Stories of the world- Chinua Achebe
"I believe in the complexity of the human story and that there’s no way you can tell that story in one way and say, This…
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December 7
The Arizona Memorial. All quiet on western watersstagnant around the saffron cylindersmirrored in the still, dead sandsof her Apache namesake.In her hold she cradlestwelve hundred…
The Case Against The Jedi
At their core, George Lucas's six Star Wars films are coming of age stories about boys becoming men. Both Luke and Anakin Skywalker are guided and shaped by the principles of the Jedi Order, but buried within Jedi teachings we find some troubling and deeply unhealthy ideas about masculinity. Source page: Filmsforaction.org
Seemingly Sane
Just like burnt woodthe spirit is gone.I dream of cool, deep waterand rising moonswhich touch the sky.I wakewith a tear in my eye.Battered impressions of…
Paper Straws Won’t Save the Planet- We need a four day week
By André Spicer / theguardian.com / Jul 25, 2019
Escaping
I lay on my back, looking up at the sky.This dark, spotted blanket slowly drifts by.Daylight breaks, the machine wake up.Have another sip from your…
Daisy
The inspiration of this poem comes from the image of a child's tombstone and the story of a young child who died in a workhouse blaze towards the end of the 19th century. (The picture and the story are not related).
Contradiction
I stare at blindnessI scream in silenceI know everything but understand nothingI make a stand ...by having a sit in.I love everyone and hate myself…
September Thunder
Cold shadow reaching outacross fertile land.Cold shadow reaching out to the place I stand.Cold shadow reaching outto touch my hand.Cold shadow.
One Day (One of many)
Four crying kids on their way to school.I wonder what happened to themto make them that way?I wonder if there was yelling and swearingand violence?Probably.Four…
Ramblings & Random Rants 