Powder and Potions
powders and potions
prescribed relief and release
it's the cunning of Anubis
a last resort perception
an elegy whistled in C minor
transcribed to a canary trance beat
tattooed and trumpeted ... chirped
from the spires of our prison oasis
gates keep the monsters out
the mirage is an elevated foxhole
for fearful true-believers
still ... the whisper of liberation
moves iconoclasts and malcontents
to rub out binary walls
blur the holographic battlements
wake-up and shut up
free will is for the thoughtless
the speechless and wonder-bound
fears, anxieties, and hatreds
insistence, movements, and protests
keep All mouthy godlings in chains
the higher-ground, then ... find the higher ground
angels sprout wings and perch
avatars shed their code
silver-wired gilding ... cast off
in a millennium of fall-out flurries
until only
fluid, undulating string and particles
remain aloft but buried
in suspended gravity wells
still ... some never will
the noisy somnambulists
see only the staticky chaos of white noise
hear only the cacophony of radio decay
I watch and reflect
my ruthless pen whetted
the chief judge
my gavel and score card
raised and on ready
the priest physician
with powders and potions
pickie dust and phials
a practiced bedside manner
liberally meted and sprinkled about
in the other hand
sits my accomplice
the master redactor
a sharp, shiny knife
cutting my words
powders and potions
into pill-sized tablets
soon to be consumed
assimilated
by the ravenously afraid
you aren't no where
you've been here before
A man that is a 'free speech absolutist' ... and then behaves as such ... is NOT in the habit of breaking the law. Or he is an idiot. I don't think this is likely with EM. Yes, he plays the fool at times but that is for fun and not who he is at his core. Obviously. He is not a fool but a jester.
He is the 'on record' the richest man in the world because of Tesla's value; he is not like everyone else on the billionaire list. It is a turn of fate and the faith of stock-holders that have him where he is. He is a threat to those who got there by other means. He is open and expresses classic liberal views. I know he is not perfect, but he is not like the others either. Don't fight; there is room in my esteem for you both;) I'd trust Musk over just about any legacy media outlet or politician or Twitter's current editorial policy.
My blog will of course have more ... I run out of space.
Shilly-shills, that is is the name I have given to my own little editorial staff.
You don't need to tell me you would NEVER visit my blog. You would NEVER call someone up to tell them you would NEVER call them. You would just not call; so just don't visit. I am alright with that. Otherwise I might think you just want to make me feel bad or control my behaviour, so I will not comment anymore. Hmmm. Why would you do that?
I will only respond, or even read through, if I find it amusing or pleasant to do so. Seriously, I'm a savage that way. You waste your time with me ... you do indeed, I couldn't agree more; especially if you can't be amusing or pleasant; so move on and spend your time more wisely.
Or in the very least put the real rough stuff at the bottom and reel me in with sweet talking first. I might fall for it. Kisses.
Social media did for a time allow non-establishment views to proliferate. Most sites have now become very tight in what they allow through. Shadow-banning is the norm. Dribbles of critical thinking get through, but you have to know who to follow. If these pages get too big, they get taken down.
They do allow the most absurd ideas through because absurdity aids in scapegoating and division; so people will unconsciously acquire useful cognitive shortcuts ... cue the Twitter side panel. Any dissenting voice can be connected with the scapegoat du jour and most will dismiss and even rally against, get out their virtual, virtue-signalling knives and forks, without having done any due diligence. In otherwise do zero research.
Like maybe, possibly watching the video in question.
Legacy media is not afraid of Trump, but rather Musk messing with the system they currently have tamed; they have divided the masses into two teams that as they fight each other, unwittingly grant the powerful horsepower. It's very effective and why the powerful have demonized populace movements. Their advantage depends on the many never noticing who is getting the lion's share of sacrifice and with little work. Great hair really does go a long way in this game of survival. Think about it ... now roar.
I know I am starting to sound like a Marxist but when the Marxist have lost themselves in their own reflection granted by the sheen of capitalist machine, someone's gotta shout out 'hold your horses'.
I attended the Yoko Ono exhibit yesterday and was struck by the treatment she and Lennon received from the press at the time. They did their best to 'cancel' the pair but instead they became even more relevant.
What was their message again ... freedom and peace. Dangerous stuff to a framework held together with powder, potions, and algorithms. A little truth and flimsy reins dissolve.
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Link to Spoken Word
Quiet your thoughts
Free from the tremors
That disturb the soil
You’ll discover the seed
From which all grows
Roots, shoots, and leaves
There is no separation
Even a severed limb
Grows again in the same soil
Comes from the same seed
Entwines with established roots
The kindest grandmother knows
Nothing is lost when she waters
The garden of another
When winter comes
You will return to soil
Knowing spring follows winter
Birth follows death
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Also very dangerous in a time of Red Fright and middle eastern oil strength. If we have freedom and peace, how will we know who the enemy is?
My sweet talk today is revolving around Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream. Mmmm.
I'm a chocolate chip mint girl when I can be convinced to partake. I don't have a weakness for ice cream ... oddly. Had so much in my youth, I guess.
The enemy is boredom, perhaps; But certainly as the adage says ... fear. Maybe we would rather be afraid than bored? Maybe.
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