The system kills
at will,
spilling over on
those not part
of the
establishment
the enactments
the entrapment
of the party line.

So, where do we
find the line we
need to cross
in order to
shed truth on
lies, on
what's denied,
on hiding places
made to leave no
trace of what's
gone wrong?

Live truth or pretend?
You were not of the
system then, but are
you now? Have you
joined the crowd? Do
you remain proud of
who you are as a
Sacred being, as one
who sees the reality
of what you truly
need to succeed in
your life and your
dreams?

Let go of false guilt,
and focus on your
ability to transform
yourself from within
and without. You are
in the system, but
only of the system if
you let yourself go
by playing some
game that perpetuates
shame. Most certainly,
we do what we must,
but do not get lost
inside "The Matrix."

What will you swallow?

Only you can choose
your Truth to follow.

~© JDS 04/23/2009~

SODA POP?

I don’t think we should
talk about war anymore.
Do you? I mean, so there’s
a huge death toll, and
people are gettin’ blown
to bits but, what’s with
all this anyway? Who’s
to say any of this matters?
War certainly is big
business too but, so who
cares? As long as your
parent isn’t going there?
Right? So there’s a fight
here and there, and there
and here.

Do we really need to hear
about someone else’s
nightmare as long as we
think it doesn’t effect us?
Is speaking about war a
must? I mean, whaat’s the
fuss?! After all, “In God
We Trust” so the mighty
dollar says. I’d rather
talk about religion ‘cause
there’s a lot of sinners
out there not goin’ to
church! You know, not doin’
much about the status quo.

Oh! Wait a minute! Do we
know if the status quo has
anything to do with war?
Perhaps it just might
‘cause when people are
oppressed with the same
ol' same ol' they want
change, and will go to
great pains to have the
basics in life. But if
those at the top try to
stop equity and economic
balance, a lance or two
may be thrown.

Oh, I don’t know. Should
we talk about war or not?
People die, bodies drop,
but, that’s OK. I’d rather
sit around drinking, or
thinkin’ ‘bout soda pop!

~© JDS 04/29/2009~

Tears are falling fast.
Tears for now, tears
for the past.

Will we grasp the
meaning of this war?
Or grasp the reality,
the insanity, of any
war that came before?

So many, and "in the
name of God," but
that's just a facade,
smoke and mirrors.
"For Oil We Stand,
Divided We Thrive"
so the motto seems.
The American Dream?

Western Imperialism
at its best? Do we
honestly invest to
systematically
oppress,
depress,
stress,
cause unrest among
other peoples,
other nations?

"They" must be
contained so resources
are gained, strategic
sites obtained. Oh,
but we can explain!
The “communists are
coming,” and now the
terrorists. There's no
error as to who THEY
are; "they wear scarves"
so of course we're
alarmed!

“We” wear suits, yes,
we're civilized, and
deny any blood on our
hands! Can't we just
get our people to
blindly understand
we're under attack?

And so, the beat goes
on....and so do the
bombs....

~© JDS 04/06/2009~

Wow. Love the concept....

Yes, it is both painful and liberating....I think we are all confronted, on some deep level, with having to ask, as "Neo" did in the movie The Matrix, which pill will or do or did we choose to swallow.....the red one or the blue one?