Sucker Album Review and General Comments on Society

  From Plato, Aristotle, Horace, Longinus to Mazzoni and the present, the idea that art can serve a function is old. That art could inform people’s virtues, morals, spur them to civic duty, heroism, transport them, connect them with God (the transcendental) and even bring them consolation in times of difficulty. This idea is not …

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The Impartialist vs the Partialist

In moral philosophy to be an impartialist means you believe that people should be treated fairly and equally without bias or prejudice. You would be inclined to believe that we should treat people this way in all situations. This is very appealing since it speaks to our desire for justice and fairness. The impartialist understands …

Into

You can drive a spear through my chest I doubt I will feel it Doubt I will care 'Cause when it falls it shatters Pieces of shit that scatter into nothimg... Into me.

What is at the core of loneliness?

I have been thinking for a while about the nature of loneliness. Obviously being lonely isn't being alone, people can be alone and not be lonely. People can also be lonely in a group of people. So, what is it to be lonely? My experience of being lonely around people came to me with my …

Syllogism

"If you leave Then I will die", you said. Oh, darling, you're quite a syllogism.

Sodden

Insects on my skin Crawling in my skin Fires shooting from head A broken brain spitting images Feelings. Life cracking me CRAC-KING ME. Revealing my mind! Revealing my  In-SANITY! #### Shit is going a bit South needed to express.  Love you all 

Sex vs Violence

Buckley, Canadian commentator who runs the YouTube channel A Dose of Buckley, has pointed out something which I hadn’t really noticed until now. In his video Miley vs Taylor and Sex vs Violence he asks why we tolerate violence more than we do sex. It is not like someone has died from someone walking into …

Bitch

You asked me for milk Hand on the gate I turned around and said it God knows I would never call any woman that. I never have. You neglect your children You come and go as you please. Disappear in the middle of the night Go AWOL for a couple of days And still you …

The Thrill and Guilt

I don’t care if your soul chokes. Grab the neighbor’s dog, Slit its throat. Watch the blood seep into the ground, As the air thickens, Feel as life wriggles its way. You’ll know how precious life is And how wrong it is.   ### Taken from my book of poems and essays Plug Your Ears …