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on human rights
It is the first human rightVital, fragile, briefThe right to lifeWhich, quick or slow, must endIn a car crash, flood,Obscene bomb attack at a caféA dog bite, disease, famineOr in the night, when asleepPray that it might be soA happy deathShould be the second of our rights~ CLP 06/07/2025 →
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on the warming sea
there were many squidnow octopus are commonpeople are happythey catch octopusand sell them for a lot moreso they are happy~n.b. Not so sure the octopus are too chuffed about it. Life goes on, they say. The only constant is change. CLP 02/07/2025 →
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on peace (iv)
as the big man blusters along Main StreetBoot Hill is filling with famished bodiespeople get caught in mass casualty eventswhile scavenging for scrapsin the middle of a shoot outpeople herded off the landwhere settlerswith military backupstake claims on turfdescribed in ancient texts as promisedthe law of this landleans to ancient scribblersthrough written judgementoral history, nomadic →
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on peace (iii)
after laying down the lawthe big guy left the saloonand as soon as he’d gonethe brawl reignitedDon’t make me come back in there!his voice boomed through the swing doorsa final sly digWhat could I do? I was in mid-swing!the little guy protested(yes, that little guythe one bulked up by steroids, protein drinks and armed to →
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on peace (ii)
staggering away from the scenethe old clown mutterssplutters out his story to sympathetic matesThe Last Chance Saloonreturned to its usual statechaos, criminalityso many heads turning a blind eyethat the regulars miss the warningI’ll be back…but I’m bringing my mates~ CLP 24/06/2025 →
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on peace (i)
the room falls silentafter the big guy smashes theold clown in the moutha few customersnear the exit exiteveryone else looks to their drinksthe big guy turns roundseeking validationhe says, “I warned him”“Aye, ye did.” says the bar room lawyerA few concur with a nodonethen anotherpick up the loose threadsof their abruptly interrupted conversationssoon all are →
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at Summer Solstice
pause to catch the rayscelebrate the height of lightwe live in cycles~n.b. Yesterday, in Northern hemisphere. CLP 220/6/2025 →
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on ignorance
What is going on?curiosity demandssome satisfactionin face of mistrustwe search for explanationwhere sunshine is absentisolated homesfamilies divided by techpreclude discussionwe’re left to join dotsif A is C and B Zwe write our own truths~ CLP 19/06/2025 →
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at the gymnasium
WOW! Look at those gunsWhen you gonna use them, boy?I mean, what’s the point?~n.b. Too much power, too big an arsenal, too many guns, aircraft carriers, tanks, fighter jets, bombers, drones, missiles. They were never going to just sit in a shed. Old men with nothing to lose…how does this happen? CLP 17/06/2025 →
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on peace
what in Hell is going on in the Unholy Land?Who The Devil is in charge?The Demonocracy has Trumped democracyHistories are being spunLies are being spunMy head is spinningI’m getting dizzyThe Earth spins on~n.b. The attack on Iran is by extrapolation an attack on the peace-loving citizens of Israel who must now be prepared to take →
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