Loci of Power
pressed singularities
warped, shiny, heavy
bombastically partisan
this way, the fabric
stretches into polarity
attention, here
not there
good citizens
you've choice
pick a side
but don't go too far
the edge of creation
is only for those trained
in the dark arts
mystics, alchemists
gourmand aesthetes
stoics and misers
take no note
of the accordion curtain
rippling spacetime
the shuffling wing-tips
creating breeze and gale
tornado and tsunami
it's a conspiracy contrived
out of the corner of your iris
don't let it turn your head
it is left or right if you want
to stay on the straight and narrow
the edge of creation
is the domain
of movers and shakers
the realm of those
who know better
wizards, men of science
the string pullers
it's the land of
none of your
business
swallow down your tablet
line up for your injections
like good little munchkins
then turn on your devices
get programmed with slogans
words slurred, spaghettified
drawn out for better
comprehension
assimilation
camelot princes
turned to toads
before the eyes
of the masses
good witches
sold to brothels
dark magic spun nightly
by mendacious media
little worlds
petites mondes
turn in
on themselves
torn to plasma
3 of 81
Inequality exists because one
Does not know his greatness
He neglects what is of endless value
Hoards and thieves
What holds momentary fancy
True power is ignored
The fullness of the Tao is ignored
For the passing glint of surface ripples
The internal foe
Has convinced him he is poor
Inequality exists because one
Does not know her greatness
She believes through suffering
She will find worth
The internal foe
Has convinced her she is worthless
Embody the Tao
Embody endless value
Embody endless worth
The dam of the internal foe breaks
Spilling conserved and hoarded riches
Into a myriad of creation
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STOPCheck out the last post from @hivebuzz:
From what I remember of your poetry (I can't even remember the site where we exchanging poems from before), it's moved into an even stronger voice. The poems are trimmed down to the most essential--every word counts. Each poem a powerful concentration of thought. One theme I see is a reaction to the world of controlled social media -- something I think of more and more. Seeing it especially in this passage:
*movers and shakers
the realm of those
who know better
wizards, men of science
the string pullers*
Nice poetry.