r. joel lutzvick

It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover of knowledge is reluctant to step into its waters.
~ Friedrich Nietzsche

[r. joel lutzvick @FoggyInsight]

•Erosion•
worn down and broken up
the earth of me becomes detached with time
no longer connected to the material
drifting down
and settling upon the ocean's floor
losing sentiment
becoming sediment
to eventually be washed ashore
~r joel lutzvick

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[r. joel lutzvick @FoggyInsight]

take courage in moving forward
but do so with caution and grace

[r. joel lutzvick @FoggyInsight]

We are far more rewarded in life through the practice of forgiveness, as we are far more likely to end up with nothing through the use of bitter spite and vengeful resentment.

[r. joel lutzvick @FoggyInsight]

The illusion of beauty was shattered for me sometime around the age of 12. I remarked on an actress' beauty and my father was quick to reply, "Oh yeah? Picture her with a 6 inch turd hangin out her ass, is she still attractive?" And that changed everything for me.

[r. joel lutzvick @FoggyInsight]

...for when as children we listen and dream, we think but half-formed thoughts, and when as men we try to remember, we are dulled and prosaic with the poison of life.
~from Celephais
by H. P. Lovecraft

[r. joel lutzvick @FoggyInsight]

. . . harkening
to a much
simpler time . . .

when days were joyous
with sunned-apple dreams
and playful chases in
meadows of heather
where nights were soft
with glittering moon-beams
and the stars fall
upon your cheeks
like a swan's feathers

~rjlutzvick
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[r. joel lutzvick @FoggyInsight]

•Origami•

my heart did not break
it merely folded
and I tucked it under my pillow
so that through sleep
i may find it's counterpoint
somewhere in the color of dreams

~r joel lutzvick

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[r. joel lutzvick @FoggyInsight]

squawk of the songbird
such an enticing sound for
large cats on the prowl

~rj lutzvick

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[r. joel lutzvick @FoggyInsight]

Damn these Orwellian vices! Stealing our time and sickening our souls... To only yield a grain of truth, this dingus that weighs in my hands. And it holds my life in it's finite memory.

[r. joel lutzvick @FoggyInsight]

•Brave It•

what was once familiar
has become memory forgotten
nibbled away and discarded
like some apple core gone rotten

now everything is all new
a strange journey into the unknown
tread steadily forward
allowing illumination to be shown

~r joel lutzvick

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[r. joel lutzvick @FoggyInsight]

from the first gulp of that pink stuff
"cherry" flavored
and the auditory emanations from various tubes and chambers that followed
the memory toils in recollection of previous meals eaten recently trying to pinpoint the exact cause
. . . and all because you've sharted
~r lutzvick

[r. joel lutzvick @FoggyInsight]

convenience used to be quick and cheap . . .
but now being so abundant, it's driving poverty
to an all time high

[r. joel lutzvick @FoggyInsight]

I hate it when it writes so easy in your head
but on paper it seems your pen goes dead

[r. joel lutzvick @FoggyInsight]

when and only when
the key of life fits the lock of death
does our spirit become truly free
from the cage of bone we're trapped in
~r joel lutzvick

[r. joel lutzvick @FoggyInsight]

ridicule and humiliation are the most effective tools for changing behavior...
in other words, the shameless will remain shameless as long as they don't feel ashamed...

[r. joel lutzvick @FoggyInsight]

everyone freaking out terrified that the world might end
... I've been here waiting patiently for the series finale and my popcorn just finished popping

[r. joel lutzvick @FoggyInsight]

don't take anyone at face value
when everyone wears a mask

[r. joel lutzvick @FoggyInsight]

a quiet mind carries a calm disposition
and an awareness that seems paranormal
... unfettered by the chaos all around them

[r. joel lutzvick @FoggyInsight]

an artist is someone who doesn't want to work hard to make a living

a real artist is someone who works entirely far too hard and still can't make a living

[r. joel lutzvick @FoggyInsight]

I don't do politics for the simple understanding that the left hand does not wash the left, nor does the right hand wash the right and I for one will not be duped by a Machiavellian division of The People.