Tag Archives: Control

Contemplation of War

Posted on February 28, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

Contemplation of Warby Michael DoyleThere are times to pause and wait,When a poet breathes and contemplates.What are the pieces and how each connects,And what, pray tell, will come next?It is easy enough to flex and show raw power.But after initiation, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Connection, Contemplatonn, Control, Decision, Endless Threat, Evolution, Flex, Forget, Gravty, Iran, Israel, Naton, Poet, Poetry and Poems, Preference, Raw Power, Reverence, United States, War | Leave a comment

Old Souls Never Die

Posted on February 17, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

Old Souls Never Dieby Michael DoyleOne by one, I see life slide by,Watching beautiful souls die.I’ve learned to silently cry,And understand, no one truly dies.It is just another glimmer of beauty done,As I say goodbye, one by one.I know who … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beautiful Souls, Best of Lves, Clandestine Eyes, Control, Dear Friend, Death, Debt, Done, Forgiven, Glimmer, Goodbye, Harbor, Human Soul, Last Breath, Loop, Loving Monument, Naked Eye, Old Souls, Passing Year, Pleaed, Poetry and Poems, Priceless, Raindrops, Remey, Silent Cry, Soul Shine, Soup, Sun, Tears, Thoughts, Transient Days, Truth, Well Lived In, Youth | Leave a comment

First Principles: Government Has No Right To Control Individual Liberty Beyond What Is Necessary To the Safety and Well-Being of Society

Posted on February 11, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Government has no right to control individual liberty beyond what is necessary to the safety and well-being of society. Such is the boundary which separates the power of the government and the liberty of the citizen or subject in the … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Boundary, Citizen, Control, First Princples, Government, Individual Liberty, John C. Calhoun, Liberty, Necessary, Political State, Power, Right, Safety an Well-Being, Society, Subject | Leave a comment

Bonhoeffer, Part 4 (Dirty Hands)

Posted on February 10, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

Dirty Handsby Michael DoyleThe truth speaks loudly, and sometimes too much.There is a penalty for doing such.Sometimes, the things we do break us in two.That’s not too much of a price to pay for you.So, our Lord, beloved, was there … Continue reading →

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First Principles: No Longer A Government By Free Opinion… and the Vote of the Majority, But A Government By the Opinion and Duress of A Small Group of Dominant Men

Posted on February 3, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“I am a most unhappy man. I have unwittingly ruined my country. A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated. The growth of the nation, therefore, and all our activities are … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Control, Conviction, Country, First Principles, Free Opinon, Goverment, Hands of A Few Men, Industrial Nation, Majority, Ruin, Small Group, System of Credit, Unhappy Man, Woodrow Wilson, Worst Rule | Leave a comment

Jagged Edges

Posted on January 29, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

Jagged Edgesby Michael Doyle Her jagged edges blur into curves.The way she moves is smooth to my nerves.I like the way I find that her flow hits me.She’s a beautiful disaster that maybe gets me. She says every scar has … Continue reading →

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For the Love of Myth

Posted on January 12, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

For the Love of Mythby Michael DoyleWalking out past our prints in the Indiana snow,My youngest confesses that it’s hard to let it go.Greek myths have an existential edge, so inevitableCreative minds find themselves immensely incapableOf letting go, the stories … Continue reading →

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Humble Triumph

Posted on December 7, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Humble Triumphby Michael DoylePraising the Lord with all my soul,I give over all things out of my control.Strumming guitar as I joyfully sing,Grateful for all the Lord constantly brings.We find ourselves born again,Awakening to being freed from our sins.Once divided, … Continue reading →

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Writings On My Wall

Posted on December 4, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Writings On My Wallby Michael DoyleI sit here like some poor lost soul.I am regretful of the times I’ve lost control.Now, I sit here quiet as a church mouse,My fractured memories churn inside like a ghost house.Thinking of how like … Continue reading →

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In the Complexity of This World

Posted on November 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

In the Complexity of This Worldby Michael DoyleAnger and other toxic emotionsCan linger with all their commotion.All of these feelings are indwelling,And are in our control. God willing.We grow up as boys in the hood,But the hope is that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Appreciation, Boys In the Hood, Commotion, Complexity, Control, Depth, Feelings, God Williing, Hope, Indwelling, Meaning, Mr. Rogers, Opportunities To Grow, Poetry and Poems, Saint, Snapshot, Step, Talked, The Bible, Toxic Emotions, Understood, Walked, Words | Leave a comment