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And Now It is Fentanyl

I had hoped we could learn to pronounce nuclear,But discovered that some simply do not care.

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I’m Changing My Pronouns

I’m changing my pronouns from he/his to his/he.I hope that everyone will honor my choiceEven if they think it’s really stupid. I used to be in charge of just me,But now I identify as one who isIn charge of everybody.So … Continue reading

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Somebody Told Us Christians

Somebody told us Christians that we should Mostly just wait around for Jesus to come back. And most of us thought that sounded like a fine idea.Obviously, he doesn’t want us to make this world betterWhile we’re here—and we can … Continue reading

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Knowledge Has Its Limits

Knowledge has its limits,For knowledge alone cannot make one do What he knows he should do.No, it’s the the human will thatIs necessary for that to happen.

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Who Messes with the Meaning of Words

It’s either a stupid personOr someone trying to manipulate stupid peopleWho messes with the meaning of words.

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There Is the Most Fascinating Phenomenon

There is the most fascinating phenomenonEver in play in this troubled world—Darkened as it is by its own choiceAnd deserving its darkness.

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Lurking

LurkingFor fear ofDoing anything else,He keeps life at arm’s lengthIn hope that it can be sufficiently enjoyedFrom the silent safety of the shadows. And seeing what he is doing,I imagine him matured and Beyond this tentative beginning.

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If You Would Like to Observe a Fool

If you would like to observe a fool in its natural habitat,I can tell you one place you’re almost certain to find one.

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Modern Man Doesn’t Know How

The pendulum may continue to swing untilModern man doesn’t know how to do anything anymoreExcept to work a job to pay someone else to do everything for him—Farming out nearly everything out until he has forgotten how to do anything … Continue reading

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That Most Peculiar Habit

He had got that most peculiar habitOf vetting things before believing them—Which had had the most ironic effectOf making his own life so much the betterIn its own right,While being an aggravant toThe careless world around him.

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