Jonathan Heatt's Blog: Teaching Snapping Turtles - Posts Tagged "violence"
A Bullet for your Thoughts
There is no more contemptible sound
than a gunshot.
the cackle of a jackal pales.
A gunshot is worse
because it’s followed by
screams of sorrow
or painful moans.
If laughter is the music of life
then screams are the horror.
The gun is the new Frankenstein monster.
Who is more evil: the monster
or the creator?
Man created guns.
And now. That monster. Kills
men, women, and children.
Did God create man?
or the Devil?
They are both guilty by association.
The Poems of Unsound Men
than a gunshot.
the cackle of a jackal pales.
A gunshot is worse
because it’s followed by
screams of sorrow
or painful moans.
If laughter is the music of life
then screams are the horror.
The gun is the new Frankenstein monster.
Who is more evil: the monster
or the creator?
Man created guns.
And now. That monster. Kills
men, women, and children.
Did God create man?
or the Devil?
They are both guilty by association.
The Poems of Unsound Men
ABC Season's Greetings!
What better way to celebrate Christmas than to watch violent movie trailers on TV?
Normally I like to watch NBA games on Christmas while cooking in the kitchen, especially when the Cavs play the Warriors, but this year I had to turn off the TV before halftime. The horribly violent movie trailer commercials failed to add anything festive to my mood. Forgive me if I don't want to see Deadpool "sharing bullets" on the holidays. Or the gun-infested H8ful Eight. Or the gun-slingin' fools in Ride Along 2. Or the Michael Bay movie of war & violence.
Just this past December there was a mass shooting, terrorist attack, and random acts of assorted violence in America, only a sick culture would promote the glorification of fictitious violence on its most sacred Holiday. And only a brainless depraved audience would be entertained.
The only sane alternative to this brutish spectacle is to keep the television off. And so I pulled the plug before my Holiday spirit was ruined. I replaced the noise with music.
Music has the power to uplift the soul, whereas ABC tries to crush it.
Normally I like to watch NBA games on Christmas while cooking in the kitchen, especially when the Cavs play the Warriors, but this year I had to turn off the TV before halftime. The horribly violent movie trailer commercials failed to add anything festive to my mood. Forgive me if I don't want to see Deadpool "sharing bullets" on the holidays. Or the gun-infested H8ful Eight. Or the gun-slingin' fools in Ride Along 2. Or the Michael Bay movie of war & violence.
Just this past December there was a mass shooting, terrorist attack, and random acts of assorted violence in America, only a sick culture would promote the glorification of fictitious violence on its most sacred Holiday. And only a brainless depraved audience would be entertained.
The only sane alternative to this brutish spectacle is to keep the television off. And so I pulled the plug before my Holiday spirit was ruined. I replaced the noise with music.
Music has the power to uplift the soul, whereas ABC tries to crush it.
Compreapprehension
Too many superstitions, too much trouble
No bubble for the common man
Natural Selection
has become a C-section
A's and B's are rare,
Mutated beliefs ping-ponging at a rapid pace
creating a rabid base
of people.
we are sick & twisted
around gauges, and gears,
and grease, and hair-trigger tempers
Semper Fi
is no different than allah akbar to the NRA
so long as they both die
by guns.
We will never become one
people
so long as we cater to evil.
Evil is that
envy, jealousy,
bigotry,
religious zealotry.
We are all one
nation under the sun
The only day
we're different is when
we pray
on Sunday
No bubble for the common man
Natural Selection
has become a C-section
A's and B's are rare,
Mutated beliefs ping-ponging at a rapid pace
creating a rabid base
of people.
we are sick & twisted
around gauges, and gears,
and grease, and hair-trigger tempers
Semper Fi
is no different than allah akbar to the NRA
so long as they both die
by guns.
We will never become one
people
so long as we cater to evil.
Evil is that
envy, jealousy,
bigotry,
religious zealotry.
We are all one
nation under the sun
The only day
we're different is when
we pray
on Sunday
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