the platitudes of willful resemblance

So, I always try and succeeded in keeping this about poetry or the process of it – I do this by writing directly about poetry/writing and indirectly, but today I break this tradition.

I’ve largely left my politics out of my work and certainly off this blog – I appreciate that there can be a connection and sometimes things need to be said – Like my poem ‘meditations on the death of a solider‘ – also available in my book hands on the hips (shameful, I know.) – there are other times that it has crept into my work on a slightly less obvious scale – as in ‘shortform. However, I have gone to minor pains to not allow others to learn of my political leanings for the simple reason that it has nothing to do with the appreciation of my poetry and words. While other creators have made their career about being one way or another or on a particular political topic I have never wanted this for myself, it is largely a personal decision.
There are many things I am not shy about as I see them as human issues and not political and other things I’ve managed to comment on without divulging my personal view – like in creating bumper stickers that say – Abortion – or – GUNS – or – Gay Agenda – – on these I have managed to keep my personal viewpoint secret (well, not the gay thing, I’m pretty open about that (also, this bumper sticker business idea – it’s mine, don’t steal it.)) 
Those bumper sticker will available soon, Here and anywhere else I can place a button.

This brings me to today. As I read commentary about the current debt issue and spending issues and who pays and who doesn’t – I let fly my political beliefs in response. I was sickened by the way our thought process has been framed from infancy. All public and private and religious institutions play into creating this framework and breaking it is near improbable – people simply cannot see where they really stand in the eyes of the political machine and in the eyes of the elite – which are one, working together to maintain status quo where it cannot simply rule.

 – my comment is below – 

I amazes me how many people are now casting blame on Obama alone for this – or how many people cast blame on the machine of the GOP – “they” will keep winning as long as they can keep us infighting about which side is right and which is evil – neither side is right or working for the better of the taxpayer/voter/citizen/mankind – both sides are in it for themselves – their own pocketbook, their own retirement. Think about how they always vote themselves new raises – every year and for a few years now there is no COLA for SS or Disability – that Vets gets their benefits razed in order to find the political machine – none of this is for our benefit – when will the populace wake up and realize that it isn’t GOP vs Dem – Not Left vs Right vs Middle – but US vs THEM. That is how they see it – if you aren’t in the top 3% you never will be and they will make damn sure of that – the 97% without a real voice need to work together, because combined – we have the guns, we have the numbers, we have the ability to change everything – damn near overnight – this can be done peacefully and damn well should start now.