Dread
I give the finger to the fighter jet And the dark cloud it’s flying through. I’m lucky. I’m not either side of The Gaza border filled with dread At bombs… Continue Reading
Richard Pierce – author, poet, painter
I give the finger to the fighter jet And the dark cloud it’s flying through. I’m lucky. I’m not either side of The Gaza border filled with dread At bombs… Continue Reading
There is a ripeness about the scent of sweat Which suggests a physical task well done, A night of loving, a day of sporting chances, The completion of a longed-for… Continue Reading
To misplace is an accident. To displace an intention. They know no better than To fight, and to kill, to Torture and blame others For what they do. What once… Continue Reading
The world is tied by the struggles Of men for power in the name of What they say faith is. The truth Is they have no faith, not an ounce… Continue Reading
The biggest mistake was Giving us consciousness along with Sentience, that variable awareness Which comes with thinking, Where thought can be a labyrinth Of our own choice, And light and… Continue Reading
History confirms, Despite always being written by the victors, That the world has forever Been like this.; The slaughter of innocents, The denial of the right to live, The oppression… Continue Reading
The history books burn. Internet circuitry burns out. All networks down, Data banks and backups Wiped. Everything empty. Illustrate this. The crimes of all nations Are not forgotten, Nor the… Continue Reading
Rarely has the world had A period of peace, because Men always want fight wars Intended to reinforce theire Fearlessness In the face of imagined threats, Chase the demons of… Continue Reading
The scale of the lie doesn’t Bear comparison. Hundreds of Thousands of dead litter the books History writes. Those glorious Wars didn’t happen; they were All vanity and preening, the… Continue Reading
Those who live it have always Claimed politics is for the people, But their accents and actions Have always made it esoteric, As impenetrable as that word, A world in… Continue Reading