Jalapeno Peppers

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midnight in the summer sky
rain falls when eyes are full
i want to stop them so i write
of candles lost upon my desk
of candles placed upon my chest
and vigil candles lit so long ago
in memory of the dead
bath candle no longer used for bath
i place upon my postered wall
it lights my favorite charity
“doctor’s without borders”
it is […]

Off the Slate
“There’s bad news today
from both Iraq and Afghanistan,
where it seems that recent military successes
aren’t translating into political progress.”
getting troops out of Iraq
will not be an American defeat
no, no “cut and run”
it will be a George Bush American Foreign Policy defeat.
And it would be a win
for America’s republican democratic process
to end this illegal
ill begotten […]

”
Elephant in the Room,”
announces Goldberg, Jonah of
National Review On Line, is
“the line between US and Mexico.”
Yo Respondo:
that line is not
unlike the wide wide ocean
our forefathers crossed
seeking a new life!
of course he was not referring to himself
as a Republican elephant
further he prrotrudes,
“Immigration is
the 4th (or 3rd) estate in the 2008 election.”
full meaning
to freeze us in […]

is it the suit/tie of the CATO Inst that binds
or your faulty logic that suffers the brain
claiming the WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
report is faulty in it’s reporting
America is 37th in longevity
and 54th in fairness.
Telling C-SPAN viewers
Life expectancy is no measure of health
and
The reason our health care is so expensive
is because we want the best
Ya sure Tanner […]

i touch my finger to your pictured face
wanting so to come home to you
i’m not afraid to stay here
but i grow weary and it grows hard
and harder still
it is
yes again
Thanksgiving Eve
the day before
turkey gobbling
strutting parades
and children starving by hundreds of thousands
today’s news:
* U.S. submits missile defense plans
* Tropical storms loom in south Asia
yesterday’s news:
In Myanmar […]

for Christ’s sake does anybody care
in Burma
(why did they rename it Myanmar?)
why are Buddhist Monks being tortured
what and why
oh power power power
how seductive thou art!
Why are the Christians not protesting?
Why are not the Jews lamenting?
From heaven to hell
we go flipping flopping
From shore to forest
we go marching warring
Heys you in your box
it’s johnny-jump up time
(psst!
do something)

If only Israel had not destroyed the SS Liberty
If only Israel had not acquired nuclear weapons
If only George Bush hadn’t lied to get US into war with Iraq
Or Sharon had not continued to build illegal settlements
Then the world and we the people
would not hear the cry of wolf
of course
both sides have committed wrong doings
have caused […]

Joseph repairing the boat
Michael rowing to shore
there is no going home
with troops in landlocked
greeenzone, save, not safe
deathly quiet there
on the Middle East front
as Big Brother takes control
Dr. Catherine Wilkerson jailed
for protesting police brutality
committed on citizens
peacefully protesting in Michigan…
explained last July by a cop
in Central, Colorado,
“We can do anything we want
now that we have
homeland security!”
Jesus Joseph!
Set […]

(t)here’s a growing number
of Bush administration officials who
believe Pervez Musharraf
won’t survive current crisis.
Consequently,
an increasing number of discussions
about Pakistan’s future
and how they could ensure
a smooth transition to a new leader,
all while making it seem as if they’re not
actually playing behind-the-scenes.
Wolf wolf!

(..)
Is there a Bhutto in the house?
Shangri-La renamed Camp David?
The rich eat gold leaves while their children eat lead toys?
What is the difference between a Christian wanting rapture
fully believing all others will suffer a hell on earth
and a Muslim who wants 70 virgins and all it takes
is blowing up as many infidels as possible?
Sex offenders […]

who exactly is not tolerant of whom?
is there anyone out here in the real world
who want to pass a law prohibiting Christianity? NO
is there anyone out there in Christianity
who want to pass a low prohibiting abortion
because THEY are against it? YES
who wants an insane man executed
and angry because it has not yet happened
then boldly claims […]

when everything was good
and everything was clean
was it the luck-of-drawn
quartering nothing
4.5 billion years ago
we were all one
each one an energy of four
a one all mighty to behold
a four almighty to be bold
learning all those edgy things
thus gave us room to soar
with only partial information
of how to fly we flew
speed warping wide expanding
universe colidings
step on my […]

Simple Math:
In World War I - 10 million deaths
In World War II - 62 million deaths
roughly extracting times 6 equals
World War III - 372 million deaths
Advanced Math:
65,000 nuclear warheads in 1985
(some partially dismantled but still exist)
nuclear power located in nine different countries
Russia, United States, UK, France, China
India, Pakistan, North Korea, Israel
Promethean Math:
Fire burns. Fire […]

in the days of our years there was folly
adventure and unconsciousness
between the blessings and the curses
date rape toys and devil music
wars are psychological now
death thru derth and sundry.
the faith is in the dream
the dream is in the making
our bloodless civil war
rages
on the superhighway
of information.
the whole world is watching
this unique time in human history
with two sides […]

when a caller to Larry King Live asks
why Lou only reads favorable emails on his show
Larry asks Lou if he gets many unfavorable emails
which became the only moment in Lou’s diatribe
against illegal immigration
he had to pause then mutter,
“We get very few unfavorable emails.”
Even Bill O’Reilly with his also Catholic mentality
has a security to read a […]

David Rivkin says “yes” to water boarding
even after Abu Ghraib
even when our courts throw out confessions
obtained from torture
even when it is against National
and International Law
i note the only time Rivkin stuttered
this morning on C-SPAN
was when a caller asked him
“why don’t you subject yourself to water boarding”
i hope Rivkin doesn’t call himself a Christian
which means, by […]

was Hugo Chaves on Dick’s mind
when Dick slipped and said Peru
or is a storm gathering in Peru
to oust Alan García who
welcomes US free trade agreement
even as Alan G. works to privatize
drinking water
for peasant many of whom
have barely food?

of course he’s in the foxhole
we’re tired of losing chickens
and granny’s gown thread bare
the Senate would make water boarding illegal
while accepting the militarist’s manual
of interrogating techniques
all our undies hangin’ in a row
WE ALL KNOW
torture bares little if any
useful truths
ERGO WE ALL SHOULD KNOW
there is an alternative intent
TO TORTURE TILL WE BREAK THE MAN
and get the […]

490 years ago today!
selling tickets into Heaven
i’ve bought a few myself
“plenary indulgences”
back in my no-hay Catholic days
despite the fact that one
plenary indulgence
was Heaven insurance for a lifetime
many and me and more
bought insurance for our insurance
thank you Martin Luther
for this outing of money changers in the temple
and thank you for making “the” Bible accessible
to we the […]