Tag Archives: Lost

In the Tomes of Humanity

Posted on October 28, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

In the Tomes of Humanityby Michael DoyleAlgorithms of simplicityMakeup humanity’s complexityWith habits easy enough to understandAs the madness takes over as plannedMost waiver between love and prideSometimes this happens to coincideThen there are the exceptions irreducibleThat’s what’s become of the … Continue reading →

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Let Justice Be Done

Posted on September 21, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Let Justice Be Doneby Michael DoyleLet justice be done though the heavens fallIs a worthy maxim that we all seem to recallJustice must be done regardless of consequenceIt’s a powerful construct said with confidenceBut let it be remembered that Piso’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Aquinas, Assurance, Atlas, Balance, Chains of Slavery, Confidence, Consequence, Crack, Earthly Beauty, Extraordinary, Fall, Falling World, Fatal Flaws, Flags, Fold and Break, Frame of Nature, Frugality, Great Mistake, Harsh Penalty, Heavens Fall, Humanity, Ideal, Let Justice Be Done, Lost, Maxim, Misguided Confusion, Moral Wrong, Necessity, Obedience, Perfect Ideals, Piso's Justice, Poetry and Poems, Powerful Construct, Prey, Real, Remember, Sacrifices, Shrugged, Skies, Solid Reminder, Stand Secure, Strong, Succumb, Tendered With Mercy, True Law, Undeserved, Weak, Worst Illusion, Wrong Minded Notions | Leave a comment

Dark Matters

Posted on September 5, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Dark Mattersby Michael DoyleYou were my bright tomorrowNow all I have is my sorrowAnd I’ve only myself to blamePlease don’t look at me in my shameFeelings bubbled up in troubleI opened my mouth, now its doubleI can barely see through … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anxiety and Doubt, Blame, Boxed Up, Brave Face, Bubbled, Collections, Confess, Creep, Dark Matters, Deep, Double, Dramatic, Fears, Feelings, Fight My Way, Fix, Heart, Imperfections, Lost, Mess, Mouth, My Friend, Myself, Pain, Poetry and Poems, Post-Traumatic, Pushed You Away, Quiet, See, Shame, Sorrow, Sorry, Spilled Out, Stay, Surface, Tears, Tidal Wave, Tomorrw, Trouble, Yesterday | Leave a comment

First Principles: Justice Is the End of Government. It Is the End of Civil Society

Posted on August 27, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit.” – James Madison

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Civil Society, End, First Principles, Government, James Madison, Justice, Liberty, Lost, Obtain, Pursue, Pursuit | Leave a comment

First Principles: Justice Is the End of Government. It Is the End of Civil Society. It Ever Has Been and Ever Will Be Pursued Until It Is Obtained

Posted on July 25, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit.” – James Madison (1788)

Posted in First Principles | Tagged End of Civil Society, End of Government, First Pricniples, James Madison, Justice, Liberty, Lost, Pursue, Pursuit, Will Not Obtain | Leave a comment

Dreams and Voices

Posted on July 6, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Dreams and Voicesby Michael DoyleThe real truth revealed in the nightRevels in its parts brought to lightEven those that sear and hurtBringing the mind in focus, fully alertPretending to give an ounce of careAbout all the divisiveness laid bareIt is … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alibi, Choices, Cost, Deep Inside, Details, Device, Different, Divisiveness, Doubt, Dreams and Voices, Essence, Facades, Faith, Focus, Freedom, Haunt, Hid, Hidden Secrets, Hope, Hunter and Prey, Hurt, Laugh, Legends in Their Own Minds, Light, Lost, Ounce of Care, Play, Poetry and Poems, Real Truth, Reverent, Saviors, Shade, Thoughtless and Crass, Underestimate, Voices, Wrong Decisions | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: The Only Sure Weapon Against Bad Ideas Is Better Ideas. The Source of Better Ideas Is Wisdom.

Posted on May 26, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Books won’t stay banned. They won’t burn. Ideas won’t go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas. The source of better … Continue reading →

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Muted In Discovery

Posted on May 6, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Muted In Discoveryby Michael DoyleMuted, frightened screamOverheard on the data streamStill recovering from Covid isolationUnable to leave the habitationFiltering fragments in questionFeelings born in their hesitationCrimes hint at interpretationThere is something lost in this conceptionThinking in terms of last exclusionThere … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Code, Conception, Covid, Crimes, Data Stream, Discovery, Exclusion, Fear, Feelings, Filter, Fragments, Habitation, Hard, Hesitation, Interpretation, Intrusion, Isolation, Left Behind, Light, Lost, Means, Mind, Muted, Mystery, Nightmares, Overheard, Plain Sight, Poetry and Poems, Question, Recover, Scream, Seen, Thinking, Troubles, Troubling Thoughts, Truth, Unseen, Wake | Leave a comment

Nihilistic Stumble Grumble

Posted on April 16, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Nihilistic Stumble Grumbleby Michael DoyleLife in all its historiesIs filled with a million mysteriesThings that might have gone betterWritten and unwritten, letter by letterWe find ourselves filling up the holesTrying to bring comfort to our soulsStepping in an avalanche pulling … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Avalanche, Best, Better, Comfort, Conquer, Detail, Dull Surprises, Frowns, God, Heartbreaks, History, Holes, Inner Demons, Letter, Life, Lost, Mistakes, Mortal Man, Mystery, Nihilistic, Pain, Passing the Test, Peace, Puzzle, Rear View, Reveal, Secret Plan, Smiles, Souls, Stumble Grumble, Thrill By Thrill, Troubled, Veneration, Will, Wish the Best, World | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: When Old Words Die Out On the Tongue, New Melodies Break Forth From the Heart

Posted on December 26, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“When old words die out on the tongue, new melodies break forth from the heart; and where the old tracks are lost, new country is revealed with its wonders.” – Rabindranath Tagore, poet, philosopher, author, songwriter, painter, educator, composer, Nobel … Continue reading →

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