Tuesday, June 17, 2025

The Copper

 

The copper lion

leaves a sun glistening trail of blood through the tall grass.

It's own or another's is irrelevant at this point;

Does he look for a good place to lay down and die?

No, just walks on as he always does,

his wounds always too fresh to heal. 


My Path Was Not Chosen,

Dragged down mine in a straight jacket

Given a virtual world 

to live out for the view of the world.

A child kept from the violence like the young Buddha

Only to discover the suffering of the world

Setting out to stop as much as possible.


A creature who grew wings 

has miracles happening around him.

The weather at his behest.

The Holiest 

understand

 I AM love and peace,

beaten to a crawl,

forced to carry a backbreaking cross thru the streets

battered by the taunts of those I once loved.

 

Today I know all people can unite in one family,

and will when in earth it is as it is in heaven.

Hard to see there from here.

My visions and all I have to believe to carry on

tells me I will follow the science 

not what is politically expedient.


I have always felt alone and isolated.

This was from using the television

Instead of going out among people.

I was embarrassed at the thought

I was Jesus.

I did not live a life for you to follow.

I did not want you to watch and listen to me.

Since this was there I used it first to fight you

I was ignorant.  Barely followed politics

sickened by what I saw.


Now, I know there is some ruling cabal

of some sort or another.

And groups like the one I was with 

my so called family.

Now I have disappeared from mention on the tv I have,

a nice enough relief after all the triggers.


My Youtube feed all of a sudden had It's All In My Mind

and a lyle lovette song to the effect.

I will NEVER forget.

I will try to forgive.

I will never be more deadly than I am now.

Your blind spots are filled with your doom,

Ready to bring light to your darkness.

The Hand of God is mine.

The deadly rages he fills me with seem of the past.

Yet I see old allies and know by any means necessary could come.

I who wish to use the lawful means to deal with this

Putting no more officers in danger

Over the actions of Billionaires.


I am on the far left

This does not seem to jibe with my work with the Police;

I feel for all people and see into the minds of many 

-- or try.  

Dark places.

I believe the police

and the community

can solve problems.

I mostly know in twenty years,

we will need Guardians,

devoted to keeping Morality alive.

Not allowing the narrative of ethics

to be molded into the the perversions of their cult leader.


I will move through churches as holy water

whatever denomination I am in I will be

temple, mosque, cathedral, ashram

taking what is universal

into my stream

of attempts at wisdom


I have been choosing my words peaceably.

I once wanted a revolution, 

Purely out of being pissed,

at being brainwashed and ignored.,

I thought I would be approached

This shit explained.

I was making jokes

And you wanted to have a summer of Jesus.


I cheered on armies just because you said they were on my side.

Meaning I was out of danger.

I had no idea what the ramifications were.

Now, here we are...



Not exactly a Jesus here.

I was not raised with the humble dignity of a carpenter

I was not raised religious enough for it to matter much

I was raised to do what I did, 

one way of seeing this...

which I find a cop out.


Lord, in this time of troubles

As in the Holy Land your people are starved to death

And no army can respond.

I pray to you for Peace on this land.

I pray that the open society we were moving toward

will become all the more urgent under Trump.

Democracy precious enough to reform the present crew.




























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