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The Core of Who We Are

August 28, 2019August 29, 2019 Tony DeLorger 1681 Views 8 Comments compliance, dreams, regression, regret, society, who we are

How aware are we to the unconscious thoughts and drives that lead life to such devoted compliance with the norm.

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Under Neon

July 15, 2019July 17, 2019 Tony DeLorger 2401 Views 6 Comments pressure, society, solace, under neon, unhappiness, Wealth

We are lost in life’s dream, our centre straying to other realms and extremes. In our attempt to fit within

Free Verse Poetry

When Does Madness

July 16, 2018July 18, 2018 Vincent Moore 2096 Views 10 Comments desperation, dramatic poetry, madness, sleep, society

Madness … Take over our mind, what causes us to go off course, is it ageing? when the brain becomes

Inspirational Poetry Poetry Rhyming Verse

Where I’m Supposed to Be

April 19, 2018 Tony DeLorger 1448 Views 4 Comments gifts and dreams, life's journey, poem, right choices, society, supposed to be

Clean the day, as if doused and cleansed by night, before those first rays of light appear, a delicate golden

Inspirational Poetry Poetry Rhyming Verse

We Can be Heroes

April 8, 2018April 8, 2018 John Hansen 2013 Views 11 Comments diamond in the rough, heroes, outside the box, respect, society

We Can be Heroes What is important in your life, Your family, job, or health? Success, respect, or happiness, Or

Ode Poetry

Baby Boomer Profile

March 6, 2018August 14, 2018 Donald Loudon 2594 Views 0 Comments baby boomer, ode, poetry, profile, segregation, society

Baby Boomer Profile … Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Q Baby Boomer Virgin on the cusp of tomorrow Mid

Free Verse Poetry

The Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Ones

March 23, 2017March 23, 2017 John Hansen 3823 Views 14 Comments blind, deaf, dumb, life, politics, society

The Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Ones Hear they not the roaring silence That assails their ears? See they

Essay Novel Excerpt

‘The View from the Shed’ excerpt Chapter 19, Freedom

March 1, 2017March 1, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2445 Views 2 Comments compromises, excerpt, freedom, limitations, society, thought

‘The View from the Shed’ excerpt CHAPTER NINETEEN Freedom My son hadn’t been in the shed for months, and I’m

Memoir Poetry

To Be Known, the World and its Potential

December 22, 2016December 22, 2016 Tony DeLorger 1837 Views 2 Comments art, compliance, known, memoir, society, thought

To be known…we are much more I abide by the thoughts that allow me to fit, but those thoughts are

Epistle Poetry

The State of Society, the World

December 12, 2016 Tony DeLorger 1437 Views 4 Comments debt, epistle, possessions, slavery, society, system

The more I know, the less I realize I know, for life has secrets, not all that obvious to passers

Epistle Poetry

A Different Meaning for Equality

December 12, 2016December 12, 2016 Tony DeLorger 2251 Views 0 Comments balance, equality, judgement, meaning, rules, society

Equality…a misnomer Equality rides a fractious horse, yet its behavior as varied as its rider’s moods, seen by everyone differently,

Free Verse Poetry

A Hateful Compliance

August 17, 2016 Tony DeLorger 1658 Views 4 Comments compliance, nature, philosophy, poem, right, society

Compliance… for good or self? Compliance is a knee-jerk response, an ingrained application of societal prohibition and structure, yet to

Epistle

False Gods and Slight of Hand

August 11, 2016August 12, 2016 Tony DeLorger 1398 Views 2 Comments distraction, epistle, lies, life, responsibility, society

False Gods… Distractions and addictions… What words can I say not already said, of all the woe and hatred that

Epistle Poetry

A Societal Peace

June 27, 2016June 28, 2016 Tony DeLorger 1860 Views 2 Comments circumstance, judgement, kindness, peace, poem, society

Civility marks my path as I invest

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Wake for Humanity

June 12, 2016June 12, 2016 Melissa Hougard 3100 Views 18 Comments humanity, sad, shootings, society, violence, wake

Humanity look what we have become… lost in our screens devoid of life’s gentler dreams. “Active shooters” “Fluid scenes”

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