate nightly returns
travels between light and shade
where black shadows tred
forming a link in the great causal chain
of human destiny
it is a place where stone ghosts welcome me
with threatening indifference of magical
incantations
i roam through deserted streets
with an inherent clumsiness
like waves on dark coastlines
that in hypnotic deception
form groups of disorientated sadness
where clouds of black crows fly around
sinister watch towers in the dark
Jul 28, 2014
Jul 28, 2014 at 11:29 AM UTC
my body is a symphony of sounds
like the
snap
—crackle—
pop!
of my bones as i stretch and climb the stairs,
the
thud.
thud.
thud.
of my heart, frantic in its rest.
a shrill ringing underpins it all
when my ears ***** to a phantom sound,
the
\gasping\
|huffing|
_sighing_
keeps the beat of uncooperative lungs.
my body, like an old house where teenagers throw a party,
finding a way to keep it alive for one more night.
Mar 10, 2023
Mar 10, 2023 at 4:01 PM UTC
Revolutions wait to spin
Every second, beneath your skin
Denials heard so dryly
In your crooked disposition
Social homeostasis
Is a distant dream here
Don’t deny,
don’t deny yourself
The semantics behind your sins
The darkness that this underpins
I sit here writing, scribing
Hoping for the false foundation
Of a bright future to rise
Of which these writings are imbibing
Feb 13, 2014
Feb 13, 2014 at 5:53 PM UTC
Lies underpin love,
Love underpins lies,
Yet
Life is bliss
When the love meets the lies,
the lies meet the love,
in a head on collision
at the dinner table.
Dec 28, 2011
Dec 28, 2011 at 7:47 AM UTC
Joséphine inspires faith
that even God envies.
Her voice creases the canvas of the sky,
her wink commands the storm.
Joséphine looks to the moon
to see her reflection.
Her suspiring imaginations dance
in ripples of conscious thought.
Joséphine grasps in her hands
a stray breath of Creation.
Her eyes capture the light of dawn and dusk.
Her halcyon sigh underpins reality.
Apr 25, 2017
Apr 25, 2017 at 1:34 AM UTC
The core of basic freedoms
Is the freedom to transact
This underpins the other rights
In the Magna Carta pact
The crux is private property
To use, or hold, or trade
Our time, our land, our energy
Our work - our fortune made
King John was forced to sign it
Holding tyrants to account
So that we can all stand free
With our liberty paramount
Why, in all our nations dear
Have freedoms flown away?
Due process rashly flung aside
As prisoners, we must pay
Now Bitcoin rises to sustain
Our freedom to transact
A bastion of private property
No matter how oft attacked
So steady - up and onward
For our freedoms, stand exact
At the root of other freedoms
Lies the freedom to transact
Dec 13, 2023
Dec 13, 2023 at 12:39 PM UTC
Hushed and hydrated,
Water-wet otters,
Timorous creatures,
Dissension dislike.
Hostile approaches,
Raising reactions.
Daring offensives
Unnerving the pike.
Opposing behaviour
Self-will underpins.
Courage in warfare
Means he who dares
....................... wins!
Aug 5, 2016
Aug 5, 2016 at 2:09 PM UTC