Oracle Book Club

CALL IT WHAT YOU WiSH.
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Yes you birthed her
For the sake of morality you raised her
For the voice of responsibility
You cared for her
But do you even know her??

A heart of gold she has
Vulnerably pure..
So she tries to understand your emotions
Staying out late
She prays to the God behind the clouds
Or In it....
Wishing upon every shooting star
That when your eyes do meet
Your barely extended cheeks
Will form real smiles
That your hands will only wipe away her tears
Not cut open the layers of her scars
That your words will bring her peace
And not shred her to pieces
That you'll recognize her distress
And acknowledge her love for you

She wishes
Yes she prays
That you will understand that she is
Only but a child
Who tends to grow
Whose intention is to fly
But you keep clamping down her wings

She is strong
So be proud cuz you taught her to be
Her voice you took
Her esteem you crushed
Her confidence you battered
But her ego remained undefiled
Too many times you r***d her
Taking away the innocence in her expressions
The agility in her dreams
But for the purity of her heart
She still has the bearings of a cotton tree.

She will not complain
Because you taught her to persevere
Her tears she holds back gracefully
Cuz it's a crime to show any sign of weakness
Break down she is not allowed to
Her duty is to pick up the littl'uns
And that she does with utmost joy

In her quest for affection
Her mistakes are forming a defining pattern
As her walls get higher
She creeps into isolation
With images forming trends of considerable depression
All she can really say is *Thank You Lord*

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HIS WALK TO THE GALLOWS
by The Spartan

sapienti

started with
sticks
fire
flint
pottery
and now
science

his desire to
use
follow
and be
nature
has led him into the
starry galaxies
the internet
technology and
even a substantial
glimpse into the intricate
workings of
molecular science

the home truth
he is smugly and
morbidly
encapsulated in the
present
but well isolated from the
future

he cries
"save the flora and forna"
but he may just be
the one who needs saving

the home truth
he is an endangered species
but even worse
that the cause of
his extinction could be
himself

global warming
terroism
antimicrobial resistance
all products
of his advanced
abilities and mind

his desire to
use
follow
and be
nature
has led him to the
threshold of destruction
his advanced abilities to
create and
design
could also be
his walk to the
gallows

what if
his 'lunantic mind'
designs a
virus or
bioweapon
that could
kill himself?

but even if
he survives that
can he contain
a computer-instigated
cyberdoom?

but who knows
could his
fiddling with
nature and
science
be
the death of him -
his walk to the
gallows?

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Oracle Book Club
May 2017