“Our country is in danger, but not to be despaired of. Our enemies are numerous and powerful; but we have many friends, determining to be free, and heaven and earth will aid the resolution. On you depend the fortunes of America. You are to decide the important question, on which rest the happiness and liberty of millions yet unborn. Act worthy of yourselves.” – Joseph Warren (1775)
“The only thing one can give an artist is leisure in which to work. To give an artist leisure is actually to take part in his creation.” – Ezra Pound, poet (30 Oct 1885-1972)
“I ended up as an activist in a very different place from where I started. I thought that if we just redistributed resources, then we could solve every problem. I now know that’s not true. There’s a funny moment when you realize that as an activist: The off-ramp out of extreme poverty is, ugh, commerce, it’s entrepreneurial capitalism.” – U2’s Bono
“Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.” – Patrick Henry (1788)
In the Tomes of Humanity
by Michael Doyle
Algorithms of simplicity
Makeup humanity's complexity
With habits easy enough to understand
As the madness takes over as planned
Most waiver between love and pride
Sometimes this happens to coincide
Then there are the exceptions irreducible
That's what's become of the contemptible
Libraries and codices are seemingly inevitable
As AI generates volumes that are incredible
Competitive advantages fill the room
As with each moment, humanity approaches doom
Winner-take-all, is not for the faint of heart
Mankind knows this as from the garden we did depart
We have died countless times and then some more
All to pay the price of the sacred door
This world is one that is built on villainies
Created on the precipice of broken bodies
The brave souls are those who face off with death
Cursing it with a smile and taking our last breaths
All that remains is to open up the door
Facing this truth, we've always sought for
Riding fast and hard, the final battle is begun
This is the real life, as the false one is done
The choice of false promises is still a choice
We count the coup in our best warrior's voice
Humanity's story...is it worth the keeping?
A wise mother asks while openly weeping
All of the pain that overcomes us all
Will it ever be worth it to quietly recall
The victories that have c0me with so much lost
Please tell me, is any of this really worth the cost?
(c) October 27, 2022 Michael Doyle
All Rights Reserved
“A rigid economy of the public contributions and absolute interdiction of all useless expenses will go far towards keeping the government honest and unoppressive.” – Thomas Jefferson (1823)
“I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart, and that is softness of head.” –Theodore Roosevelt, 26th US President (27 Oct 1858-1919)
Held In Silence
by Michael Doyle
Darling,
I've learned to love you
But somehow hate you more
Darling,
I could never be without you
But trust me, I know the score
The traces may be cold
From the fenced goods sold
All the secrets circled round
To the treasures; they were found
Squeezing out the very life of me
In a Don Quixote possibility
The grieving widow plays her hand
Men like me are born to understand
Darling,
I've learned to love you
But somehow hate you more
Darling,
I could never be without you
But trust me, I know the score
When nothing makes sense in the light
We pray alone into the darkest night
Looking for answers in the darkness
Sundays are for hope, despite life's harshness
Screaming out into a world of violence
Startled at the souls holding on in silence
A lonely mother cries out into the night
Throttled by a life that has not turned out right
Darling,
I've learned to love you
But somehow hate you more
Darling,
I could never be without you
But trust me, I know the score
(c) October 26, 2022 Michael Doyle
All Rights Reserved
“Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.” – Pablo Picasso, painter and sculptor (25 Oct 1881-1973)
“Enlighten the people, generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like spirits at the dawn of day.” – Thomas Jefferson (1816)
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