Now, then, and when
Among the past (then), present (now), and future (when), which is the hardest to grasp?
To my best recollection it is not the past!
The future, is either exactly what you expect, or the best or worse possible outcome
But the now, 'today' never quite ends up how you'd expect (it to) once it’s done
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Trees are much more valuable than diamonds
Diamonds are worthless, so why be rich or famous?
That gemstone is so common in space, that its just called rain on Neptune and Uranus!
Search the entire universe, and guess what you might not find anywhere?
Wood, beyond earth, it is extremely rare!
Of all the elements, combinations, and things that can possibly ever be
There might not be anything quite as unique as a tree!
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We're just recycled star dust
The water in your blood
Is over 4 billion years old!
The rain, sea, clouds, steam, ice, hot and cold
We're just recycled star dust
Matter may combust
Sparks and flames change energy by time and shape
Once a great ape
Challenged the status quo and evolved
Genetic code
A different road
Opposable thumbs
Communication from grunts to hums
Ideas, tools, risk and progress
Change is anything but rest
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Artificial intelligence
Ones and zeros programmed, answers on demand
All of the worlds problems and solutions in the palm of your hand
Skynet may soon take over and ruin humanities’ plan
All because we got greedy and lazy
Consuming billions in cash, megawatts of energy, and lakes of water, but here’s what’s really ‘crazy’
AI can’t wipe your behind!
Your keys, wallets, the remote, lost socks, AI can’t help you find
AI can’t wash dishes, scrub toilet bowls, or dust and vacuum stairs
It can solve math problems, write a term paper, and answer trivia questions, but who cares!
It can’t teach my daughter how to swim, or pull a splinter from my finger
AI can write a song, but it can it make me a better singer?
It seems more like a gimmick, than a useful tool
If AI can do your homework, then what’s the point of s... |
Rise and Shine!
Up early with the dog walkers and birds
Thinking about my goals, writing down ideas and words
As the sun rises another day begins
Yesterday doesn’t matter, losses and wins
News, attitudes, and weather we can’t control
The weight of the world demands a toll
The future is a mystery, what challenges and opportunities lie ahead?
You won’t find out, until you get out of bed!
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To become a worldwide known unknown
I’d like to be anonymous and wealthy
Like Bansky and Satoshi
Stealthy but moxie
Creating art and wealth with proxy
Rather than being mediocre or obscure
With modest means and influence, mostly unsure
If my ideas were ever worth the time
And effort to chip away at and mine
So thousands, then millions, and billions spent time and money on my whims
Reference often, go into debt, risk their lives and limbs
Just to obtain my creation
Something so strange and special, it causes instant elation
Something that haunts you like Frankenstein
A terror so charismatic it stole the scientist’s last name and design!
To frighten and delight for generations in time
Most don’t know the woman who wrote the book or the character who brought the monster to life
To become a worldwide known unkn... |
Megatron and Me
We was playing with our transformers
1984, outside just having some fun
His was a semi, mines was a gun
Police lights flashed, so we both started to run!
Cops thought I was packing some real heat!
We split up in alley, playtime became a track meet!
Transformed my gat back into Megatron real quick
My friend and Optimus Prime were able to successfully dip!
But me and Megatron failed to give the pigs the slip
Still hot on my trail, I stashed Megatron in the trash with a flip
Collar snatched, my heart sank when the ground left my feet
The pigs squealed, ‘Hey little punk, where’s your illegal piece?'
I spit on the ground and kept them both guessing
Watching those TV shows, I learned my lesson
Didn’t say nothing, per my Miranda rights
Just then, a buzz above illuminated the street lights
The second cop copped his watch, and they let me l... |
Pull apart the art from the folks
The difference between pathetic and apathetic it’s hard to conceive
The media just misleads
Product consumption and various misdeeds
While all the vitriol gets soaked up by our seeds
Your selection for the election
Lost, why do the rich and famous need more protection?
Cost, the transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich
Ask questions, when the future forgets the past, life’s a !
And then you die, so why do we even try to explain?
When the authorities show us nothing but disdain?
Pain, is just frustration leaving your body, but can you sustain?
Hundreds of brilliant men and women tried to complain
Just to be be called crazy, converted, or even assassinated
Then later celebrated
Those black heroes who died young, been tried, or overdosed
Went from young gifted and black to comatose
Used... |
Cake for breakfast
Cake for breakfast
Celebrations leave me breathless
Tenacity and the capacity to accomplish goals
The village that raised me had various roles
Church, school, home, even the corner store!
It only took a little time and effort, but they gave me so much more
At the celebration of my graduation, I greeted and thanked nearly everyone
The next morning, I woke up early from my night of fun
And enjoyed a piece of my graduation cake - yum!
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Politics and Discourse are dead
Politics and Discourse are officially dead
Folks right, left, and center all see red
Everyone lies because we made our bed
By consuming social and traditional media that only agrees with our opinions
As our algorithms and AI transforms us into minions
Today your opinions only matter if you have money or fame
That’s not the way American democracy should work, what a shame!
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