Reevaluate

Driving forward in reverse Yet asking why I’ve stopped Climbing up while being down And wonder: where’s the top? Try to move by holding back Is that how I’ll progress? Or have my actions been for naught But coping, and regress Questions, they have haunted me While reason hides each day Perhaps I chose a … More Reevaluate

Aftermath

There is no clearer smoke and mirror Than the haze of government It does not matter what’s your stature Practice pilgrimage or lent The world should not be dictated by those who wish you in a trance Nor should you beholden to a politician’s circumstance It is so clear Our Lords, austere Are nothing more … More Aftermath

Religion: Has the Time Come to Begin Asking the Hard Questions?

Before I get into this topic, I want to make absolutely certain that anyone reading this knows that I respect whatever they choose to believe. I’m not coming into this with the presumption that what I believe is 100% infallible truth, because it isn’t. A point which lends quite well to our introduction into this … More Religion: Has the Time Come to Begin Asking the Hard Questions?

Geopolitics: Why Has the World Always Been in Turmoil?

Idealism. Some call it wishful thinking, some say its a pipe dream, and some ride their ideals to the literal grave. I should preface this post by acknowledging my awareness that it is grounded in idealism: it posits how things are, and reflects on how things could, ideally, be. A dream, in other words. Now, … More Geopolitics: Why Has the World Always Been in Turmoil?

Simplicity

It matters not, if you agree Or if, instead, you disagree How I view you, and you view me Matters, incidentally We will not change the minds of men Nor woman, child, or their kin Unless we try to get along Where right is right, and wrong is wrong Division is no way to build … More Simplicity

Proverbs

Patience is a virtue That’s what everybody says at least But people aren’t so patient unless their stance stands to increase Sincerity is different A concept we unite behind Ironically its only seen within ourselves by our own mind No one knows what you are thinking No one knows what sword you sheath No one … More Proverbs