everyday war
those survivors
wonder why
while others died
veteran soldiers
still wounded
scarred by battle belief
dissected pieces and exploded parts
left behind in blind relief
haunting nightmare battlegrounds
those daunting dark nights
when screaming never stops
where horror has been found
deathly certain
regimented war finds
stealth in kind
by war and warlords
peace sent into abhorrent battle
enemies with a single bloody mind
everyday soldiers and civilians
so many casualties of war
some inductees and survivors
asking what and why
so truth and brothers died
hoping mother peace
what if we try
healing comes
wedged from deep inside
but sledge enemies
equipped with sharp incisors
there's this hammering
bang bang banging
inside my head
damn damn banging
making me shudder and stutter
I'm slurring all my thoughts
mixing up my words
making me continually wonder
why in this fearful modern world
I only see and hear
muttering and stammering
none of which is clear

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here we are in monsterville
a cruel heartless place
where crucifixion is the public will
still society puts on a more polite face
those boulders and stones
strewn in the bumpy road
fallen bits of burnt heaven and poisoned earth
in the muddy ditch sits that sage toad
singing about worthy nature
croaking about what diversity is worth
here we are in twistedville
this screwed-up mind game place
where burning at the stake
seems a wholesome kill
accountable hierarchy
talking about divinity
of course we can't forget race
here we are in big brotherville
a void and consummately alien place
where pandemonium is the public will
still society puts on a less panicked face
here we are in systemic somewhereville
wrecks and rocks litter every road
such a disrespected world
atmosphere is cracked and broken
those falling bits of shit and piss
relegated fear is commonly spoken
still society thinks
reaction is delegated positive
negatively a hit or miss
those token demons
presiding in apocalyptic hell
publicly called upon
presidentially awoken
 

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genetically modify me
grow me wings
illuminate my genes
coddle me with a new beauty
grow me long white feathers
strength in each straight shaft
alter my segmented being
change me into something better
like a corona virus vaccine
curing herpes and stupidity
spiritually energized immunity
slaying variants and covid-19
community permeates that invidious realm
contrite the moon appears more bright
revealing sober thoughts
earthshine rising with a healing light
right and wrong evolve the world again
revolutionizing our earthly pact
release hidden facts
reinstall every strand of DNA
get us all to be less insane
attach new chromosomes and RNA
incorporate an alien understanding
impart a brave new inception
let coping and wisdom reveal a new array
tear into erudite perception
encourage the remorseful world
jab intelligence with truth and sense
bear new humans a little less coarse
create new humans a little less dense
  

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all these cobwebs
hanging everything
no matter how many
I sweep away
cobwebs there
and there and there
no matter how I try
tangles of cobwebs always stay
all these cobwebs
must have something to say
some thin strands seem to fly
at least they seem to float
throughout our tangled lives
no matter how remote
we think we are
we'll forever be
caught up and entangled
at least that is what the spider sees

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all these war torn places
all those bloody flags people fly
all those meaningless tattoos
littering a fragile human landscape
can humans ever atone
what about devotion
if we lose faith is there another way
or is life just a bloody comedy
just some tragic three act play
what about compassion
will brutality always be the way
so much spilled blood
all those badges earned in battle
what about belief
who controls this limited earth
why are tribal people scattered
when we humans are pressed
as innocent blood is splattered
should people surrender and confess
while invaders swarm over country
does patriotism even matter
propaganda's powerful weapons
causing deadly harm and civil stress
like a rampaging volcano spewing lava
changing the very earth and all its bounty
perhaps the toughest lesson learned
to learn to have a soul and heart
rearrangement of this skinny planet
exposing the heart of cagey civilization
all those violent screams
all that glory seldom earned

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I'm broken
God knows it
you should know it too
my wounds can't be healed
I've surrendered
happiness left me long ago
it's what and how you feel
God wants you to surrender too
it's about how you see and what you do
all the birds in the sky
no matter how high they fly
no matter how sweetly they sing
can't heal this ruptured world
God knows everything
but God won't heal this corrupted world
until human kind yields
then the stars would seem brighter
then the sun will be friendlier
when human kind learns to love
then living on this planet
would be a much happier thing
it's not that God needs love
it's just how God planned it

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God doesn't live here anymore
weirdos and demons stalk every street
I wonder if God planned it
I know I'm just another misplaced creep
I wander through life on my own
waking from every restless sleep
knowing in my secret dreams
together we are trolls in this vivid nightmare
contemplating every creviced pit that seems so deep
humanity's future leaves me wearing a vacant stare
I wonder if God ever truly cared
the sun and moon know the real truth
I live life realizing I'm just another weirdo
that God has left the planet
and I'm just another unloved creep

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