Poems
by KJ Hannah Greenberg
To satisfy a curiosity, often, one might elect to apprise huge swatches of
Ideas, else temper wild questions with the likes of diacritical differences.
It was believed, long ago, that horology was as nothing relative to tribal
Myths, collected skins, root vegetables stored against the cold of winter.
Later, we silly humans embraced cognitive linguistics, chose to rationalize
Sundry presumptions vis-à-vis empirical, hermeneutical, likewise critical
Representations of news, war, peace, other incommensurate moral orders.
Nonetheless, we stuffed cotton candy into our maws and drank excessively.
Existent epistemologies do little to allow presuppositions about discourse.
Often, when facing quandaries, we sink into some mental abyss or another
As its easier to intentionally, or accidentally, incorporate inappropriate,
Irrelevant channels for shared meaning (semantics long been underrated.)
At the end of the day, per se, were left with hierarchical modes of gauging
Communication. No amount of rider mowers, slingback sandals, box turtles
Ever succeeded in bringing together disparate people aiming to throttle each
Others suasory talk. Basically, logical simplicitys nothing relative to amity.
Forget What You Know about Love
Forget what you know about love. Let sail ideations concerning would-be partners,
Fanciful hopes for devotion, else the universe of unctuous romance. Grieving gals,
Those most belittled, regularly disparage themselves, reframe old trauma as peers
Broken dreams, especially when including reveries of social deviants. Artlessly
Normal relationships betray womenfolk.
Consider how cultural homogeneity preserves desirable structural transformations,
Becomes organizational powerbrokers scuttlebutt. Discourse concerning luckless
Events, like rape, differs from natter about white collar crimes, gets converted into
Acceptable, necessary morsels for realizing dialogical solutions to collective woes
As well as individual worries.
Yet, in confusing accountability for virtue, we stop tackling large and small
Acts thatd be otherwise disdained. Equally, we freeze up in managing premises
Needing undergirding. These societal elements obfuscate all beneficial indicators
Of choices. In turn, their perspicacity ill-suits broad strata-making agendas, foils
Wished for improvements to our civilization.
Only after overcoming allocated presumptions concerning correct depictions of
Interventions, might we disseminate unpopular designs resembling dethroning odd
Leaders, unseating transformations, and masking realitys composition.
Given that Emoluments never unrestricted, perhaps, positive optimism rounds securest when
We speak our minds about loves truth.
Grown Past the Tribulations of Youth
Grown past the tribulations of youth, yet not entirely reduced
Via cronehoods tests, some slowly graying gals fume, loudly
Make their mindsets plainly known. Reflect how middle-aged
Mamas bereft of perfectly shaded sketches, or of crescendoes
Correctly approached, can survive dispassionately, can reject
Spot-on interpretations that cast-off illuminating authenticity.
Whats more, individuals whose head coverings differ greatly
From ones in doctored images, upon involving themselves in
Protests, clearly realize oldsters demarcations carry weight.
Hence, every identification that they make with storytellings
Traditions becomes an association punctured by our societys
Avowals. basically, those ladies believed-in aptitudes bomb.
Collective imprimaturs, in turn, belay fortune as well as such
Joy as is experienced when aiding other people. Repeatedly,
Compassion show itself to be more crucial than distinction
Character, i.e., a willingness to transform society, continues
As an entirely different broadcast. More than courage, social
Exchange demands heart; dynamic moves necessitate depths.
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