My loyalty lies with You, Jesus Not a stretch of land / Not a flag (spangled, striped, or blank) After nails, a whip, a cross and th…
Every now and then, I’ll come across an artwork on RedBubble that ruffles quite a few feathers because it has religious/ anti-American/ general political undertones. And, unsurprisingly, I’ll scroll down to see about a billion comments, usually by the same 5 people, who all keep arguing with each other, with nothing to show for it in the end. Because somewhere in between all that arguing, they seem to get less concerned with what they were arguing about, and more occupied with trying to get people to believe they’re 100 percent right about their point in the discussion. It’s amusing (and a little sad) to watch, but it became a little disturbing when I found out some of these people were Christians. While I don’t disagree that, throughout many parts of the world, there’s an all out assault on the message of Jesus Christ, I think a lot of believers get too caught up, and defend Jesus with such ferocity that they forget who He is. You don’t really need to defend God, guys – it’s the other way around! This poem/ writing was birthed out of that thought, and also the disturbing fact that so many people intertwine their faith and politics so tightly, that they try to destroy any notion that they might be wrong about anything. It’s enough to make anyone miss Jesus, and the time when people really understood his words (IF there was ever such a time, that is – even when he was on earth, nobody seemed to really understand the meaning behind his message)
where we have been leaving to our generation next / I often wonder what future generations will make of our efforts!
A global capital of heroin and speed / help repress the nations need / injections of a harsh reality / a nation stripped of all morality
This poem was written in 2003 /
Help Help the Paranoids are after me / They follow me every where I go
While all the worlds security has been focused on ‘The War On Terror” , they haven’t noticed all the shifty deals etc. that have wipped out everyones wealth. How much has the politicians and bankers wealth gone down and where has all that money really gone ??
I felt sick to my stomach while anxiety built;
Fixed with a Gun was featured in Poetry and Beautiful Women / Thank you! My thoughts on war…and a certain former US leader
Independents and patriots, the smart, the dumb, the free / hateful hearts and smelly farts, and everything we love
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treasures are as desolate rented spaces…that quiet scream will not scream
an out loud thought of wanting…but what…no two persons see a situation or share an experience the same way…definitions are composites of perceptions and beliefs they change…humans believe what they want to believe rational and irrational and humankind wants to believe…but what?
We had a dream. Fifteen years have passed since our country was resurrected from the ashes of its shameful past, and we were granted a bl…
We Had a Dream – Part One Baptism by Fire / Stillborn Democracy / Eden Marred A political speech I prepared, written from a South African perspective, about present day issues in the country. Featured in Core [C.O.R.E]
Bigotry, misogyny, greed and fear have overruled our better natures, and have trumped such human qualities as compassion, understanding, ...
We Had a Dream – Part Two Baptism by Fire / Stillborn Democracy / Eden Marred A political speech I prepared, written from a South African perspective, about present day issues in the country.
We cannot call ourselves free, when we have bound and gagged our own hands and mouths with our indifference.
We Had a Dream – Part Three Baptism by Fire / Stillborn Democracy / Eden Marred A political speech I prepared, written from a South African perspective, about present day issues in the country. Featured in On Youth.
War and poverty chain us to our past, our memories are like ropes that hold us back, restricting our growth as a people.
Written (originally in Afrikaans) for a school assignment. Written 22 May 2009.
Super powers arent reserved for comic book heroes / They exist today but people choose not to see
Something i wrote, my view on super powers and super nations of the world, trying not to see it negatively but how can i not when most of everything portrayed on nightly news is, the media over dramatizes alot but it still leaves a mark! Some bits dont rhyme, its a progressive trip of intrepid feelings and rustic thought
You dream of such implosions / Come down to erosions (never lasts)
Been so much thinking about the re up of the AIG banking system.. seems like it is full steam ahead.. not much oversee.. I see.. hummm.. so I had to write out my broken heart.. / Who are you people!!! This work is inspired and dedicated to Ushna Sardar I so love ya sista!!! She rocks with paradox.. xoxoxo Saturated Sin />By Linaji /
100% cocoa / and picked by third-world workers / in blue overalls / under a yellow sun / in venezuela
A short political comment in the form of a poem. Written 19 June 2009.
Beware the Puritan, the man who sets boundaries which only he shall cross, alone and in secret in his room. How dare he call unclean that…
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BLOOD / SMOKE / CRUSHING AND RESONING SOUND OF THE TWINS FALLING APART! / AGONY / QUESTIONS / POLITICS / SICKENING ANSWERS TO UNREST AND FEAR!
You Judge me / Too fat too thin / Too pretty too ugly / You judge me / Too Straight too Gay / Too liberal too conservative / You judge me / T…
I wrote this today, because im feeling a littl disheartend by an attack on a photograph by someone. Yes freedom of speech is a good thing, but with freedom of speech comes a RESPONSIBILITY to think about what you are saying before you say it. Blessigns in LOve & LIght Namaste’
a poem cannot bring back / life-fire into the empty husks / of clay / and once-person
the death of a child is not an occasion / for writing a poem / in africa. / jordan busson. 1 october 2009. add elucidate on: /
through a blizzard all men dream / the world is not a winding stream / the world is not an ordered house / it doesn’t pay to tell
Emaciated masses messing with minds, / controlling and needling needy hearts / into numb necrophilia, / by way of mangled / cordial nuance / ...
FALSE PROPHESIES The undead sit and sing / sad songs of angst / while the disillusioned discuss betrayal / with the ghost of pa…
Sorry for the confusion, bur I added this yesterday morning just after I finished it and did not give myself time to review and edit. I felt it needed editing and have done so. I think you will see the message more clearly now. Thanks to those that commented on the original and please read and give feedback on the new version
Three Fates spew caustic sputum / through a mouth of denial, / spinning tangled threads of life / in the subliminal isthmus of conscience …
Thinking / Invites only trouble
Lots of talk / Bluster and luster / Little doing Meter 2/8/8/2 / MCN:CUN9D-VHJW5-7QPY5 Copyright Notice / © 2005-2009 Helen M. Bascom / All rights reserved. None of the materials provided on this web page may be used, reproduced or transmitted, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or the use of any information storage and retrieval system, downloading, printing, or linking without permission in writing from Helen M. Bascom. Removal of electronic copyright information, digital fingerprints, or embedded watermarks on any image is strictly prohibited. To request permission to use any material on this page, to link to any image, and for further inquiries, contact Ms. Bascom by email. CLICK HERE to submit your request.
Tick tock like a clock / Digging my own grave / And every time I look / I see we’re getting more depraved
The world and every thing and one in it is a really nasty joke! 10.12.09
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