Introducing:
Last evening I had the unique pleasure to attend a Zine launch in Toronto that featured poetry reading and an Open Mic opportunity for whomever was brave enough to bare their creative soul to ideally, a critical audience of like-minded writers and lovers of poetry. With the aid and encouragement of a good friend to take the mic, I plunged in and, for the first time, Expose my Naykd self to a live audience. To say it was impacting would be an understatement and, to commemorate the event, I wrote the following:
Open Mic
Electronically echoing foreign musings
By frequency word of song in poem
Cerebral, creatively conjured
Uncensored, undeterred, broadcast
Intent on embellishment to thought
Altering recipient perception by its infusion
Initiating synaptic creation by its uniqueness
Transforming, altering traditional response
Manifesting reaction; forever altering living destiny
Referencing Russell Brands tweet: Are we being lied to about healthy food? Here is the #trews youtu.be/CgPWmVsdwi4
After watching/listening to RB’s rant on the mentioned topic; the narrative he concluded the piece with reminded me of a poem I wrote sometime ago that in my mind at least, responds to the message and thought I’d share the two and you can decide for yourself:
Universal Prayer: Oneness To All
This is not prayer seeking divine forgiveness
This is not prayer seeking divine healing
This is not prayer seeking divine love
This is not prayer in worship of a divine creator
This is prayer of Enlightenment
This is prayer of Knowledge
This is prayer of Connection
This is prayer of Oneness to All
For I am one with all that is
That my Soul’s energy
Is given to the power of Enlightenment
That the Oneness of All
Be recognized as creator to the All that exists
This enlightenment to the Oneness to All
Gives empowerment to the Knowledge:
That Connected – all that ails is healed
That Connected – all will arise harmonious in the Universe
That Connected – all will derive energies of love universal
That Connected – all will become One with the Universe
Let the light that is my soul’s energy
Flow out to the universe
So that all may benefit from its power
That my soul’s void be filled with the energies of their love.
Let the energy of love shine and emanate from you such that you may receive mine in return.
To the Oneness – to All
Darkening skies progressively envelops the world
As a growing, calamitous rebellion threatens to unfurl
Awaiting the spark to light the cannon fuse to imperil
Global, social civil-order collapsing in a downward swirl
World-wide austerity an IMF* invention
Usurping a nation’s wealth through monetary intervention
By central banks acquiescence without contention
Leaving tax payers lowered wages and depleted pensions
Fourteen years and growing
This global turmoil élite oligarch have been sowing
Their intent: to stimulate what is showing
A people’s uprising to an end they’ve long been knowing
Militarized police forces readied and in the waiting
Frothing for the conflict instead of political debating
Lives to be lost and arrests just for congregating
Main-stream-media the cowardice tool for infuriating
A rude awaking awaits the many, unaware masses
Manipulated, lost to electronic social-media’s rose-tinted glasses
When suddenly, their insular, virtual world finally collapses
Leaving them dumbfounded, lost and, flat on their gullible asses.
*International Monetary Fund
The Proliferation of Misinformation on the Internet
The world increasingly, is becoming a crazy place to be and with the advent of ease to access the Internet by the general public, the craziness is being proliferated exponentially. (This brief rant its self might serve equally to justifying this observational statement).
Every human with access to and the will, can now make their point-of-view, qualified or not, known to whom-ever is interested to read, listen and/or watch their dissertation on an infinite array of subject matter. To witness the extent some individuals, organizations, assemblies, etc., are willing to go both in expression and expense, spend an afternoon on You Tube or similar public access website to see evidence to this statement. It is amazing to comprehend the production values expended on presentations with the aimed objective to convince others of what more often then not, represents an obtuse perspective from the conventional norms held by the majority.
From jehadist to evangelical extremist and not to forget the fatalist perspectives of Truthers, end-of-times prophets, etc., etc., the Internet has become a timely tool to make these perspectives wildly known being broadcast to a global audience. And, amazingly, basically at no or minimal cost save for the time and expense of production.
For all intent, the Internet, in the infancy stage of presence yet, is already rife with ubiquitous and outlandish, often conflicting, perspectives begging the question: Where does it lead?
Post the unceremonious passing of the overly hyped end-of-the world events speculated during the years leading to the arrival of Winter Solstice 2012 and similar dire prophecy, it would be expected such prophetic conjecture to diminish in presence on the Internet due to the general failure to capture a credible audience. But yet, quick review of the content of current You Tube uploads would suggest otherwise.
A recent example of this deals with the subject of Planet X or Nibiru that to-date, occupies gigabytes of data on You Tube uploaded over the past decade. The speculation to the arrival of this mysterious dwarf star’s collision with Earth is now long past yet just recently an astronomy student posing as a Dr. Kaplan, an astronomy professor, posted a You Tube video making a very convincing statement to the `truth’ of the Planet X event replete with its being recorded at a real astronomy observatory displaying to the unfamiliar, computer graphs and co-ordinates of its placement in the solar system and projected arrival. Subsequent to this posting a second video was posted wherein he admits it was a hoax. Unfortunately, such misleading and for the gullible fatalist prone to viewing these episodes; this experience is repeated far to often with little effort however, has the potential of imposing much harm on those easily influenced in such matters.
(View referenced videos then admission of the hoax:
This then begs a second query: why does there continue to be significant audience for what most often, proves to be nothing more than misleading, misinformation for much of what is uploaded to websites such as You Tube?
A suggestion to answer this question to the ongoing and in some instances, growing fascination created by much of what is presented on You Tube and like websites, is the innate sense of curiosity inherent in the minds of most people. Is it possible the intrigue derived by encountering a source to what might be new, `unknown’ information, regardless of its truth or fact, becomes the driving force to take-in the material being presented? Too, as in many cases, the quality and production-values attributable to the presentation can be of such high standard as to imply the information to be credible otherwise, why would the presenter be willing to expend significant resources for its creation?
To conclude; as the decades `stream’ by and sophisticated technological tools such as CGI (computer generated imaging) and similar video production and editing software becomes increasingly available and easier to use, coupled with advanced computer technology accessible for public consumption, it will become increasingly difficult to discern the truthfulness and accuracy of what is presented. In the end, it is likely to undermine systems of belief in gaining sense of real-truth to our advancing reality and the potential impact on society at-large.
I am pleased to announce the release of my latest book of poetry titled:
REFLECTION – RESPONSE through the voice of poetry.
As an introduction, this collection of poems is premised on reflection of the many important and diverse issues facing the global human community today and, through the voice of poetry, express my personal response to a perceived affect these issues are having on human, societal evolution. Interspersed amongst these poems are several reflecting a personal philosophy toward life, sexuality and the environment.
I hope you will take a few moments to visit my Self-publishing website by clicking on the image below to review the contents of this book and, I would be further honored if you found it worthy of purchasing at a reasonable cost. It is available as Soft-cover and Hard-cover issues.
Thank you in advance for your time in this regard.
Enjoy:
In response to an article titled Distorting Russia: How the US Media Misrepresents Sochi, Putin, and Ukraine written by Stephen F. Cohen is professor emeritus of Russian studies at New York University and professor emeritus of politics at Princeton University. His books include Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives: From Stalinism to the New Cold War.
This piece originally appeared in The Nation. ,
I submitted the following comment:
Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, Syria, Venezuela, Ukraine…. a growing list of countries thrown into chaos premised on civil unrest purportedly spawned from decades of repressive, dictatorial regimes.
We, the citizens of so-called western democracies, whose treasure and prodigy are willfully and obligingly expended in these conflagrations; we should demand emphasis be directed toward clarifying the motivation(s) of our political elites in their life-expending, strategic decision-making, game of global chess that is blindly supported through partisan biased, sound-bite echoing, ill-informed commercial main-stream media reporting and, the sycophant behavior of equally ill-informed and financially motivated pundits.
As an avid follower of these unsettling, world events it is increasingly difficult to believe in the functionality of civil, global society; a collective that appears willing to let itself to be driven toward an apocalyptic abyss by the pathological, psychopathic maneuverings of but a few of our species. If there is ever a time in our human history that represents the worse of humanity it is Now, this time, this place. On every front, every issue, chaos presents an opportunity for the collapse of civil, human existence to which our elected representatives respond; not with solution but, with derision, division and duplicitous rhetoric.
MIRACLE TO CHANGE
As the world spins on its axis tilt
Twenty-four hours of blood to be spilled
Humanity’s participants long for the day
Brutality and evil will have gone away
If history speaks as loudly as it does
Bullets and famine will win over love
Turbulence and chaos reflected in the skies
Surprisingly, some naively still ask: why?
Though beauty of flora and fauna still exist
As casket wreaths, its spoils their bliss
Mankind toward destruction seems inclined
What miracle to change will it have to find?
RELENTLESS WAR of BELIEFS
For all the suffering and malcontent
Giving rise to hell on Earth – destruction bent
For the energies that are being ill-spent
Humanity’s dissolution is the final end event
Gory are the pictures of dead and the maimed
In whose honor is this blasphemy named
And in the end, what is to be gained?
For some pious belief or altruistic fame.
I am tired of the need to descent
To throw stones that don’t even dent
Bullet chamber in reply being spent
When will this needless human suffering relent?
The factions on each side
To ancient belief they blindly abide
But the reality will not hide
When today’s loved ones are the ones to die!
Know the truth of why the HARPER GOVERNMENT of Canada recently visited Israel. The promotion of Canada as a viable place for Israeli business and consumer products makes we Canadians complicit in the atrocities and illegal persecution of Palestinian Peoples of the region. Canadians must support and join other democratic nations that are officially boycotting Israel until such time as it resolves permanently, this important and long-standing issue. SAY NO TO ISRAELI BUSINESS!
Are we all sons and daughters of KILLERS!
Yes, a rather harsh statement though, arguably, there is some truth to this observation.
Dating back to days of primordial-man, the male of the species, given strength of stature relative to that presumed of his female counterpart, assumed the roll of hunter-gatherer and protector of the clan unit from predators. This killer instinct fueled by high levels of testosterone, though tempered over time, remains within our genetic heredity. Frankly, we are the direct descendents of those whom the `killer instinct’ has and arguably still is, an essential component to survival.
In consideration to this hypothesis, one need recognize the psychological implication(s) associated with, over the millennia, by male characterization as `machismo’, principally derived from the demands imposed on him. A role ultimately proven as successful, amongst other obvious factors, given a global population of over six-billion humans today.
History supports the notion that Man as in `Male’, is imbued with a propensity to be aggressive and harsh or, the staunch defender, protector, when faced with conflict. As implied above; it is inherent in his evolutionary DNA. However, in light of 21st century advances is this established, historical role of `Male’ still relevant? Is it time for a new era of `feminism’ to assume a more commanding role in shaping human consciousness on a global scale?
Female participation in regions of organization and position of power to decide, presently dominated and heralded as the Male’s role, is on the increase. Globally, women are taking and occupying relevant, leadership roles in all facets of human life as politicians and chiefs of commerce and industry.
In the period leading up to the much hyped world altering events of Dec. 21st 2012, many mystics and astrologist promoted the notion that post 2012, a gradual transition of non-physical consciousness from left-brain (male) to right-brain (female) will commence and promulgate into the century. Unfortunately, statistically, this has not materialized especially in the northern hemisphere as depicted by the following: Source: Grant Thornton International Business Report 2012
(Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/women-worldwide-still-struggle-to-break-into-leadership-roles-2012-3?op=1
Possibly the first clue failure to the notion that Females will assume a greater leadership role in world affairs manifest with the failure of Hilary Clinton to win the leadership nomination during 2012 United States Democratic Party Presidential Primary. Nor was she considered (or possibly refused) the position of Vice-President but then became the United States Secretary of State and subsequently retired to John Kerry in early 2013. It is rumored that Clinton will run for nomination in the 2016 Primary.
In the ensuing period other nations have observed a significant percentage of women in leadership positions. Possibly most surprising of these is Russia leading all major nations at 46 percent versus Canada and the United States combined, at 18 percent. The global average is 21 percent.
Source: Grant Thornton International Business Report 2012
Going beyond the prophetic notions of mystics and astrological cosmic prediction, in the end, the ultimate question truly is: whether the leadership of nations, corporations and human organizations by either women or men and, the notion of right versus left brain consciousness attributed to both respectively, has significance in the performance and product of such leadership?
Several peer reviewed studies have been conducted to address this question and their findings suggest the differences on the whole as in-conclusive. Principally the assignment of predominately right-brain function to women versus left-brain to men, is unsupported. Factors such as contextual environment play a significant role in responses given by either gender.
For example `A self-assessment Internet survey was conducted by Brack and Zhang on Neuro-politics.com ‘ assessing Mean Left versus Right brain responses of Liberal, Moderate and Conservative Males versus Females produced the following results:
[Abbreviations: Female Liberal (FL), Female Moderate (FM), Female Conservative (FC), Male Liberal (ML), Male Moderate (MM), and Male Conservative (MC).]
To fully explore the question goes beyond the scope of this essay and a general search of the Internet will produce significant results to ameliorate the subject. To gain a full explanation of the variances presented by the above charts follow this link:
To conclude, it is suggested that whether males or females dominate position of power at any level of human civilized organization, ultimately it is the humanity within them to overcome the inherent, human propensity to extort any element of human emotion and psychology upon their fellow humans. Only time and record of history remains to know the truth to the suggestions we are born KILLERS.
© Naykdpoet 2014
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