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These Things That I Prize
Most people have a lot,
most have a list
of gidgets and gadgets
and trinkets to buy.
It’s just human nature
there’s no harm in this,
but lately
I’m wondering why.
For as I’ve grown older
I have realized
(I’ve had to,
for it is a matter of fact).
While caring for all of
these things that I prize,
everything I own…
owns me right back.
Thursday 29th February 2024 7:05 pm
bodies (pieces of meat)
bodies
my body
is seen as attractive but sometimes that is all guys see
they want to have sex and leave just because I have a decent body
they don’t care about who I am as a person or what I like to do or any of it
they are just nice to me to use me
and i fall for it
i fall for the fake charm. the elusiveness of being wanted pulls me in and then i face plant when i realize the...
Tuesday 7th July 2020 9:17 am
Consumerism
Consumerism
Breed from capitalism
Keeping man trapped in a material prison
With people, friend or foe
We can never truly know
All The Secrets that they have hidden
So we bury our love in silicon and plastic
Stuck in a rut, don't know how to get past it
this leads to a disease of unspeakable nature
Stabbing friends in the back for a piece of that paper
Nobody cares about the children in...
Monday 23rd January 2017 3:28 pm
Let Me Out, Let Me In
We have trapped the world in windows,
Picture frames, mirrors vexed with vanity.
The wind blows slack.
Slates roll off rooves in protest.
Branches crack the panes,
Let me out, let me in.
The sun pierces film;
Shifts the night;
Joins forces with the plight
Of street lamps.
Bouncers rays the lasers from their shards,
Beat the rain like caged anima...
Friday 11th July 2014 8:35 pm
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