In Celebration

Wringing of the hands 
In despair 
Ringing in the age 
Of the fake outrage 
For the bell tolls 
For thee 
In celebration
 #poetry, #Resist

In Celebration

Wringing of the hands 
In despair 
Ringing in the age 
Of the fake outrage 
For the bell tolls 
For thee 
In celebration
 #poetry, #Resist

Jus Diss

Disdain and Justification

"It’s a sad day for America when the president spends his time bullying, lying and spewing petty personal attacks instead of doing his job." 

From some major news outlets and even from both sides of the aisle in Congress.

 This is the stuff that T has been doing for decades and everyone is so shocked?

These are the same actions T has done during the election campaigns so why the surprize? 

The whole thing has just been one big land grab - the greatest real-estate deal of all time, the only thing T has ever wanted.

 America and the Presidency mean nothing to him. Even the Russians are at his disposal for that purpose. 

I got to hand it to him, he switched from Democrat to Republican to use the system towards his own ends.

First rule in any deal, never take your eye off the ball as the endgame is the only game that matters. 

While the news, media and congress and other politicians from around the world react and comment he's acquiring the wealth and fame he's always desired. 

I just shake my head in wonder at the absurdity of the whole situation that so clearly illustrates why the rule of law and man always wins out. 

It's the most consistent and consistency always wins.

 By playing "the rules" T has masterfully shown why his disdain for pretty much everything is justified.

This isn’t cynicism, it’s applying the rules, playing the odds so that winning makes it’s appearance often enough to make the game worth playing.

And, in his defense, he didn’t write the rules or invent the game.

Welcome to the game, how do you like it?

In Judeo/Christian religious scriptures there is the part where for the sake of the 10 just destruction would be withheld.

Fortunately, there there seems to be more than 10 at this time.

A. MENDOZA, 2017 

Jus Diss

Disdain and Justification

"It’s a sad day for America when the president spends his time bullying, lying and spewing petty personal attacks instead of doing his job." 

From some major news outlets and even from both sides of the aisle in Congress.

 This is the stuff that T has been doing for decades and everyone is so shocked?

These are the same actions T has done during the election campaigns so why the surprize? 

The whole thing has just been one big land grab - the greatest real-estate deal of all time, the only thing T has ever wanted.

 America and the Presidency mean nothing to him. Even the Russians are at his disposal for that purpose. 

I got to hand it to him, he switched from Democrat to Republican to use the system towards his own ends.

First rule in any deal, never take your eye off the ball as the endgame is the only game that matters. 

While the news, media and congress and other politicians from around the world react and comment he's acquiring the wealth and fame he's always desired. 

I just shake my head in wonder at the absurdity of the whole situation that so clearly illustrates why the rule of law and man always wins out. 

It's the most consistent and consistency always wins.

 By playing "the rules" T has masterfully shown why his disdain for pretty much everything is justified.

This isn’t cynicism, it’s applying the rules, playing the odds so that winning makes it’s appearance often enough to make the game worth playing.

And, in his defense, he didn’t write the rules or invent the game.

Welcome to the game, how do you like it?

In Judeo/Christian religious scriptures there is the part where for the sake of the 10 just destruction would be withheld.

Fortunately, there there seems to be more than 10 at this time.

A. MENDOZA, 2017 

BEAUTY

BEAUTY

to see another reflection 

more beautiful than ourselves

looking outward to what we see

recognizing that as what is part of 

who we are 

we see beauty 

recognizing that 

we are also beautiful

resisting beauty 

denies our humanity

condemning beauty 

embraces that hatred

that is why 

the first actions of hated 

seeks 

to destroy beauty

that is why 

the last actions of beauty 

is to destroy hated

because even in hatred 

beauty seeks itself

to see 

a reflection 

more beautiful 

A. MENDOZA, 2017

BEAUTY

BEAUTY

to see another reflection 

more beautiful than ourselves

looking outward to what we see

recognizing that as what is part of 

who we are 

we see beauty 

recognizing that 

we are also beautiful

resisting beauty 

denies our humanity

condemning beauty 

embraces that hatred

that is why 

the first actions of hated 

seeks 

to destroy beauty

that is why 

the last actions of beauty 

is to destroy hated

because even in hatred 

beauty seeks itself

to see 

a reflection 

more beautiful 

A. MENDOZA, 2017

TINY FROGS

TINY FROGS

a praying man understands poetry

as a bird understands its song

as the tiny frog chirps in rhythm

and the flying insects buzz as background

to an understanding unplanned

background rhythm to songs

poet's music praying

singing to the birds

offering a hand to insects

stepping to those rhythms

of those tiny frogs

there is only silence

when the prayer stops

to understand the poetry

and the tiny frogs

snap and catch the buzzing insect

the action

is the moment

to stop

is the silence

where poetry

becomes

prayer

A. MENDOZA, 2017

 

TINY FROGS

TINY FROGS

a praying man understands poetry

as a bird understands its song

as the tiny frog chirps in rhythm

and the flying insects buzz as background

to an understanding unplanned

background rhythm to songs

poet's music praying

singing to the birds

offering a hand to insects

stepping to those rhythms

of those tiny frogs

there is only silence

when the prayer stops

to understand the poetry

and the tiny frogs

snap and catch the buzzing insect

the action

is the moment

to stop

is the silence

where poetry

becomes

prayer

A. MENDOZA, 2017