July 2011
46 posts
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Salvage by Su...
We hardly slumber /
As we labour away /
Creating a sanctuary /
Amid wastelands /
Conjuring images /
From nothingness /
Creators…
Mr. Monster by Su...
The most honest person I’ve ever met /
Was that monster who lived under my bed /
Yellow fangs and rabid eyes growling /
Scaring me witless as a child /
See these adult monsters are a crafty bunch /
They shake your hand , smile , flatter /
Meanwhile their aim is to scatter /
As they proceed to stab you in the back /
Friendly handshakes replaced by verbal slaps /
As nothing is what...
An avoidable famine →
theafricatheynevershowyou:
By John Vidal
A massive drought, as if out of nowhere, has settled over the Horn of Africa and the people fleeing to the camps are said to be ‘climate’, ‘drought’ or ‘environmental’ refugees. The land, we are told by the international agencies rushing relief to the region, can no longer support its people.
Fifty or so years ago, the region had regular 10-year...
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Blessed by Su..
A warm bed /
A safe place /
A lot of love /
A few laughs /
No bombing /
No famine /
No crying /
No hiding /
Thank you /
My reality /
Is another’s dream…
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Gather by Su...
The heap grows /
As I find more pieces /
The floor is cleared /
Of the bloodied shards/
Your footsteps all over /
The marks left behind/
I painstakingly rebuild /
Each puzzle fragment /
Whispering & singing /
Songs of loving acceptance /
As it pulsates to life slowly /
Scars criss-cross like a map /
I clear the space in my chest /
Replace my trampled heart /
Beating ,Beating /...
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Twirl by Su...
You danced with the devil /
He moved too fast and wild /
Scarily spinning out of control /
You tried desperately to let go /
But he cleaved to you tightly /
As he raced dizzyingly higher /
At the rooftop of his tower /
You veered, teetering afraid /
On the tips of your toes /
As he led you to the edge /
Then carelessly shoved /
Pushing you into oblivion..
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Stiff by Su...
Down the winding staircase /
I fall into unconscious /
Talking and thinking of you /
Constantly like a compulsion /
Your voice, catch phrases /
The wrinkle in your nose /
All the jokes and gossip /
The moments watching TV /
When I was too flat to live /
Now I cry secretly for you /
You who cried in all seasons /
Equally for joy , pain , fear /
Tears releasing your dam /
Now I cry...
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Stalker by Su..
You salivate over my ass /
In a lack of pure class /
Confuse lust with love /
Now I fragile woman /
Have to be afraid /
Careful & neurotic /
Cause you’re crazy /
Obsessed with an ideal /
You’re insane attention /
Makes me reel /
Into a compulsive orbit! /
Leave me alone please /
I want my peace, that’s mine !
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Speak by Su...
A hot coal burns my mouth / Setting my thoughts aflame / As my senses fluently reel / Being one who over-feels / No longer able to contain / The truths my soul reveal / The poets bane is to tame / Life with words…
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Ebb by Su...
In that cold dark space /
Nothing filled the void /
A lonely spasm of hunger /
For the flow of your love /
As it ebbed further away /
My secret self awakes /
In strange rooms & beds /
Hoping to make amends /
Alternatively immersed /
In an alcoholic potion /
Fervently I try to stop /
This lingering loss /
Knowing you’re gone /
Forever…
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To Answer Your Question - YES
precociousscribe:
Yes - all of them DO live in that tiny house, Yes - this township does SMELL like shit, Yes - that is ALL they’ll eat today, Yes - those are their ONLY clothes, Yes - THAT building is the school, Yes - they’ve NEVER had real toys, Yes - NOBODY in the house has a job Yes - I CAN BELIEVE PEOPLE LIVE LIKE THIS How observant of you!
Precocious Scribe: Mandela Day and other cheap... →
precociousscribe:
I was recording much of the fervour and excitment surrounding the commercial call to action on Mandela Day….
I get it - a major South African bank and an Insurance house implore the citizens of South Africa to do something for the greater good….
Mandela sacrificed 67 years of his life, surely it…
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Grass/ Cracked Pavement by Su...
Beneath the concrete /
My roots endure /
Responding to nature /
I was here before.. /
Steadily embracing /
The sun as it peeks /
Through tiny holes /
Sipping morning dew.. /
The stony roof cracks /
I reach fervently up /
To endless freedom /
My sleek leaves unfurl.. /
For I was made to grow..
Comforter by Su…
Bent, broken /
Twisted out of shape /
I felt your hand /
Caress the nape /
Of my neck /
Gentle, yet strong /
Gathering my pieces /
In your arms /
Your voice soothing /
Drowning my doubts /
Fears, failures, anxieties /
Leading me to please /
Myself /
To be complete /
In the face of deceit /
From voices unknown /
Judging, caging /
You speak life /
Unto me/
As I fly free
Guardian: The rape of men →
blackacrylic:
Sexual violence is one of the most horrific weapons of war, an instrument of terror used against women. Yet huge numbers of men are also victims. In this harrowing report, Will Storr travels to Uganda to meet traumatised survivors, and reveals how male rape is endemic in many of the world’s conflicts.
