human reflexes
to inflict pain upon those
we believe hurt us
A cycle of destruction that threatens to consume us all.
June 4, 2020: Reflexes of Pain
Tag: pain
Word of the Day Challenge: Senryu
Today’s Word of the Day challenge is “Acid“. I found this pretty challenging. Finally, I came up with the notion below.
like a strong acid
such a corrosive people
crafting so much pain
The Lessons Of Pain
As I’m dealing with shoulder and lower back pain. I appreciate you folks: constant and kind.
A Meditation On Love: A Haiku
Love is many things
Over and under rated
Creates joy and pain
Thoughts I do not want to think
My mind is racing
Thoughts I do not want to think
I’m deeply weary
Awake, Far Too Early: A Brief PoemÂ
​Far too early
To be awake.
Echoes in my mind
Haunting my dreams
This Painful Evening
​Over fifty-years
Living on this
Spinning rock
Yet moments come
When, still,
That powerless
Little boy
Rises
Alone
A Friday evening haiku for my knee
Though no injury
Knee pain, stiffness and soreness
Ibuprofen saves
Faces Of Cazuca – The Illusive Peace For The Children Living In Extreme Poverty After Colombia’s War — Edge of Humanity Magazine
Pained eyes of children
Poverty is violent
Cycles of despair
The folks over at Edge of Humanity shared this post: “Faces Of Cazuca – The Illusive Peace For The Children Living In Extreme Poverty After Colombia’s War“. I’m struck by the cycle of despair, of violence, victimization and rage.  I wonder if we can ever break free of this madness.
Visual Artist Katy Lopez is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this portrait/documentary photography. From her project ‘AfterWar‘. To see Katy’s body of work click on any photograph. AfterWar is a story told in photographs of the children of Cazuca, a very deprived and stigmatized area on the outskirts of […]
Numb
Facing life’s cruelty
Weary of watching them crushed
Energy vanished
Carl Setzer: Word Shaper 