Author Archives: jackpelham

The wisdom of the agesHas left its pearls strewnAlong the timeline fromThe Beginning until now. How poor, then, are thoseWho gather only the pearlsOf this present day, forgoing The perspective of whatHad been learned before. “Wisdom of the ages” is … Continue reading →

I do not want to control youAs you are convincedThat I do. I wouldn’t mind, however,If you should take a notionTo control yourself.

“I am not empty man,” he proclaimed.And at that, he was hard-put to explainWhy those words kept echoingInside his soul.

He seemed unconvincedBy their assertion thatHis profusion of imperfect proofsSomehow added up Into a good one.

One man rolls up his sleeves right away To check the facts,But the other Has to check with his feelings first To see if he has permission.

You will not fix this worldUntil you fix its people.

When telling someone the truth is taken as an offense, you can be assured that the truth of that matter is not their friend. And you can observe how they would rather change the subject to the offense itself. They … Continue reading →

I choose to take offenseAt whatever I want—And to take offenseAt you raising those eyebrows—And at you suggesting that I only have a right to chooseWhat is right for myself and not for you.

Some people just don’t get Heaven.But maybe they’ll get it laterWhen they don’t get it.And if not then,When they get it. But at that point, What’s the pointWhether they get it or not?For heaven goes on evenAfter they go elsewhere.

I observe that America has not yetHad enough of having had enough. Although she assures herself thatPush is coming to shoveAnd bark to bite,She knows deep down inside thatShe intends her complaining to beThe full extent of her pushover disposition.