ORIGINAL WORKS & FAVORITE QUOTES
Poetry
Dealing With Modern Society
Here I sit with no desires
the product of mass media mires
focused on material wealth
my brain is stored neatly on a shelf
of no worth is it to me for reason or craft
when all is spoon-fed; forged on an epitaph
sights and sounds abound and battle to reach my senses
and churches regale in breaking my defenses
as I sit and ponder on what is amiss
my brain starts to churn with reluctant bliss
gradually the sparks come back to my eyes
the hazy glazed stupor fades and I come ALIVE
the "Stepford" cycle of blind faith and monetary striving
is replaced by incredulity proscribing
for it is a wonder to behold
how such a shoddy system took control
so what do I do with my new-found cognition
attempt to choke the system into submission
when that attempt fails miserably and becomes a lost cause
just sit back, peruse the system ; become OZ
A Poem Written In Convoluted Optimism
By: Jacob Kjome
Commentary
What the hell are they thinking?
I often wonder what goes through the mind of an religious zealot
What could possibly lead to such impassioned feelings of self-righteousness?
Such a connection with a power that no one can possibly fathom
Such an obsession of a single doctrine in the total absence of reliable evidence
Such naivete with the concept of "burden of proof"
Such a sense of diffusion of responsibility to a higher power
Such a sordid sense of paternalistic morality
Such a lack of personal empowerment and sense of accomplishment
Such a distinct deficit of a rational, skeptical, outlook on life
Such a deranged idea of the fate of the other 3/4 's of the world's population
Such a bloody history, all in the name of an entity of fantasy
How did this brand of fanatical superstition become the norm in society?
More importantly, when are we going to recover from this depraved "mindcrime?"
When will people realize they have been duped?
Who's mind am I questioning: The individual's or the Church's incarnate?
By: Jacob Kjome
Quotes
Dr. Jack Kevorkian (when asked about his religious leanings): "My god is Mozart, at least
I didn't make mine up!"
More to come!
Jacob Kjome
Thursday, June 19, 1997