“The right to freedom being the gift of God Almighty, it is not in the power of man to alienate this gift and voluntarily become a slave… These may be best understood by reading and carefully studying the institutes of the great Law Giver and Head of the Christian Church, which are to be found clearly written and promulgated in the New Testament.” – Samuel Adams, in Rights of the Colonists (November 11, 1772)
A little something that was kind of fun to come up with on my guitar:
Checking My To-Dos by Michael Doyle Checking my to-dos Off of my list Brushing by your lips That needed kissed Baby, don't you cry We're all dogs sometimes Baby, don't ask why A taste of rum-rickey lime Squeezed into that dress Girl, you know, I confess You're making me a mess Can I get a witness Checking my to-dos Off of my list Brushing by your lips That needed kissed Shake me up And pull me in Drinking from your cup Chase it back, yet again When I shut my eyes I trace your face Spread thin with your sighs Yours is my warm embrace Checking my to-dos Off of my list Brushing by your lips That needed kissed (c) June 5, 2020 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
Complex isn’t it? Good in the bad; bad in the good. And we swear our allegiance to one or the other while seemingly never getting it completely right.
The Good of the Middle by Michael Doyle Is man good Or, is man bad All I know Is that most days I walk somewhere in the middle I try to do good Sometimes, I do evil There's a long way to go Before I am who I wanted to be It's been this way since I was little With a change in perspective Taken in the collective Man may be born good And yet become evil As time twists priority With that perspective Some say humanity's collective Might be born to be bad And yet some become good With a breath of morality Before we know it The candle is burned With or without our lessons learned Slipped into the grave One size fits all it seems (c) June 5, 2020 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“A change in perspective is worth 80 IQ points.” – Alan Kay, computer scientist (b. 17 May 1940)
“A constitution founded on these principles introduces knowledge among the people, and inspires them with a conscious dignity becoming freemen; a general emulation takes place, which causes good humor, sociability, good manners, and good morals to be general. That elevation of sentiment inspired by such a government, makes the common people brave and enterprising. That ambition which is inspired by it makes them sober, industrious, and frugal.” – John Adams, in Thoughts On Government (1776 )
Ghosts don’t require ancient castles or haunted Victorian homes. Sometimes the most haunting place is alone inside a person’s mind.
A Haunting Place by Michael Doyle Inside my mind is a haunting place Filled with missed memories I wish to embrace Inside myself is a self that I have lost And while others count coup, I count the loss A sweet assassin of my contentment Kept cut off like a defended compartment The chains that rattle this inner ghost Are the things I've kept hidden the most There are so many things said about me That maybe even the truest heart would doubt me Moments like these instill my humbled nature And are those they way will help me to mature The contradictions inherent in all they have said Swirled around, rolling down until ricocheting in my head There in all of my shaded impossibility Somewhere, somehow is the very truth of me Late at night, I lay awake in cross-examination Of all these comparted parts that led to alienation But in the break of morning light, I still arise To peer into the mirror alone seeing on me in my eyes (c) June 4, 2020 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
Started watching a show about a prankster who at least appears from the first episode to have been maybe framed. I say seems and maybe because I fell asleep. Woke up at the start of the second episode. Still think I managed to hatch a relevant poem somehow. ..
Pranking Into Vandalism by Michael Doyle In the hard facts of vandalism There is a sense of radicalism In the conceptions of vulgarity There is only limited hilarity Born to lose in a gang of fun The way-back boys left one undone The evidence against had its prevalence But the changes made held great relevance Growing up in the unavoidable YouTube age Still, some digital move are a whole other page Meant to be done with great retention And not very probable for those with low attention Truth knows what it knows in a thing of jealousy Tagged at it is in the roll of history Messages sent and taken in two different ways Can lead and often does lead to interesting days A set up feeling like yesterday's school yard Where extra credit is earned with a discard Of books stacked up high for catch up reading Like a cloud burst that needs hay seeding (c) June 4, 2020 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
In this day and age, there is so little convention of civility that is kept and each indiscretion perhaps leads further to those things that act in concert to break down society.
All That Mistaken Jazz by Michael Doyle Conversations kept in privacy For the sake of space and dignity Focus is kept on things of importance And seldom given up on random chance Winners, they say, don't ever quit Yet, losses are had that don't fit Into all of the midst of trite phrases Go the busy people through their odd phases When dreams become shattered and broken Over words never meant to be spoken Life becomes but a whimper of the sad The price paid for treasures never had We live as we desperately dream, alone Unless we can get past hearts of stone It's a matter that goes beyond pragmatism Felt deeply as it is as if animal magnetism Said as if it is with some just hesitation Why is there then an avoidance of question What is it then that you want the most Asks the hidden voice of the genuine host (c) June 4, 2020 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“It has been the great tragedy of our time that people were taught to read and not taught to reason.” – G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
“A fondness for power is implanted, in most men, and it is natural to abuse it, when acquired.” – Alexander Hamilton (1775)
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