Souljacked E-Book

Mark Antony Rossi

• Herausgeber: Soma Publishing
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 35

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Beschreibung

A rough and ready look at the current state of the American Dream through the mirror lens of poetry and short fiction.

Das E-Book Souljacked wird angeboten von Soma Publishing und wurde mit folgenden Begriffen kategorisiert:
humor; pop culture; philsophy; poetry; fiction; politics; america

Leseprobe

SOULJACKED

MARK ANTONY ROSSI

© Copyright 2017

All Rights Reserved.

Table of Contents

Intro: Digital Dunces Be Damned

Big City Faith

Cost of Climb

Don't Forget the Darkness

Alien Girl

March into Dark Hope

Daylight Hurts

Dearly Departed

Brando's Bench of Blues

Reality is Scary Enough

Rebel with Regard

Not a Request

Raj is Standing

His Last Stand

Tiny Avengers

Vox

Boat Sick

Wrath of Rain

Art in Heaven

Monsters Must Die

Class Dismissed

Bring Back Pluto (Or Else)

Drama Within a Drama

My Republic Right or Wrong

Tampa Bay Tantrum

Boxcar Bi-Polar

Green

Flow Free H2O

Surviving in The Now

Hippiecrits

Imperfecta

Protestation

Mayor of Dump City

Question the Quiet

Toads in the Commode

Rationale for Revolt

Cog

Refuse Tomorrow

Red Water Under the Bridge

Corrupt City of My Heart

Speak My Name

Soul Custodian

Vows That Bind (Your Hands)

Curtains

Optic Oasis

Optic Obscure

Optic Obsidian

GD Legit

Trim

Waging Peace

Warfare at 50

Loyalty Left Me Lonely

Vox Vigilante

Old Guys Are Afraid of Tomorrow

Royal Flush

The Grapes of Graft

Window Dressing

Souljacked

About the Author

Introduction:

Digital Dunces Be Damned

The world has changed dramatically since the 1980’s and I don’t mind the end of the Cold War or the disappearance of vinyl records. What pains me as a writer is the police state tactics of word wimps involving hyper sensitized feelings about Race, Sex, Age, Size and now suddenly switching genders at the drop of a hat pin. What the hell happened?

When you have a famous guy winning an Olympic medal for a grueling 10 event competition suddenly wanting to be a “10” himself --- you have a situation ripe for head scratching and maybe some locker room humor. But stupid jokes do not amount to hatred and often tell more about the joke teller than the subject at hand.

Sadly, these days, no matter who you are, a glossary is required to navigate the swirling nonsense thrown at the average person. The rule for the wise is simple: if you must suspend common instinct or common sense you are entering the politically incorrect zone.

A quick glossary provided may be helpful:

Yesterday

Today

Colored/Black

African-American

Chick/Gal/Broad

Woman

Chicano/Hispanic

Latin

Midget/Dwarf

Little Person

He/She – Transformer

Transgender

Old/Cranky

Senior

Fat/Titanic

Full Figured

Retarded/Special

Developmentally Challenged

Blind/Batty

Vision Impaired

Wife/Spouse

Partner

Fairy/Bugger

Gay

Switch Hitter

Bi-Sexual

Indian

Native American

Druggie/Stoner

Chemically Dependent

It’s not hard to support worthy goals of reducing hatred and violence towards people different than most of society. The real issue is how do you achieve a better world by modifying language and expect the elimination of prejudice. Instead of creating understanding you drive bigotry, fear and plain misunderstanding deeper underground and angry having to listen to whining, whimpering and whacky long-winded definitions. We have gotten to the point in society that a love poem to my wife is considered by some to be bondage note from a gender slave owner. And this absurdity from the very people whom have been informed us for the past 50 years that marriage is a business contract created by evil sex-starved men. They are the same ones in the past 10 years who are promoting gay marriage as the coolest, fairest, most equitable arrangement ever invented in the world ----unless you’re straight, then it’s bad and abusive

My advice for the so-called different in the world. You are not different if you don’t blatantly advertise yourself that way. Most folks really don’t care unless you annoy them with all the things that supposedly set you apart. How about focus on the many things that bring us together and stop trying to force your “difference” down everyone’s throats. The world is hard enough without the useless drama. And you will make truer friends once you figure out people don’t want to be told how to think, feel or speak. You don’t need a march or a protest or a seven-hour sermon to effectively make your point. If their parents set them wrong--your example of friendship and patience will eventually open their eyes and hearts. Exchanging intolerance for intolerance is not the formula to break the cruel cycle of bullyism.

Big City Faith

if the fruits of our labor

are retained in our seeds

why are the children

the first to bleed

hear our plea

heavenly Lord

plastic saints

we cannot afford.

Cost of Climb

had I gift of flight

lose I

blessing of sight:

more we rise, less we see