Mythos & Marginalia

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j.g. lewis

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Mondays are just young Fridays

Information is always available. On the news, in conversation and general commotion, you can’t help but hear it. 
   Do you listen? 
   Do you hear what is being said, by others or yourself? 
   What someone says often differs from what others have heard. 
   Do you recognize the patterns that infiltrate common thought? 
   Who will listen? 
   We all have bits of information and convincing concerns rattling about our heads — you know the ones; the ones that keep coming back — that are varied and confusing. By talking them out we are allowed to remove them from our minds and better address them openly. 
   An open mind. 
   It all comes from talking, and through listening, mainly to your self. 
   Talking things out allows you to gain greater perspective to all the concerns, issues and problems you may be experiencing. 
   We all have problems . . . I know I do. 
   Talking them out seems to help. 

11/27/2023                                                                                                j.g.l. 

take the time

Forgiveness, thankfulness, mindfulness, gratitude; we don’t take the time as frequently as we should to express what is important to those who are important. We are all human. With all we all have going on, it is too easy to forget where we are, or drift away from where we were. It takes time. It takes effort. It takes honesty. It is hard to find the time. It’s harder to make the time. Now is the time.

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11/24/2023

Enjoy your day in your own way.

11/24/2012                                                                                                    j.g.l.

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Adding Insult To Illusion

Posted on November 12, 2022 by j.g.lewis Leave a comment

Turn it off. Weary the mind. You’ve had your say

now allow time for those working, or trying, and

believing there may still be opportunity, perhaps

prosperity. If allowed. Can the dream still exist?

More and more it becomes less and less important.

I will not listen; or cannot, a more apt description,

to the incessant ignorance spilling from your lips.

My ears bleed, my heart aches, among this crush

of bigotry, inequality and blind trust misplaced.

I put on my headphones commanding ear-splitting

silence to shut out the numbing narcissistic diatribe

with its women-hating violence. You’ve said all that

you needed to get what you wanted, you bullied,

and prophesied, and threatened and taunted. Now

perpetuating insult with that firm hypocritical

stance, adding insult to illusion, capitalizing on

chance. It’s less about being chosen, and now

what you choose, because my motherhood issues

are a far cry from your motherfucking truths.

  

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