Author Archives: jackpelham

He is a Fool and Brilliant!

He is a fool and brilliant!— A fool for using his unreliable human mindFor drawing conclusions about this world— And brilliant for learning how to do it better and better,And for reassessing his conclusions from time to time,Where most simply … Continue reading

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Watch That Man

Watch that man who is Unwilling to feel foolish Even when he is.

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We Have the Stupidest Ideas Among Us

We have the stupidest ideas among us—promoted in tandem, yet inconsistent in principle: I. That those who choose a life of intellectual immaturity—who shun learning, morals, self-correction, and duty—make a respectable choice, and that it is the duty of the … Continue reading

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Is It the Nature

Is it the nature of the other speciesThat they go to seed beforeThey have taken root themselves—That they bear youngBefore maturity? Yet it is in the nature of humankindThat they may chooseTo reproduce beforeThey are fit forParenthood.

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The Serpent Promised

The serpent promised that they could rise above The nature into which they had been createdBy performing beneath it—

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They Harden Themselves

They harden themselves against the realizationThat they have done wrong—As if this were good for them,And not self-abuse—As if they had something better to doThan what is right—As if they had something better to believeThan what is true.

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TLDR (Too Long, Didn’t Read)

It is important to himThat you know—Along with everybody else—That your post was “TLDR”.

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A Fair Distinction

Is there not a fair distinctionTo be made betweenBeing set in one’s waysAnd being set in God’s way?

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Reflections on Our American Birthday

On this date in 1776, America went famously on record against governmental tyranny and against the usurpation of powers not rightfully authorized. She declared that the only rightful powers of a government are those to which the people consent, and … Continue reading

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Between the Popular and Nasty Habits

There is a correlation, no doubt,Between the popular and nasty habitsOf quoting someone without citing the sourceAnd of lauding an idea without knowing what it means.

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