I Tweet Therefore I Am
Is this how it ends or how it begins? Millions of people networked online through social media ready to take a stand. To take to the streets. To live in tents through the winter and rain. To send a message. That revolution is among us if things don’t change. That good people have done their […]
One Shot to the Head
It will take a martyr. It will take a bullet For this movement To grow. Who will take it? Do you know? The corporations don’t worry about your or me. Or the future of this country. Or the future of this planet. They poison our food and water. They buy legal contracts for their toxins […]
America the Beautiful
I man this station with these fingers. Clinched. Typing so that we may exist. To let the world know this cause is true. That the survival of humanity is what we renew. That corporations and banks have had their take. That teachers and unions are the backbone of the Republic we make. No longer will […]
List of Demands
There is no list of demands. No single line that can be drawn in the sand To disable their plan. To stop the corruption that has began. The majority ignored too long. Labeled as we sing our song. The hope and change promised turned into blame. The secret handshakes continue again. Selling the shirts off […]
The Silver Bullet
Is not round. There is no way to understand what is going on. No theory of connecting these new media dots that will fit. That will make it all make sense. That will create a new model for dead paradigms. It is alive. It is thriving. It is how you put your ear to the […]
#Hashtag Revolution
The Police will do something stupid You know they will Make sure to get photos and video Before you go to jail Maybe the media was quiet hoping we would all go away. Maybe they didn’t want Wall Street to run astray. Taking away more of people’s savings in the blink of an eye, with […]
There is No Try
Out of a vacuum it swells. The mantra of trillions and trillions of cells. Begin to whisper. Begin to speak, the story of the overlapping media we seek. So many stories. Too many to tell. From the prophets of past to the stories reshaped to sell. Old ideas wrapped up in new packages. Put under […]
Eating Cake
Put another man to death. The crowd goes wild. Cheering loudly not snickering under their breath. Proud to be the state who creates another fatherless child. There are major differences rising to the top. The discussions that are had are different between the whole lot. One group has empathy for their fellow man. Understands that […]
The NON-RESISTANT
This declaration came about under the following circumstances: Byron King read a comment referencing Leo Tolstoy’s book The Kingdom of God is Within. He then read the first chapter which references William Lloyd Garrison who took part in a discussion on the means of suppressing war in the Society for the Establishment of Peace among Men, […]
News Droplets
I report. Media collides. All voices compete to be heard. From the lips of few to the ears of many. Top down or bottom up. Now all words spoken can be searched. Corporate or public. Citizens or professionals. Hyperlocal or through the wire. Houses will always be on fire. But where. Big media now needs […]
Empty Vessels
Democracy is dead Its stomach is bloated and starved For it has not been fed Fluids leak out of its body Its population is illiterate and proud In the past citizens desired to learn Now, angry crowds grow weary and loud Now, knowledge is demonized and attacked Fear is used to keep us in line […]
David Simon is God
Hi there, I’m David Simon. You worship me. I know. You and your wife sat on your couch and watched all five seasons of The Wire in a few weeks. I know you were addicted. I could see your tongues drooling till 2 a.m. as you realized how brilliant I am. And you know how […]
Anxiety Reflux
A red fire. Caught in my stomach. Stuck in my throat. Making me choke. Making my mind bloat. Rotating lights of super sharp flat screens. A smart phone. A laptop. A tablet. This ball rotates and shows headlines. What is going on in this world? How quickly we are on the decline. Showcasing partisan bickering […]
Learning to Live
Be it a wave, a flood, a tree. We have suffered, you and me. Roofs ripped off. The wiring is bad. The pipes are busted. Nearly losing everything and glad. Been near death. Seen the other side and held my breath. Seen life flash before my eyes and came back. Life is short and sweet. […]
WE Carry On
I am so happy to be here. To be here with you. To be able to talk to you. To look into your eyes. I am so happy to dream with you. To think about the future. Of our lives. Of mankind. Life is not easy. Not easy for anyone. It throws us many obstacles […]
A Flock of Birds
The tides are changing. A storm is swelling. In real-time. Off shore and abroad. Global revolution is real. It is now. Led by a spring of youth who feel misled Who have gotten degrees and don’t want to beg? Steeped in debt they want jobs and to be fed As the global economy teeters on […]
Our Digital Reflection
As a young man in the Dot-com boom and bust I remember how easy we all lost trust How the Internet was said to be a fad Leaving for winter break from a digital agency Coming back to a pink slip and a bloody lip The creative department’s skills no longer needed How we were […]
Season to Reason
I have flown these skies Viewed space with these eyes Trying to find a place to live To make my nest Flying by moonlight Seen super box stores Suburbs squared and rectangle Cities grown out of nothing A once mighty jungle tamed And re-framed I have watched my kind grow I have seen greed choke […]
The Bone is the Spirit
Code, word, spirit, meaning. Social media, information, conscience. A global revolution is coming A manifesto is being written by philosophers That Karl Marx would be humbled by. This world is awake. Hegel’s world spirit no mistake. The status quo will not prevail. It will not be written on parchment. It will not be argued or […]
The Corporate Body
If a corporation was a person its body would be covered with malignant melanoma. No blood would flow into its limbs. Atrophy would soon set in. Muscles would no longer move. The brain would be remodeled with a wonderful office view. Capital would be a tumor that would take over the skull. No more room […]
