Category Archives: Death



Moral History

In 1854,
Ordered by an idiot,
Six hundred British cavalry,
Unprotected, charged
Well-placed Russian guns
That simply mowed them down.
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Posted in Conformity, Death, Religion, War, Wisdom

Who Cares?

Frankly, old age is a pain in the ass.
Just standing up engenders fat-knee creaks—
And the rich experience you’ve amassed
Does not assuage sciatica’s grim shrieks.
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Posted in Aging, Death, Inspiration, Pain, Politics

Beginning and End

It’s not god’s will
We need to fear
But shoddy work
That’s underfoot.
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Posted in Death, Religion, Wisdom

Life

At lunch, the other day, with three old friends
(More than three-hundred-twenty used up years),
Munching Chinese food, contemplating ends,
We drift, recalled old smiles and salted tears.
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Posted in Aging, Death, Friends, Pain

Humanity

They hunted, gathered, somehow stayed alive
They lived in caves, began resenting pain,
Evolved somewhat and grew a larger brain—
To satisfy an itch, learned how to wive.
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Posted in Death, Illusion, Pain, Religion, Vanity, Wisdom

Unbelievable!

Twenty-six people were murdered last week
By a bright, but awkward sociopath.
Twenty young children, were killed by a geek
Who added himself to his brute bloodbath
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Posted in Conformity, Death, Family, Pain, Religion