A young man symbolically cuts his throat; abstract art

Civilization Is Barbaric

~Poetry~ Time and time again provenWritten in our histories bloodShed again and again our kinWalls built of the body’s deadTowers of babel again rise upAlways falling under its ownBuilt on a weakened foundationSlavery, greed, deceit, hatredA desire to hold god’s own willAnd wield it as if a great weaponIn our ignorance point it at godWe desire your power! Yield to usSlitting our own damned throatsCondemned … Continue reading Civilization Is Barbaric

Abstraction of two parallel trees one in negative, one positive.

Infinite Cycle

~Poetry~ There is a certain inertiaA force to drive all existenceAt times quite apparentAt times impossibly subtleIt’s the day and also the nightThe heat and so too the coldIt’s our lungs as they rise and then fallOur hearts as they push our blood in and outIt’s the very life and eventually even the deathIt’s the beginning and it’s the endWithin these parallels, we exist bound … Continue reading Infinite Cycle

Ruined cockpit of an abandoned airplane.

Haiku Handful #8

~Poetry~ Fallen Brothers Two brothers fallenFrom their place high in the cloudsGrounded now forever Where once they soaredWhisps of shadows still lingerPathways lost to time Wings now lay shatteredLost amongst all the wreckageOnce dreamed of skies Gravity betrayedPride brought itself into ruinDidn’t stick the land Abandoned to rotNot even worth the repairTwo brothers fallen Thank You For Reading Continue reading Haiku Handful #8

Sun light beams through thick clouds.

A Peaceful Place

~Poetry~ Written for Wordy Weekend Prompt #3 over at Caffeinated Philosophy There exists a portal to another worldIts secret hidesThough in plain sightIt cannot be seenBeyond the minds cacophony of illusionThat thick veilWalled prejudiceLocked perspectivePreventing one from seeing the truthHeaven is among usOverlapped spheresRight here; though hidNot by god, but rather disguised in sinOur powerOur weaknessOur failureOne must first have peace to find its placeBe … Continue reading A Peaceful Place