Gazing though
the cracked prism
of intolerance
yields a distorted vision
which blurs the distinction
between fact and fiction..

Once the truth gets refracted
it mutates into modern propaganda
for mass transmission
to those desperate for an alternate reality..

These disciples of the corrupted light
thrive in the shadows of minimal sight
free from the contradictions
that rational thought injects

On the fringes of plausibility
the usual suspects congregate

Spinning tales of intrigue
peppered with bitter conspiracy

Those who desperately wanna believe
are always the easiest dupes to deceive

Such useful idiots are they
to spread the poison gospel
that pollutes social media today

biological truth
and other fables
#inkMine

Random atoms Colliding
aimlessly

Aimlessly colliding
randomly
Life ends
when it begins
Extinction ingrained
in our stars
where once again
we shall be

random atoms
colliding aimlessly

trade war
no longer
an allegory
#inkMine

I've known truth intimately
from a varied variety
of levels and angles...

I have molded reality
into the lithe commodity
required to accommodate
my always pliable needs...

Some less creatively enlightened
act all indignant and frightened
that I have opted to live in denial...

I choose to mute them
and their persistent brand
of factual contradictions
that run contrary
to my reassuring
self serving narrative

the week on Wall Street
a bouquet of flowers
in the dumpster
#inkMine

first date
pretending I know anything
about flowers
#inkMine

This poem
was misappropriated
from an impulse of thought
that had zero business
ever being transcribed
and posted

Now that the shit
is out of the toilet
I am powerless to control it

Wish this damn delete button
that failed to get initiated
wasn't so damn defective

A pox on those
of a hyper partisan bent
wishing for a Great Depression
so they can score political points
against the Liberation Day moron
with his crippling tariffs
that will probably wreck
our fragile economy

I will be rooting for it's success
cause the pain would be immense

sunken aircraft carrier
its new life
as a coral reef
#inkMine

The star of the party scene
holding court center stage

Gliding from topic to topic
like a graceful ballerina

Always knows what to say
with the perfect tinge of humor

A true small talk artist
this chit chat virtuoso

Making conversation on the fly

That computation so complex
for we of the tongue tied majority
forever struggling
to figure out what to say next

Where do we go after we’re gone?

Lost is the feeling that once burned strong

Can no longer recall how we got here

The view sure ain't very clear

Time's a wasting on our little game

This candle is running out of flame

Players performing without a stage

Scraps of memory on a faded page

hospital gown
the wrong kind
of cold draft
#inkMine

When a deal
seems too good to be true
it probably is not

Stick your nose in the package
and perform a sniff test

First glance skepticism
in this rip off existence

Honesty such a rare commodity

Practice safe buy

Be the best consumers we can be

CAVEAT EMPTOR baby

emptying the tank
a career
running on fumes
#inkMine

I was there that day
when the script flipped
and all that was before
was ruined too suddenly

Of course postmortems were written
by those of an analysis penchant

Always pushing that question
of why must the world rotate
and snatch away the seasons
just when we were getting use to them

The Maniac Brainiac
stirs his manic
chemical
concoction
consumed by
clueless
consumers
who consume
without considering
the physical consequence

The crazy genius concoctionist
not only controls supply
but can plant and grow demand

manic Monday
an unexpected knock
on the door
#inkMine