David Jackson “What comes with anger and rage? They’re the blinders of the soul of reason, of the rational mind.” This is the organic trigger of a reaction beyond the control of empathy. It is needed in order to kill for survival. Let me say it simply, when we get angry we blind ourselves to seeing anything … Read more
It all comes down to emptiness In the pool of my life. I see the crust of meaning Crumbling into ashes of purpose, Every rock metamorphosed And lost from form. It’s like the whole fire of life is ready to dissolve In the flood of demanding, Unable to connect with itself. Meaning has lost its … Read more
“The next time the Supreme Court meets, it should be in a mental institution, while under observation.” -David Jackson I’m searching for a prime phrase to make visible the madness—the neural pathology—of the five conservative Supreme Court justices currently serving on the highest court in the land: Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, … Read more
When was the last time You had to clear the slaughter’s slime? The barn calls out for food and grime, Cleaning up the cow’s hide To fill the freezer space, Waiting for dinner’s grace, Remember leaning over in hours bent Pulling weeds in growth’s intent, To vegetate the lettuce, celery and rice, Carrots, potato, roots … Read more
Where am I? Feeling like I’m at the edge of life and death, while also looking at democratic governing that is incomplete, distorted and lost. Its path leads back to animal base/primal reaction, as the pieces fail to connect to what is needed in managing integrated behavior, goodwill to all that lives on planet Earth. … Read more
How does one hold death’s violent promise in one’s heart? How does one embrace the good wars and disregard the killing? Where in the human soul does this reside? Sanity is lost in its gory flood where concern is given up in fear and rage. What are we to do in this dilution of reason? Are … Read more
How do we find The part of the mind Given to humankind To fill the struggle with meaning In the understanding Of arbitrary Pain and death? In a cruel jungle of eating of each other In wild-seeking to gain a grip on reason Without sensitivity of a heart’s embrace To manage control, in kindness to … Read more
I’m still thinking about Robert Burns, from my previous post, and the influence that his romantic poetry had on collective mores regarding love and sex in the 18th century, and beyond. The male’s sexual drive, as a newly matured animal, is stimulated by the presence of a newly matured female. The male and female are … Read more
“O my Luve is like a red, red rose that’s newly sprung in June; O my Luve is like the melody that’s sweetly played in tune . . . “ Robert Burns I’ve been thinking about the Scottish poet Robert “Rabbie” Burns and his sexual neurosis. Robert Burns is regarded as a pioneer of the … Read more
I’m figuring out that my psyche doesn’t want to live in the world of earth life. Especially with the human species—the general, mean-spirited temperament, and the violent neural character of personality. I watched more of the PBS series on Jerusalem. I saw a species living by the sword—using force, dominance and cruelty. It was … Read more