Tag: lies
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Crumpled Words – a poem
“Crumpled Words”a poem by Jeremy C Kester We think words with such powerOnly to toss them asideUnimportant like a lost breathFrom years agoForgotten and discardedWhy do we give them such weight?If we but act so careless with themChanging their meanings withoutArtful forms of creative chaseOnly with hate in mindWe crumple their meaningDemanding honors and worshipBut…
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Aimless – a poem
“Aimless”a poem by Jeremy C Kester You cannot hit the targetIf you do not aimAnd life will be but sinWith arrows flyingAgainst the will of the bowmanBlind to what is aimedTo what life can beIf we only try For more poetry, consider purchasing a copy of Jeremy’s collection: Change of Seasons: Selected Poems. Click the…
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If We Were Gods – a poem
“If We Were Gods”a poem by Jeremy C Kester We seek to control othersTo determine their thoughtsTheir wantsDesiresAnd what they should doAs though we were godsMeddling in mortal affairsForgetting ourselvesWe are but the mortalsFloundering without controlKnowing nothingOf ourselvesThinking to control othersWhen we cannot control the selfYet do we know evenWho we areBut… by all meansWe…
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Fakery – a poem
“Fakery”a poem by Jeremy C Kester Can we slip into our dreamsand forget about the caresof chasing the imagined realityothers forge in digital brushes Can we chase better dreamsinstead of bowing to greedor the envy others place upon usthrough lies and fake beliefs Real life could be a better paintingif one only grasps those brushesaccepting…
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Truth
For anything we do, there is an act of trying to justify that action. It can be as simple as eating because we are hungry. Or drinking because we are thirsty. These are broad generalizations that contribute to the larger narrative. That narrative is one of keeping our mind in line with itself and our…
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