Random thoughts – A Midsummer’s Blog

Soldier for the Truth

Here is my heart, hammering steady in my chest
A drum beating out in defiance to all the lies
Giving voice to the Truth, saying earth is blest
By this most Holy Infant’s purest, softest cries

The world and I

The world and I played together in the fountain,
Grew old together, and climbed many a mountain
Saw Havoc reek the great wars on mankind
Sheltered from rain under bushes and played hide-&-find

The Constellation of This Mind

Mem’ries spiral outward, each drenched in love and pain,
Hope running through one and all as a strong vein,
Each interconnected by spiderwebs fine
Dipped in vinegar-honey and soaked in wine.

my attic

Tread careful, curious one
Upon these dusty floors
It has been an age and more
Since a soul came through this door
And saw my heart undone

This chest is too small
And my heart is too big
For it to hold correctly
And it strains my muscles
And bends my ribs ajar
With its constant beating
Like a hummingbird in wing

An unfinished experiment with narration

A Child for the King

I remember when I was born. Distant, and yet, barely a day ago. Sometimes when I lay in the desert sun, breathing in heat and coughing out sand, running my long fingers over my aching wounds, and chanting the prayers of healing, I long for the womb from which I came. It was all warm and wet darkness in the womb and I dwelt within it, existing without purpose yet satisfied with my life. But then it broke. Rocking and confused, dizzying tumbling around in the darkness groping at the bumpy walls, then brilliant light streaming through cracks.

A reflection on Quiet

Quiet fills my soul, no longer grief is king
Peacefulness shall give me wings
Upon which to fly among the stars, my whole
World composed of glistening, twinkling light.

And above all the quiet and peace is the moon
With its pale and loving, ever calling gloom.

the lie and the truth

Death is like a wide, open sky
All friendly and inviting,
Such a well hidden lie.

Should Tobacco Sales Be Banned in the United States?

The numbers like this ⁰ tell you which source in the bibliography the part comes from.

Smoking tobacco is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States(US)³; for example, smoking is linked to approximately 80 percent of deaths caused by lung cancer.⁴ Despite both statistics pointing towards the dangers of smoking, tobacco has remained popular across the US since the beginning of the nation. Due to the popularity and demand for tobacco, the US government has continued to allow the use of the plant to remain legal.⁹ However, considering the Constitution and amendments, which are the basis for all laws in the US, does the government have the right to keep tobacco legal? Although tobacco, which contains the highly addictive drug nicotine, is popular in America today, tobacco not only costs the healthcare system more money than its taxes bring in but also directly defies citizens’ constitutional right to life and liberty.

Understanding how tobacco sales defy the Constitution requires understanding five points. First, one must understand what tobacco is and what smoking it does. Second, one must understand the history of tobacco, for the past affects the modern use. Third, one must address the main arguments for the legality of tobacco: how the tax money from tobacco helps the healthcare system and how the people must have the liberty to choose whether or not to smoke. Fourth, one must counter the arguments by explaining how tobacco defies the people’s rights. Finally, one must show how the knowledge that tobacco sales are unconstitutional can be put to good use.

take it back

I wish I could take back our very first meeting
Wash the memories from the walls and try again
For in my mind I cannot help keep repeating
That I did not make the best impression then.

If I could redo things, I would ask you questions
And you’d do the talking ’cause I have nothing to tell
I wouldn’t tell you how I feel, or how I go through hell