The Turning Away From That which we were intended to be and how to save ourselves from it

On the turning away
From the pale and downtrodden
And the words they say
Which we wont understand
Don't accept that whats happening
Is just a case of others suffering
Or you'll find that you're joining in
The turning away

Its a sin that somehow
...

Light is changing to shadow
And casting its shroud
Over all we have known
Unaware how the ranks have grown
Driven on by a heart of stone
We could find that were all alone
In the dream of the proud

On the wings of the night
As the daytime is stirring
Where the speechless unite
In a silent accord
Using words you will find are strange
And mesmerized as they light the flame
Feel the new wind of change
On the wings of the night

No more turning away
From the weak and the weary
No more turning away
From the coldness inside
Just a world that we all must share
Its not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that there'll be
No more turning away

This off Pink Floyd's album A Momentary Lapse of Reason.

 

I have thought about the lyrics and not so much what they meant to the band because so many times we think we have them pegged and we find it was a totally different vein they were traveling in.

I see it as a calling for man to come back to himself and leave the dependence of things outside of himself to gain assistance or help. Over the years, in this country especially, our society has come to lean on the government and other faceless organizations for the needs of the downtrodden and needy. We donate to charities without seeing where our money goes. We are taxed and told our money is going to this assistance program or that. We see someone in need and direct them to organizations that have red tape and over head and financial troubles of their own. We give a quarter to a beggar and feel we have exceeded our giving because we just gave to this or that club that helps others. We give to our church and don't show for the food drive or to distribute it to those.

We have become detached and it has been a long time ingraining into our very being both culturally and individually.

Politically, I can say it began with Lyndon Baines Johnson and his "Great Society". In actuality it served as the point of beginning for everything self defeating and oppressive regarding those who were disadvantaged. It may have been well intended and I'll give the benefit of the doubt to LBJ but I know through research that he was a man of ulterior motives and great ego. Not quite the humble and self sacrificing man you would think of when you are told how much his programs meant to the under privileged. It was supposed to be a hand up but instead it made an entire generation as well as the one after it largely dependant upon the very government seeking to ironically help. People who were deep into the utilization of these "benefits" found themselves unmotivated to do anything on their own volition because the government was going to do it. Johnson was not ignorant to this and was quoted as saying "This (the Great Society) will keep the blacks voting democrat for the next 40 years.". You see, the perception is that the left of the democrat party is one of good will and compassion and on the lower tiers this may be the case. But in the power hungry realm of keeping the office and holding the majority, these programs are nothing more than bribery for votes while taking personal responsibility away from the man who needs it most. Some have realized this and broke free but others still use the welfare and entitlement state as a chain of their own that holds back any motivation to take the initiative in ones life. These people have turned away from helping themselves with the belief that the help will come from some where outside themselves. What a lie to believe.

If you are Christian or Spiritual, the words of God speak about taking that initiative to help your brother in so many verses and pages.

“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." Matthew 7:12

"Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ."Galatians 6:2

And the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying, “Thus says the Lord of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another, do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart.”Zechariah 7:8-10

"Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God that he has given you. "Deuteronomy 16:17

Also the Word speaks on such things as self sufficiency and independence. Where we are encouraged not to be dependant upon the good will of others or most certainly not the government.

^" But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever."1 Timothy 5:8

^11" and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, ¹² so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody."1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

 

“Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition.” Thomas Jefferson.

"Let the pulpit resound with the doctrines and sentiments of religious liberty. Let us hear the dangers of thralldom to our consciences from ignorance, extreme poverty, and dependence; in short, from civil and political slavery. Let us see delineated before us the true map of man. Let us hear the dignity of his nature, and the noble rank he holds among the works of God-that consenting to slavery is a sacrilegious breach of trust, as offensive in the sight of God as it is derogatory from our own honor or interest or happiness-and that God Almighty has promulgated from heaven liberty, peace, and goodwill to man!"

John Adams.

“Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.” Buddha

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action." George Washington.

The Constitution limits the government and if followed would never have allowed the birth of the welfare state and the systematic destruction of a generations will to succeed.

Lincoln valued not only what the Constitution itself said but also what the original framers said. He came to his conclusion in the Cooper Union Address based upon the actions of each of the thirty-nine signers. Lincoln always looked to the Constitution for important decisions he made; the clear, guiding force behind the American government, in Lincoln's eyes, was the Constitution. Because he believed every determination he made would effect the American people for generations to come, Lincoln second-guessed himself on the issue of emancipation. His final decision, as based upon many of his speeches and writings of late 1862, was made because he believed the original framers of the Constitution would have deemed the preservation of the Union a greater priority than the preservation of slavery. He did what was necessary to save the Union.

"The legitimate object of government is to do for people what needs to be done." Lincoln made these comments on what role the government should play on July 1, 1854. Lincoln asked why government exists. "Why not each individual," he said, "take himself the whole fruit of his labor, without having any of it taxed away , , , ?" He answered saying that government should do what people cannot do by individual effort. Lincoln cited many examples of things that people cannot do on their own: making and maintaining roads and bridges, providing for the helpless, providing schools, and dispos- ing of the deceased property. Other responsibilities of government, Lincoln pointed out, are because of the "injustice of men." These responsibilities include the forming and maintaining of the military, police, and civil departments. Lincoln said the government should protect its citizens and prevent them from committing wrongs. He said it was not the government's place to redress the wrongs of the world, but it "may, and ought to, redress all wrongs which are wrongs to the nation itself.".

So, there is a place for government but not a place for it to be the one we look to for our own survival and prosperity. It should be a servant, not a master. A means of protecting Liberty and Independence. Not a means of Dependence and Oppression under the guise of compassion.

Our government has become a vacuum. A black hole of sorts that diminishes our own humanity and places us in collectives and classes. I groups us into socioeconomic classes where the haves and the have not grow more and more animus towards one another. The government seek to separate and divide when left to grow out of control and out of check. It takes from us to feed itself and in turn leaves an impersonal waste land behind. To be an American is not to be a class, a group, a collective. It is to be the independent individual who is free to make his way, win or lose, while having the compassion in his heart to take it upon himself to help his brother when he deems it a necessary thing. Freedom to help. To succeed. To be who God intended us to be.

The opportunity to have civil debate and open discussion is one of those things in life we should never neglect.

I have been thinking on the Presidential election and the contrasts between our two candidates. Many people tend to use Romney's strong affiliation with the Mormon faith as a means to denegrate his character. But aside from school yard teasing and paranoid assumptions I see no threat what so ever from what Romney proclaims to be his faith and the welfare of our country. If one looks at the tenets of social behavior demanded from the doctrine of faith in Mormonism we see a plethora of virtue. No drinking of alcohol. No smoking (pot included). No cussing or similar foul language. No caffiene. An emphasis is placed on helping the poor and the needy. All of these if followed cannot be detrimental but instead demonstrate strong and devoted character to those things which are physically beneficial. I feel to be of this kind of character, you most likely are likewise in how you conduct business and social interactions.

Above the fray

Someone comes
and imposes their will
it isn't right
but even still

they move along
and still persist
and your first reaction
is to resist

this thing you did
you know it's wrong
they've heard before
a familiar song

so they sing right back
and make you feel
they're either dumb
or cold as steel

You explain to them
just what they did
but they never listen
oh God forbid

So after a while
you come to see
you're wasting time
and time ain't free

So you handle the mess
and do your thing
that's when they call
and your cell phone rings

They state their case
and resemble a fool
but argue you won't
it isn't cool

to be drawn in
and act as they
because self control
will have it's say

Always act
like you did before
with calmness and reason
and not much more

It elevates you
above the fray
and things work out
in God's own way.

The friend unmet

We haven't met

Not face to face

But that doesn't mean

It's not my place

To be your friend

Just like I'm real

A guy who tries

to really feel

The things you say

The words you share

The hurts and joys

and all your cares

So when you say

your night's been rough

and the hurt you feel

has been enough

I want to say

Hey don't feel bad

because what you feel

I've also had

It's not unusual

To feel this way

It's how emotions

sometimes play

They come and go

and disappear

but they should never be

a thing you fear

You let it come

then let it go

then you carry on

with life and it's flow

I thought of you

and wrote this down

to make you smile

instead of frown

I'm no Prince Charming

or sexy hunk

but I want to help

you lose this funk

You know you're special

to so many called friends

and at this keyboard

it doesn't end

I'll say hello

out on the street

and someday soon

I hope we meet

But as of now

I want to share

that my friendships real

because I care

Now, please cheer up and let the negativity go. Have a day with smiles because you have friends who value you.

Obama Observations scratching the surface

Quick thoughts from a lover of individual liberty.

-How did Obama get into an IVY league school when his own biography claims he spent his junior and senior year in a drug induced haze?
-Why can't we access his transcripts as we did for Bill Clinton and his Rhodes Scholarship?
-How does Obama avoid scrutiny for admitting to using marijuana and cocaine? In addition he implied that he also sold it at times.
-How did he maintain good standing in the Chicago BAR when he perjured himself by claiming to have had no other aliases. He also went bu his Indonesian step fathers name. Soetoro. Obama went by the name Barry Soetoro while studying in Indonesia and never formerly changed his name back.
-Here's the passage from his book, Dreams from My Father, where he discusses his drug use:
"I had learned not to care. I blew a few smoke rings, remembering those years. Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it.
How does this slide past critics when Romney, who has never drank, smoked, or snorted, is raked of the proverbial coals. His Mormon faith has kept him clean with it's mandates against partaking of any drugs, alcohol, coffee, soda, cigarettes, and cursing. Ironic eh.
-Obama began his luxury lifestyle as President with a helicopter ride for a "date" with Michelle on Broadway. Today he demands his wife be fairly compensated monetarily as First lady during her travels. His continuous golf rounds and fund raising have shown him to be more on a 4 year vacation than dedicated to the welfare of this country.
-During every tragedy he attempts to bring the story back to him as he says he thinks hs son would look like Travon Martin and his daughters could have been at that movie in Aurora. It once again detracts from the real victims and focuses on himself in a very narcissistic way.

-How can a man who claims to be a Constitutional lawyer demonstrate so very little about his knowledge of the document? His most egregious act and breach, fully defended by his AG, was in endorsing an illegal Government Run Entitlement Health Care program that mandated the purchase of this insurance by every single man, women and child, whether they wanted it or not. His endorsement was knowingly an absolute violation of both the Constitution and the peoples individual right to freedom of choice, self determination or freedom from governments invasion of our privacy.
Other breaches include Their first breach was when the Justice Department had seen fit to drop voter intimidation charges against Malik Shabazz’ New Black Panther Party’s involvement in the now infamous events at a polling place in Philadelphia on November 4, 2008. In light of the recent testimony by former DOJ attorney J. Christian Adams before the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, the recommendations from within the DOJ to prosecute and the admission of voter intimidation by Black Panther President itself, Obama and Holder decided that the law was intended to protect black people not whites and therefore was unnecessary to prosecute.
Their most recent act of defiance and breach of their oath, and most likely not their last, came on the Obama Administration's decision to abandon and stop defending the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, a 1990's measure that outlaws the federal recognition of same-sex marriages. Obama and Holder's refusal to defend marriage undermines our nation's strength. The Defense of Marriage Act is the law of the land and the President's administration hasn't challenged its constitutionality as they have Arizona's immigration law or the unconstitutional health care law. There is no rule that requires the Justice Department to apply any higher standard of proof in these cases nor has anyone appointed or elected them as our Supreme Court. They have but one choice, uphold the law or be held in contempt.

This is just on the surface observations by myself. I see our President as a charlatan and a fraud. A man with no verifiable history regarding his education. A man who is an admitted drug user to the point that he would not qualify for a secret clearance were he in the military. A man who seems bent on creating a government funded entitlement state while bankrupting the nation with faulty investments and overseas dealings that have no merit.

Although he is no Ronald Reagan, Mitt Romney is a man of far greater character and ethics than the man currently in office. I will vote for him in November.

I flick the tick
as it crawls my arm
I wish it gone
I wish it harm

The parasite
who probes his head
into my flesh
I want it dead

So thin he is
he's hard to crush
so I pull out my Gerber
with pliers I mush

His legs stick out
He's now so flat
Never to bother
a dog or a cat

As a man of the woods
the swamp and the thick
I am so familiar
with the bothersome tick

I come home to demands
to undress on the porch
to head to the shower
to light up a torch

I

Where are you in the Spirit in relation to those you see?

Romans 14

The Weak and the Strong

14 Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. 2 One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. 3 The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. 4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.

5 One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. 6 Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God; and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7 For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. 8 If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. 9 For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

10 You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister[a]? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. 11 It is written:

“‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,

‘every knee will bow before me;

    every tongue will acknowledge God.’”

12 So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.

13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister. 14 I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean. 15 If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died. 16 Therefore do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil. 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, 18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.

19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble. 21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall.

22 So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves. 23 But whoever has doubts is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.

Compassion for the Weak

The “strong” Christian must exercise patience so as to understand that the “weak” have not reached the level of knowledge that is possessed by the more mature (vv. 2-3). Therefore, the strong must extend compassion and longsuffering, allowing the weak time to grow, thus reaching a level of comprehension wherein he can move forward in Christ without violating his conscience (vv. 5-6, 13, 15-16).

Paul’s Example

Paul was a Jew in the supreme sense of that term. His loyalty to the Mosaic system was beyond reproach. As he instructed his Jewish brethren in the more advanced elements of the gospel, he acknowledged the temporary design in the Law. His letters are filled with affirmations of the Law’s abolition. The Mosaic code provided no means of ultimate justification. One has only to read the argumentation in several of his epistles, e.g., Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, 2 Corinthians, and Colossians, to see the clear picture regarding this matter.

Yet the great apostle was ever sensitive to the spiritual needs of his Jewish brothers, exerting himself to accommodate their misunderstandings until they were able to access a richer comprehension of truth.

Though Paul knew there was no salvation associated with circumcision (Galatians 5:2, 6), he nonetheless had Timothy, a preaching companion whose father was a Gentile, circumcised so as to not be offensive to potential Hebrew converts (Acts 16:3).

He knew there was no redemptive virtue in temple ceremonialism, yet he yielded to a purification ceremony in order to defuse a volatile situation in Jerusalem (Acts 21:26). That selfless act cost him four years in prison (Acts 24:27; cf. 28:30). The apostle openly affirmed his willingness to subordinate himself to those of lesser knowledge for the sake of their souls (1 Corinthians 9:19-23). What a man Paul was for this Church. He had wisdom in areas we currently lack today or at least fail to recognize within ourselves. It is clear in the scripture what he expects from us if we walk the walk and talk the talk so to speak.

Nevertheless, this church itself has had its run of biblical ignorance or spiritual absence. We see others in their walk and their walk is different from our own. Immediately we internalize their situation or circumstance or behavior and deem it as unworthy to God or the church as an organization. In turn, conflict, back biting, insult, emotions, and infighting appear and are reinforced by more and more ignorance upon more and more ignorance. Then one or the other in the conflict excuses themselves or is removed only to go out and commit more rumor and innuendo that serves to take away from true Christian behavior and intent. Epworth has suffered from this cycle of events more than once and is scarred by it today. Oh, how healing it would be to this building and ourselves if only we would do some simple research scripturally and see what is really a spirit driven or God guided life.

I was involved in a debate over human nature contrasted by spiritual requirements given to us by the scripture. I had mentioned that the best way to get past this horrible episode in Aurora, Colorado, was to pray to God in order to find a way to forgive the murderer.

I was met with disbelief and opposition. “You can’t be serious?”, “Would you say that to the families?”, and “What if it was you or Jordan, or Ryan, or Amy?”  I responded by saying my understanding of God’s grace in our lives and how forgiveness is a prerequisite to experiencing it. We must forgive others before we can expect to experience the benefit of God’s grace in whatever troubles we are currently experiencing. It cannot be a trifling forgiveness either. I remember telling my boys to stop fighting and I asked one to tell the other he was sorry. As if he was following my instruction, he looked stubbornly at his brother and remarked. “You’re sorry.” you see, my son was not feeling contrite in the very least. He was in the flesh and the spirit was not convicting him on his own behavior as Paul spoke of.

I am not a Buddhist but there is one proverb of Tao that struck me as very valid and very enlightening. It says “You will not be punished FOR your anger, you will be punished BY your anger.”, meaning the torture, anguish, and pain of unforgiveness is not an expressed or shared condition. It is a lonely and solitary thing that sits within those who choose to feel it. It becomes this kind of intellectual and emotional hell on earth. This pain is self induced and the object we cannot forgive is guided by his or her own conscience and is not affected by how we feel one way or the other. We in essence are allowing another to unknowingly live rent free within our own mind because we are the ones with the problem.

We should not concern ourselves with whether a person runs on and on during joys and concerns in the sanctuary. We certainly should not let it dictate our enjoyment of the service. We should let things that are trivial remain so and things that are of important matters be addressed as scripture sees fit.

There are those of us who have not cracked a bible or studied the word in years let alone put it into practice. Some of us merely go through the Christian motions and put up a façade without having the spirit within to demonstrate our faith. Do we pray? Are we sincere? Do we show love and tolerance in our respect for God, Jesus, and the Spirit? Do we have the train of thought to put ourselves in check when we begin to sound or behave vindictive, superior, or condescending? Are we our own and this churches worst enemy? Would we rather demonstrate our own politics, influence, power, rather than restraint, slow-pulsed reason, and fairness? Are we accepting of others and welcoming to a fault? Are we forgiving? Do we argue over trivial matters and turn them into things that are not in proportion to their significance?

Proverbs 26:4-5

"When arguing with fools, don't answer their foolish arguments, or you will become as foolish as they are.

When arguing with fools, don't answer their foolish arguments or you will become as foolish as they are."

Some people will try to pull you into foolish arguments and in our own perception of self-importance; we join in and give it fuel until it is witnessed by those on the outside who instead of a debate see two children at a playground acting out.

Always strive to rise above matters of contention that have no significance to doctrine or the faith of others. We must not put stumbling blocks in front of the young believer no matter how long they have been members of this church.

2 Timothy 2:23-24

Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil.

Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

We must always exhibit a slow pulsed and rational means of reasoning when confronted with anger or conflict. We are representing God’s business as Christians. It could be as if he left us in charge of the store while he was out and a customer comes in with a complaint. We should be as much about adhering to God’s policy involving customers as if our own job depended on it. We need to show proof we are qualified to represent the church and God alike.  Jesus gave his example. The Golden rule is the one commandment we need adhere to.

Matthew 7:8-13

New International Version (NIV)

8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! 12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

Be giving to those you come in contact with. Be forgiving. Be calm. Be understanding. Be tolerant. Be about the word. Be vigilant of your own behavior. Be your biggest critic yet be your best friend here on earth. Forgive yourself of your faults and always seek to make the next moment a better representation of God in your life. Struggle against the flesh and grow in the Spirit. Don’t be a shallow Christian but a deep believer of the word and way of God.

NO DRAMA TRAUMA

Drama don't find me. Please get behind me. Leave me alone. I won't answer the phone. You ain't my momma so don't bother me drama. I've got my issues so spare me the tissues. If you can't handle trouble don't pop my bubble, it's all of your making so I'm no longer taking your calls. Please know I'm right, get out of my sight and grow yourself some balls.
MHS 8-4-2012

A dark time for friends

This was written on June 5th, 2002. It was during a very dark period of my life and as I go through journals of that period I see a man beat down and clinging to his last thread. I had watched people take advantage of my good heart and lack of back bone. I had watched people I had known practically all my life slip into addiction and become anything but the friend I knew. I was constantly out of town and unable to manage my affairs. I was hitting a "bottom" without a chute. This poem that I found two days ago reflects that bottom and the view of life I had. Such pessimism and a lack of faith in others. I am so grateful to have endured the pain and ultimately maintained my perspective. I give all thanks to God because his spirit demonstrated itself to me in a very profound way that told me I am not in charge here and I must let go and let God.
I have so much more and so many strong emotions now because of that period and it's affect on my life here and now and for the years to come.
God Bless and thanks for reading.



Trust is fragile
with my friends
I cannot tell
where the loyalty ends

I feel so alone
When I turn for one
My hand comes back empty
and I see they have run

Run from my drama
no time to be there
it's then that I realize
they really don't care

and I know I'm alone
though I cry for their ear
no matter how loud
they don't seem to hear

Oh, they hear you don't worry
they pretend very well
it's the caring they lack
and by their actions you'll tell

for they joke you in private
and say that you're weak
and it's only a friend
you were trying to seek

But they are rare and not easy
to find as you see
because the ones you had trusted
turned out not to be

the world is dishonest
by nature it's true
and your heart will fall victim
to the evil men do

so pick your friends wisely
make them earn the belief
because at times when you need them
there will be no relief

I know at this time
you desire one so bad
and you look all around
as you find that you may not have had

A friend that was worth it
a friend you could trust
those are hard to come by
and stand alone now you must

Get used to this life
of deception and of lies
and know during troubles
trust will run from your eyes

I share this not for worry
or to dash your sense of hope
but only to prepare you
and when in need you'll cope

So after this remember
you think you've many friends
rather when you need to trust them
is when the friendship ends

Dust (from years ago and worse times)

I thought my life was better
when I chose her as my wife
a best friend and a lover
makes such a happy life

But now I feel exhausted
as I try to make her see
That my love is never ending
and I'll always try  to be

The one she can depend on
to confide in or to trust
But I feel she doesn't see it
and my love is only dust

Blowing all around her
But appreciated not
She brushes it off so quickly
and it's the only love I've got

The dust it soon will settle
and lie all around the floor
as she unknowingly walks upon it
and sweeps it out the door

So free to fly
But missing her
this girl I called my wife
I was once so solid but turned to dust and with the wind
I left her life

Babble

I write these words for me
Yet others see them too
I feel a satisfaction
if it helps to get them through

But others stand aside
and see it as a waste
they think it all my ego
and they see it in bad taste

They express it's words are fluff
that they seem to say I'm smart
but it's really just me wanting
to manipulate through art

By acting like I'm deep
By acting like I'm great
By making you feel stupid
and my love is really hate

Misunderstood is what I say
I've done this stuff for years
I've written it alone
and through alot of tears

The words I share are real
It's not some 25 cent card
The experiences shared
some happy others hard

So take my words and see them
your own way, I don't care
all they are is mine
and I post them just to share

Babble someone called them
I think he knows not what he says
because the words I share inside here
are true reflections of my days

My kid told me I should stop talking politics on Facebook. He says I piss too many people off. I was caught off guard by the statement. "Who gets pissed?" I replied. "Everybody. They don't wanna hear your opinions." Then I took it as something bothering him a bit. Maybe I said or did something to embarrass him. Maybe there's some scuttlebutt he's catching that I don't hear or see. I thought long and hard on it but didn't carry the conversation any further.
People take politics personally. At least a significant number do. They hear somebody say an opinion or view that is in contradistinction to their own and they lash out or instead say nothing and disassoiciate. They fail to initiate debate or express valid points with reason to support their own view. They lash out with personal attacks or labels of collective narrow mindedness. "You're racist", You're elitest", "You're ignorant", "You're selfish.", "You're greedy.", "You want to oppress the poor.", on and on it goes.
    America on it's worst day is better than any on it's best. But it is very apparent that since the end of the Civil War, the country has become more and more centralized in it's governance and less and less forgiving in allowing the states to govern themselves as was intended.