Part 1 can be found here: https://unhiddenlight.blog/2020/06/25/looking-at-racism-part-1/ We all come at the subject of racism from different angles, some have been victims of racism and have been directly affected by the consequences of its evil. Some have been distributors of racist abuse, overtly racially prejudice people who are so comfortable in their own hate that... Continue Reading →
Color Blindness
Color blindness is a part of the problem Trying to say we’ve moved past it Denies your history It denies the issue Good intentions won’t change the world Ignoring reality does not provide equality What is written on paper doesn’t always manifest in practice Yes color blindness is part of the problem The... Continue Reading →
Life is like a river
Life is like a river The current always flows The further down stream you get The faster it seems to flow Yet at times On a gentle bend It appears to slow Almost stand still Then when you look back The past seems so distant Children grow, too quickly Bodies age & get creaky Life... Continue Reading →
Be The Change – yes you!!
So today is a big deal, I get it, we all get it. However today saddens me, from what I see online & talking to people it saddens almost everyone. Yes voting is important, however how we live our lives is significantly more important. Somehow we as a society have arrived at a place where... Continue Reading →
Live With No Regrets
Love like there is no tomorrow For there may be no tomorrow
The Hope Of A Brighter Day
There is always hope you know Even in the darkest of times There is the hope of a brighter day This is my hope No matter what the world brings our way That tomorrow will be brighter I will choose to believe this, always For life is better that way Let us not... Continue Reading →
How about we take a look at the real problem?
The simple tag line of "gun control " may be the single laziest summation of a problem of epic complexity that I have heard. All solutions must begin somewhere, that somewhere should start with an honest analysis of the actual problem & from there difficult questions must be asked and answered with regards to how... Continue Reading →
14 Years
14 years, it’s quite a while The past seems like a lifetime ago We still drive each other crazy Confound each other with changing moods We get busy, we forget things Sometimes we snap, when there’s really no need We might not be perfect, but honey we ain’t all that bad 14 years, its... Continue Reading →
Why can we not just have peace?
In this war ravaged planet Most people just want to be peaceful To get on with their lives, go to work, pay their bills Maybe watch a game, drink a beer with a friend, hug their family They didn't ask for this, we don't want this The world is torn, society is stretched to... Continue Reading →
Is hate the answer? – NO
If hate is the answer You are asking the wrong question If hate is the answer You must be devoid of hope If you are devoid of hope I can assure you Love is the answer Hate heals nothing Hate breads only hate The world will end because of hate Or The world... Continue Reading →
Let the healing begin
Sometimes you have to write in order to find the lies The things that you believed to be true For when they fall on the paper They are so clearly false That the letting go becomes easier And you can finally begin to move on Let the healing begin Sometimes we share, sometimes we don't,... Continue Reading →
Light Of The world
In this dark chaotic world it would be easy to lose hope to lose faith, lose touch, to stop caring so much hate, self righteousness, bigotry There are problems everywhere So much that if you tender your heart it can feel like death Yet there is another way Where instead of focusing on the... Continue Reading →
The Problem is Love?
Is the world burning? Are these the end times? Look at the news Look at social media What has happened? Where are we heading? Murder, rape, slavery Terrorism, prison brakes Pirates, dictators, kingpins Money laundering, tax evasion Political corruption, corporate corruption Capitalism, communism, socialism Fuck-it-all-ism Domestic abuse Rampant prejudice Bullying, pedophilea, ... Continue Reading →
Tired
I am tired Tired of seeing people I care about die Losing the fight to a stupid, evil disease Tired of running from feeling Tired from feeling too much Tired of not knowing the future Tired of caring Tired of not caring Tired of confusion Am I just tired?
Jim
Blood at times is irrelevant You were family in the truest sense of the word You had the deepest of influences A beautiful brother, a beautiful man You were my friend, but more than that, a mentor and a father figure Your family was an inspiration The moment I entered your house My heart... Continue Reading →
Quick to Hate
People today are so quick to hate Yet so slow to understand So quick to judge Yet so slow to find out the details So quick to reject So slow to realize why they are unhappy Slow down Find out the info Wait to make a judgment call You don’t have to have a cast... Continue Reading →
Working
Working, it’s important you know We all have to do it in one way or another As you grow older you go through seasons Sometimes you love to work Sometimes you hate to work Eventually, hopefully You figure it out, you accept working for what it is A means to an end, a way to... Continue Reading →
Whiskey Tears
A whiskey teardrop Falls gently down her cheek As she sits at a dusty table Staring as ageing flowers wither in a vase Lonely, empty, confused She wonders, ponders What could be, what could change If he would just speak But he cannot speak For he is not there And she, she... Continue Reading →
Perfect Strangers
He woke up that morning Not sure he even knew his name A familiar stranger across from him What had they become? Such familiar faces, yet now, perfect strangers Where did the life go, where is the fire? All passion consumed by separate desire Faded embers, a stark reminder Of what once was, maybe... Continue Reading →
Maybe I’m Blind
Maybe I'm too simplistic Optimistic Maybe I'm blindBut I just don't careI don't see the darkOnly lightI don't see despair Only hopeDisaster, Disaster, DisasterNoOpportunity, Opportunity, OpportunityTo begin anewHope Grace Peace JoyLove
What do you want from life?
What do you want from life? That great question that seems so important, we are forever asking it of ourselves & of others, just as they ask it from us. It also begs the question, what are you willing to want? You see it’s no use to call a fantasy a dream. If you’re not... Continue Reading →
The Shire of York
The depth of your green makes my heart yearn for home My soul cherishes the moments we share Rolling hills house untold beauty The glories of creation never more spectacular Sheep quietly discuss the day While a beck winds its way Towards a thunderous waterfall Which feeds a magnificent oasis of ecology Coal fire smoke... Continue Reading →
Hope
Hope arises Like a spring sunrise Light dancing on the dew Mist clearing Revealing beautiful fresh flowers Crocuses, tulips, daffodils et all The renewal of creation The renewal of your spirit, of your soul Hope, in what is yet to come Hope in what is done but has not yet been received Hope, in... Continue Reading →
Light Of The World
Light of the world Burn inside my soul Kindle deeper love Draw me closer still May my consciousness Be overloaded by Your presence May the thought of You, direct all that I do Let me be consumed by the fire of Your love Holy Jesus, may your glorious name Be reflected evermore in... Continue Reading →
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