NEW POEM "Misfit Among the Masses"

 

Misfits Among the Masses

By Richard H. Fay

A cornflower among daisies,

Bright blue sail among foaming white waves.

A butterfly among moths,

Orange-clad king among grey-garbed serfs.

A tiger among lions,

Boldly striped blazer among drab tan coats.

A misfit among the masses,

Defiant character among the compliant flock.

NEW POEM "Internet Weirdo"

 

Internet Weirdo

By Richard H. Fay

Internet weirdo sits in the bleachers
Taunting a troupe of clowning buffoons
Performing various acts of trollery
Beneath social media’s virtual big top.

Internet weirdo voices his opinions
Countering various groupthink norms
While laughing at those fatuous fools
Failing to ever think for themselves.

Internet weirdo earns his scurrilous tag
Debating so many motley morons
Believing themselves always in the right
While rejecting any contrary thoughts.

Internet weirdo grins at the madcap prats,
Amused by the warped irony of it all,
Knowing the real-life weirdos
For what they truly are.

NEW POEM "Keeping the Flame Alive"

 

Keeping the Flame Alive

By Richard H. Fay

Tech bro oligarchs wage their war 
To dehumanize modern society,
But undaunted human artists 
Continue to fight pencil-and-pen,
Keeping culture's heartbeat drumming
Loud-and-clear.

AI bro sycophants push their slop
To debase contemporary culture,
But undeterred human artists
Continue to generate genuine gems
Keeping culture's creative being 
Alive and well.

AI bots and trolls launch their attacks 
To devalue traditionally-made art,
But stalwart human artists
Continue to create hand-made works
Keeping culture's spirit burning
Clear-and-bright.

NEW POEM "King of the Werebeasts"

 

King of the Werebeats

By Richard H. Fay

The transformed werewolf
Crouching in the shadows,
Bristling with savage rage,
Hungering for human flesh,
Fails to see the tawny form
Prowling the bushy verge,
Protecting his human pride, 
Stalking the lupine hunter,
'Til too late,
Proving the werelion
True King of the Werebeasts.

NEW POEM "Mantra of Socio-Political Extremes"

 

Mantra of Socio-Political Extremes

By Richard H. Fay

Walk like me,
Talk like me,
Act like me,
Feel like me,
Think like me,
Or else!

Like what I like,
Love what I love,
Hate what I hate,
See what I see,
Think what I think,
Or else!

ALL must hold…

The same notions,
The same ideas,
The same beliefs,
The same opinions,
The same emotions,
Or else!

NEW POEM "Dearly Departed Mother"

 

Dearly Departed Mother

By Richard H. Fay

Like an infernal sorceress,
You discharged vile curses.
Like a hellish demoness,
You spread damnable ills.
Like a dreadful dragoness
You wreaked dire destruction.
Like a ravaging ogress
You dispensed wicked harm.
Like the mythical Lamia
You devoured your young.
Like a spiritual vampire
You supped on his soul.
Like a plaguing harpy,
You tormented his life.
Like a sinister horror,
Your downfall was cheered. 
Like a vanquished monster
Your demise was welcomed.
Like a slain abomination,
Your death was celebrated!

NEW POEM "Divide and Conquer"

 

Background is a public domain image of the Official U.S. 12th Army position map at 2400 on D-Day.

 

Divide and Conquer

By Richard H. Fay

Key strategic concepts
In the war being waged
Against modern society:

Confuse and miseducate.
Deceive and misinform.
Confound and misguide.
Delude and aggravate.

Enthrall and agitate.
Beguile and demean. 
Enrage and inflame.
Besiege and infuriate.

Upset and violate. 
Distress and misuse.
Unsettle and subvert.
Disturb and humiliate.

Subdue and intimidate.
Repress and silence.
Suppress and constrain.
Restrain and dominate.

Disjoin and subjugate.
Segregate and enslave.
Disunite and vanquish.
Separate and annihilate.

Divide and conquer.