excess opulence overkill

too many guns
too many automobiles
too many movies
too many tv(s)

we must be lacking something

fundamental epistemology

the mind is not the brain

politicos

politics is an excercise
in hopeful abstractions

ideas which may or may not
find some application to
the needs of humanity

the measure of political interest
is limited either by the forces of
reality or the idealisms
emerging from the imagination

somnolence

to take a nap is an act of faith

photoplights

the pervasiveness of photography
forces awareness
into a superficial apprehension
of the world

could the mystery be

the holy spirit
alive and joyful
amid the pilgrims
walking in mild despair
unsure of the path ahead

cards

given the numerous games
he could have played with the deck
it was sad
that he was given
to solitaire