poetry
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Good, Hubris, the Waxed Emperor, and the Mentor
The myth of Icarus is a cautionary tale for all times. Flying too close to the sun with wax wings has predictable results. This is very much a tale for our time. Myths are truth that instruct with undeniable, universally… Continue reading
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Good and Cruelty’s Enjoyment
I keep coming back to the conversation I had with an older man in a park in Chicago. One of those tentative explorations between two people enjoying the view. He asked me why I wouldn’t vote for the candidate he… Continue reading
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Good and the Human Flaw
Exploding pagers and two way radios triggered these reflections but they are only the tipping point of a long history of concern. When your skin-close personal possessions and accessories suddenly are outed as potential weapons of war some kind of… Continue reading
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Good, People, War, Crime
If you really want a prolonged war the first thing to do is to reduce people into categories. Create a box that looks like an egg crate and line those people up in neat abstract rows. Crimes of passion in… Continue reading
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Good and Moral Humiliation
The only thing good and greed share is their first letter g. The accumulation of great personal wealth beyond a certain measure should be humiliating, embarrassing and shameful. Pull back the blankets on today’s international tragedies and the disparity of… Continue reading
The Good Decision 