Waves crashing all around,
a harsh yet peaceful sound.
A daughter once so lost
is now a woman found.
At Sea
16 09 2009Comments : 2 Comments »
Tags: at sea, crashing waves, daughter, Family, growing up, life, lost and found, maturity, Peace, poetry, woman
Categories : Family, Peace, life, poetry
I Am Not Opaque
4 07 2009There is a strange beauty
in my world of chaos.
And I have grown to realize
that I would not want it
any
other
way.
This is why I stray
from all
safe
hypocritical
havens
and bask in the glory of
dangerous
uncertain
truths.
My madness
is apparent
in the tears I cry.
Your madness
is hidden
in the words you lie.
I am translucent.
This makes me vulnerable
to those who wish ill
upon my insides.
But I can turn light
into a million different hues
as the particles diffuse
through the membrane of my skin
and create
Pablo Picassos
within.
Sometimes the colors swirl
into a sorrow so blue
I wish I never let the light in at all.
Other times
red and yellow
burn such passion onto my soul
that I think I’ve finally found—
The Answer.
I finally know!
But then the grays
cloud over my thoughts
saying
black and white
do not exist.
And I am happy
that light tortures me like this.
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Tags: acceptance, answers, Art, artists, beauty, chaos, colors, contradiction, danger, discovering, gray, light, madness, opaque, Pablo Picasso, passion, poetry, questions, safety, searching, self, self-actualization, sorrow, torture, translucent, transparent, truth, vulnerability
Categories : Art, Motivation, Peace, depression, life, poetry, questions, thought, writing
Jump!
16 05 2009Standing on the edge
of the precipice
of disaster,
I let myself go,
free-falling into
a perfect pool of peace.
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Tags: disaster, free-fall, letting go, Peace, poetry, precipice
Categories : Peace, poetry
Liberal Hypocrisy
14 05 2009Ok, I just need to get something off my chest. This whole “Miss California” scandal angers me, but not for the reasons most of you would assume, coming from me.
If I had to choose between calling myself Liberal or Conservative, yes, I would say I am Liberal. But above all, I am RATIONAL and LOGICAL. As such, nothing angers me more than a hypocrite because a hypocrite is someone whose actions and/or words contradict each other—the antithesis of reason and logic.
It seems to have become vogue to associate conservatives with hypocrisy (or maybe that’s just because I live in a liberal social sphere?), but liberals can be just as hypocritical. And being that I associate myself with liberalism, it probably angers me more to see a liberal hypocrite than a conservative one; it undermines what liberals stand for.
As such, it really makes me mad that Liberal Media & Co. has crucified this Miss California woman FOR STATING HER OPINION! For the love of Darwin, do you not see the hypocrisy here?! No, I do not agree with her opinion. But it is her opinion. And if you listen to her response, she is fairly diplomatic about it. Here’s a link to the video of her response: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XMvviFbkf0
Now, I’m not saying it was the most intelligent of responses (“in my country…” xD), nor the most direct (she never specifically answered the question about whether or not other states should legalize gay marriage) but it was honest. She said that she was glad that Americans are able to choose one or the other but that she herself believes marriage should be between a man and a woman. This was actually quite bold, given that the question came from judge Perez Hilton, an openly gay man. She could have played it safer and given him the answer he wanted to hear, but instead she remained true to her beliefs.
Let me be clear: I do NOT agree with Miss California’s opinion; I think same-sex marriage should be legal throughout this country. I could come up with many arguments against her position and I could point out many inconsistencies in her beliefs (as further articulated in her recent press conference), but that is not my point here.
My message is to you, my fellow liberal friends: Please remember that freedom of speech is the cornerstone of liberal values. Do not censor your enemy; if you believe so strongly that they are wrong, then this should be apparent when they speak. And if so, present your counterargument and disprove your opponent. This is the only noble way to fight for your cause. Anything less will only work against you.
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Tags: beliefs, Commentary, conservative, Darwin, debate, freedom of speech, hypocrisy, liberal, Logic, Miss California, opinions, Politics, reason, same-sex marriage, Socrates, values
Categories : Commentary, Peace, Politics, Religion, life, love, questions, thought
Anointed Ashes
1 05 2009Back against the wall.
Shoulders bearing heavy weight.
I prayed to bend
instead of break
but I guess my spirit was not so malleable.
And so break I did,
into a hundred thousand splendid pieces.
Some shiny.
Some shabby.
Some sparked into a fire
activating Fight or Flight!
in my central nervous system.
Except not—
for all my senses were dulled.
Major Depressive Disorder
plus
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
equeals
Delayed and Inappropriate Response to Stressors.
So I just watched
as the pieces of my soul ignited
and spread like wildfire at my feet.
I welcomed the warmth.
And then the burn
as the blaze engulfed my gutless limbs.
I am convinced
I would have watched myself incinerate
without ever batting an eyelash
toward the flames.
Had it not been for
the wandering wind that called my name.
A silent whisper
across ethereal space
blew out the entire conflagration
and dropped me
in my place.
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Tags: anointment, antidepressants, apathy, ashes, back against the wall, burn, conflagration, depression, divine intervention, fate, fight or flight, fire, poetry, reaction, revelation, soul, spirit, wind
Categories : Motivation, Peace, depression, life, poetry, questions, thought
Reflux
8 04 2009I know what inspires me.
Sight.
Sound.
I know what ignites me.
Lost.
Found.
I am nourished by all the energy around.
I seek enlightenment.
Knowledge for knowledge’s sake.
But I’m dreaming awake
with nowhere to go.
In this world
you have to make money, you know.
So sacrifice.
Compromise.
Bend until you break.
Your happiness is secondary.
Power is at stake.
To survive this Money Merry-Go-Round
you need to hold on.
But I want to let go.
And each day
I spin around once more,
disharmony rising in my throat.
I have consumed
too much greasy consumerism.
I taste acid in my soul.
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Tags: acid reflux disease, Art, Capitalism, compromise, conformity, consumerism, disharmony, Earth, energy, happiness, idealism, inspiration, knowledge, life, merry-go-round, money, nature, nurture, poetry, power, reflux, society, soul
Categories : Art, Motivation, Peace, Politics, life, poetry, thought
Hipster Haiku
17 03 2009You eat Pop-Tarts.
I eat Organic Toaster Pastries.
And don’t you forget it!
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Tags: haiku, hipster, humor, poetry, pop-tarts, society
Categories : Peace, Politics, poetry, thought
Assimilate Your Asymmetry
9 12 2008Embrace your instability
and use your asymmetry
to your advantage.
If your
left foot
is bigger than your
right foot
then use that one
to take your next step forward.
It may be a
clumsy-looking stride
that slows you down
from time to time
but really
why are we all in such a hurry?
The next time you find yourself
curled up on the ground
while the world around you
whizzes on by
do me a favor:
open up your eyes
and observe the world
from a perspective
that they
will never see.
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Tags: acceptance, advantages, assimilation, asymmetry, experiences, idiosyncracies, inspiration, instability, life, Motivation, observance, perspective, poetry
Categories : Motivation, Peace, affirmations, life, poetry, thought





2nd Amendment, 1st Responsibility
25 10 2009Let’s start a revolution,
bring retribution
to the poor souls
too lost to find solution.
I say EXECUTION
to this way of life
and all the strife
we think we need
in order to fulfill our greed.
There is a system
and you’re in it
but let’s push it to the limit
to see how far
they’ll really take it
before we break it
from within.
We are the only ones,
so lift up your guns.
Even if they’re only pens.
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Tags: 2nd amendment, apathy, execution, fight, Government, greed, life, Motivation, poetry, Politics, responsibility, retribution, revolution, society, take action, the pen is mightier than the sword, the right to bear arms, the system, USA, voice, way of life, words, writing
Categories : Commentary, Government, Motivation, Peace, Politics, life, poetry, thought, writing