Essentially, the current methods used to spur prosperity, only help those already in a position to gain, to develop and flourish…
What factors lead to prosperity, progress, and human flourishing?
Three things to say to God: No.2 So that Mormon dude did you really give him gold tablets or is he a big fat liar and if he is th…
So just thinking what I’d say to these people and being the kind and generous person I am decided to share.
Plunk down/ mid-step among political/ eyes
Cashews are like policemen
..embrace a child for mothers eyes, but babies know and so they cry
I am not an expert by any means of the word but I vote so I believe have the right to speak a few words here. As much as they are criticized by we the public, we do depend on them and it is interesting to just note my own observations here. The President of the United States draws a $400,000 year salary, (yes and benefits). His or her life and that of their family is under constant scrutiny by the public and the press, (not to mention other countries). They and family are always in the shadow of wanton acts of violence against them by fanatical or mentally unstable individuals. Their hours are long and their journey is wrought with trials,obstacles and criticism. Most come out looking far older than when they went in and so I would like to and do believe that inside each is the seed of which Freedom was born and to the dream that each and every man and woman follows. We must remember that many government branches, Lobbyist organizations and individual people play key roles in decisions that are made. But fundamentally politicians are human, with mothers and father, wives and husbands, sons and daughters. When the day is done they lie their heads on pillows just the same as you or I. This poem is written not to condemn politicians but to make us all think before we pull that lever, remember we are the ones that vote them into office in the first place. So it is our duty to know the factual records of whom we cast our vote for. I am not endorsing or condemning anyone here, it is just a poem by a simple writer who believes deeply in the word FREEDOM. Interesting notes: US Presidents salary; $400,000 / President of the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hollywood stars; / From:Hollywood.com Sounds Off: Hollywood’s A-List Vin Diesel was paid 10 Million daollars just for the movie XXX / Harrison ford-25 Million for the movie K19:The Widowmaker / HOLLYWOOD – Everyone knows who’s on the Hollywood A-List. Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Eddie Murphy, Tom Cruise and John Travolta come to mind. There are new ones, like Nicolas Cage, Julia Roberts and Will Smith. They all have one thing in common: they have or will earn $20 million or more to star in a movie. / From:Hollywood.com Sounds Off: Hollywood’s A-List / / From:channelone.com / Sports celebrities; / Hockey goaltender Rick DiPietro’s world is spinning smoothly now that he’s re-signed with the New York Islanders for a record 15-year, $67.5 million deal. From:sportsillustrated.cnn.com / Pro Golf; / Tiger Woods / Last Year’s Rank: 1 $10,628,024 Salary/winnings Miami Heat (NBA) / Shaquille O’Neal / Last Year’s Rank: 3 $20,000,000 Salary/winnings Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) / Carson Palmer / Last Year’s Rank: NR $30,750,000 Salary/winnings New York Yankees (MLB) / Derek Jeter / Last Year’s Rank: 12 $21,000,000 Salary/winnings
Although its 3 months since the election, litle Jonnie deserves a final farewell.
A lillte ditty I found spinning in my head when I awoke this morning.
Pray for sunshine…
It’s pretty much based on the war in Iraq, and all the problems that encompass our world.
Obama, Hillary Clinton, and McCain are different on how they think but would what they campaign really be taken seriously when one of the…
I screamed, “Birmingham’s burnin’! Watts can’t get no Taco Bell! All my money has gone to fund the war on the upper eastside of hell! He …
Further musings on the similarities of the geo-political situation and social real politik that can be found in the oddest of places.
They used to give us a day—it was called International Women’s Day. / In 1975 they gave us a year, the Year of the Woman…
International Women’s Day has been observed since in the early 1900’s, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies. These are some of the thoughts that crop up on the International Women’s Day…
I see violence / You want silence / So that the intensity doesn’t conflict with your propensity to act casually
NOW!
Why are your views all the same? / Why do you seek someone to blame? / When our planet is ravaged, bereft / Why blame the right & not the left?
If an artist’s job is to challenge views & perceptions, should we not challenge even our own peceptions?
I can never run for President of the United States. I am not sure of a whole lot of things in life. But the one thing I am sure of, is th…
ARTWORKS Magazine, Fall 2008
*Transpose these words spit from tongues lashing. The prose conforms in an eloquent fashion. Framed in a forgotten subtext of silence, an…
I yearn for clarity and direction, I gasp for knowledge and truth as though it was the air my lungs have been deprived of, as I search fo…
These are the reflections on the life of a tortured soul. The questions which keep us awake. A commentary on the obvious truths which we neglect to investigate and the barrage of bullshit which we are forced to believe. Read at own risk : )
April 23 / The Ever Precious Credit Score / Like the dangling carrot, promised diamond, or holy grail, our credit scores have become ever s…
Full employment should be the key goal of any government.
if they were more advanced in their macroeconomics understanding the rest of the policy positioning would resonate more strongly and have greater credibility.
Aquí hay guerra entre los Señores del Destino / y las almas tristes del olvido. / La sangre corre por las calles / a manos llenas y con deta…
Everything seems to be getting worse and worse, doesn’t it? The economy everywhere seems to be crashing. Here, in Puerto Rico, my home, things are getting from bad to worse since the current governor was elected. Thousands of people were thrown from their jobs in the name of bettering the economy. Since then the people have gone into an uproar. Many more have taken to the streets to protest… A citizen even threw an egg at the governor … of course, he missed. I don’t think it was his intention to hit him at all. He just wanted to be heard like the rest of us. There are no jobs available and this leads to many to sort to stealing and/or sinking deeper into their lament. The suicide deaths have all but tripled as well as the homicides. People are going crazy it seems. I fear for our children… We only seem to be teaching them hate and to give in to anger. Sometimes I think that people demand change but are not willing to sacrifice. Sometimes I think that people will never be able to move forward. But I certainly wish I am wrong.
I spit it / kiss it / make love / and try not to miss it. / feelings rising / boisterous and chaotic / like Poe on acid / and Walton choking / ...
you force others to / live your reality / negating life, love, memory / and space / with a push of a button / and a finger in our face. / you s…
(really a work in progress, though the more I let it simmer, the more I want to leave it in its raw form)
Recession made Christmas harder than ever before / Family’s splitting – money the core / Dad’s leaving to live on the street / So that young…
The pursuit of happiness A man and a woman stand across the stage from each other. They face away, seemingly unaware of the others exi…
Is this a poem, a play or an installation. Published as one of nine short plays on happiness by the Arts Council UK
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