Life with depression, isolation, Low self-esteem are conductive To lead some into destructive Behavior: drugs, cutting, suicide, in submission
To peer pressure, an abomination Played in schools and social media Who has subliminal criteria That provides some collateral for creation
Of a compulsion to hurt others, knowing Of the resulting confusion that will Lead to unfortunate decisions that kill The will to live free of the castrating
And agitating abomination of isolation Whose suicidal intention folic Within a sea of hardships, backwards, bucolic, Needing calm reflection overcoming self-destruction.
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
We’re being bombarded, daily, By subliminal messages, hourly, Whispers of drugs, violence, alcoholics’ enduced hazes, minutely, Incorporated in ALL media, compulsively.
Resistance is Futile …
Words, sounds, images coalesce Into an indoctrinated presence That’s insidious in its convergence Into your mind, creating a blinding trace
For behaviors that are incongruent With ‘our’ Ideals of humanity, that are esculent By mediocrity of addiction becoming permanent, As our dependence skyrockets into exponent …
‘Resitance is Futile’ …
As our struggles persist, our Vision, imagination, purveyor Of our strength of cohesion, flutter Into a bud that flourishes in power.
As ‘Resistance is Futile’,
Our obstacles remain tangible, Yet, clearly, unattainable. The need to strive to be corrigible Is embedded in our DNA, for hope is always tenable.
Thus: ‘Resitance is (Not) Futile.’
*1. Star Treck, the Borgh, a a cyborg entity trying to Conquer worlds, says this to Captain Pickard when they wish to invade earth.
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
Thank you, administrators, for the accolade and your hard work.
Listen Wisely
Studies have shown that loud Talkers are those who have lower Self-confidence, using their voice in a crowd Implies they’re trying to overwhelm listener
With their high pitch, while imparting Little wisdom with gossip galore. Speak your mind, but do it without parading How rudely, loudly you interrupt the core
Of the flow of conversation. What’s best is speaking wisely only, Listen, think, then offer your opinion Quietly imposing self-respect, carefully,
So that hearing and processing What’s being said becomes innate, As you’re not showing off, rather, stating Knowledge in an acceptable tone with great
Purpose of conveying advice That can be helpful if used wisely, Not thrown away because it’s a piece Spoken softly in tune with minds’ frequency.
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
Thank you, administrators, for the accolade and your hard work.
Abomination
Life with depression, isolation, Low self-esteem are conductive To lead some into destructive Behavior: drugs, cutting, suicide, in submission
To peer pressure, an abomination Played in schools and social media Who has subliminal criteria That provides some collateral for creation
Of a compulsion to hurt others, knowing Of the resulting confusion that will Lead to unfortunate decisions that kill The will to live free of the castrating
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
Thank you, administrators, for the accolade. Your work is highly appreciated.
A Well Told Tale
As September flows with fall Leaves, school starts, and students Congregate together in circles that ball Their hatred into sweetened scents,
Like fall spiced cakes melting In the palate, but goes down like Knives tearing away confidence, striking The most vulnerable to rise above them as they hike
Away, fleeing the hurt, depression That steals away their happiness, Cheer, and optimism inflicting compression Of the heart into heated coal, unless,
Unless I come to the forefront With an uplifting anecdote that reveals The impunity of the instigators whose font In capitals, try to keep their popularity that feels
Like actors on show, who need Evidence of their power over Others, while my short tale told Them both that intellect and humor
Rise above vanity and inflicting pain, As my travail reveals their shortcomings As one hurts, while the other gain Insurmountable damage to their self-images.
As they let my intervention sink in The depressed learns a lesson In strength to overcome negativity in A world that seems to require it, as would any prison.
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
Thank you, administrators, for the accolade. Your work is highly appreciated.
A Well Told Tale
As September flows with fall Leaves, school starts, and students Congregate together in circles that ball Their hatred into sweetened scents,
Like fall spiced cakes melting In the palate, but goes down like Knives tearing away confidence, striking The most vulnerable to rise above them as they hike
Away, fleeing the hurt, depression That steals away their happiness, Cheer, and optimism inflicting compression Of the heart into heated coal, unless,
Unless I come to the forefront With an uplifting anecdote that reveals The impunity of the instigators whose font In capitals, try to keep their popularity that feels
Like actors on show, who need Evidence of their power over Others, while my short tale told Them both that intellect and humor
Rise above vanity and inflicting pain, As my travail reveals their shortcomings As one hurts, while the other gain Insurmountable damage to their self-images.
As they let my intervention sink in The depressed learns a lesson In strength to overcome negativity in A world that seems to require it, as would any prison.
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
In a G 11 history class, the teacher started world history class unit with the question: ” What do you know about Islam? ” The general consensus was that Muslims are terrorists and they conquerored using ‘the sword’. Both misconceptions affected me personally as i was a Muslim teen in the 80s. I can’t fault my peers at the time as they were parroting what the media wanted them to perceive. It was interesting to see the change in my peers’ behavior with me after that. That was, also, perhaps one of the first times when I encountered such hate at a young age. At the time, I didn’t think of it as traumatic, but it is a form of bullying, where ‘if you’re not like us, just leave’. Today, the platforms for bullying have extended to social media as well and are affecting our teens negatively. For some, it’s so bad, that they opt to committing suicide. My question, for those of you who have teens: ‘Are you close enough to your teen to help them overcome what’s happening to them? What are the steps you’d take?’
Poetry for Change 