Sound Bites 4-8-2026

The Dark Side

 

Freedom

is damned

by its own

proclamation

 

Where choices

once good

turn away

from the truth

 

Freedom

of speech

not just for

the righteous

 

Self-serving

subversion

alive

— to pursue

 

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Fading To Black

 

Time

weaves loss

into the dormant

mind

 

Caught in

abeyance

vacuum

— entwined

 

(Dreamsleep: April, 2026)

 

 

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To Set Free

 

Once they are read

words become language

Language becomes freedom

— enlightenment fed

 

 

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Lost In Reference

 

All the time

I spent remiss

Comparing

the comparisons

 

All the time

I spent vacant

Lost

— to myself

 

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New Arrivals

 

Unphased

and rephrased

 old words become new

 

Repurposed

with feeling

as Sages review

 

Intrepid

endemic

the passion preserved

 

For those

new arrivals

— who search underserved

 

 

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Ellis Island

 

Its hope
is unfettered

beyond tyranny

or fear

 

The gateway

to freedom

its port

— to endear

 

 

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Wasted Breath

 

“This Has To Stop”

is never enough

the words are

empty still

 

“This Has To Stop”

a wasted breath

of status quo

— distilled

 

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To The Political Elites

 

I don’t buy

what you’re selling

I won’t sing

in your choir

I can’t kneel

at your altar

I serve truth

— not a liar

 

(Dreamsleep: April, 2026)

 

 

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Steps Determine

 

Right foot inside

the circle

left foot out

 

Left foot inside

the circle

right foot out

 

Inside

outside

steps determine

 

Acceptance

rejection

— inside out

 

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Surviving The Forest

 

Grow wild

according to thy nature

And slay the waiting demon

of fates revenge

 

To worship

at the highest altar

Above alpine meadows

— where the heart befriends

 

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Sands Of Time

 

The hourglass

empties

Each day

valued more

 

To savor

and treasure

This moment

— endures

 

(Dreamsleep: April, 2026)