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She Dances with Chaos

2/18/2023

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“You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.”
Friedrich Nietzsche


She dances with chaos
diamonds in her eyes
she dances like firelight
a half-moon lit
by a thousand unholy sighs

She dances in darkness
a true creature of the night
she draws the dewy dawn
with a fervent delight

She is the tremble
the deluge
the only reason
you scream
for refuge

She dances like a pixie
set afire
a desire you can't contain
or obtain
she is the madness
eating your brain

She dances with destiny
sparkling fate in her eyes
she is the reason
your treason
will most definitely capsize

Oh... just to realize
the magic between her thighs
to get crosswise of that
bitter disguise
Oh... heaven would beg
to be so wise



X
02/18/2023






© Raena Exe 2023 
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Letters to the Future No. 1

2/17/2023

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“You don't know what's happening on the other side of the wall, because you don't want to know.”   James Baldwin


THEY came for the mothers first.  Pushing them into industry, relegating them to stations THEY deemed worth less... somehow, by some standards I have never quite figured out - except mothers are built differently, with organs made to grow not conquer.

Then THEY told everyone the mothers were too emotional for power and authority, while at the same time THEY filled heads with nothing but stories of slavery, and subjugation, and the inevitable oblivion each mother must face. 

Because THEY had wiped the histories of all the mothers and grandmothers who'd ever come before,  Histories of contributions no one would ever see.

Only the white men built anything worth having - or so at least THEY repeatedly informed humanity, since as far back as any can recall. 

Yet some of humanity does remember.  Some know the truth... that it was the birthing rooms, and endless meals, and sickbed nights that really built our future.

THEY took the genocide of mothers and turned it into a funny story and Halloween decorations. 

THEY stole every aspect of femininity from THEIR mothers.

And perverted it into only that which would sell the most.

THEY drove human thinking, with every chance THEY had, into its most vile corners, always driving the bulk of humanity towards darker and darker thoughts, and deeds.

No stories of heroism are real anymore, we have to question it all... and everyone... alike. 

We have been left bereft of nutrition for mind. 

We have been left poisoned in spirit.

Many believe it was a coordinated attack - starting with the diet industry which fed the pharmaceutical industry which fed the medical industry... its false sense of godhood.

It's too perfect to be accidental. 

The lines of people suddenly needing insulin tripling - just as the pharmaceutical industry has tripled the cost.

THEY want humanity weak - in mind, body and spirit. 

THEY want humanity hurting and starving and desperate for work so that they can cover the basic needs of insurance.  Insurance so costly no one can ever actually afford a doctor.

THEY'VE given all the power to industry, turning men into nothing more than cogs in the wheel - each one as replaceable as the next.  Just ask any misplaced CEO after a hostile takeover. 

No one is safe now.

Except for the few who remain hidden from view.

The ones who marionette the famous and the rich - the ones keeping everyone too sluggish to actually resist.

With a media that lies and a government no one trusts it's just a matter of time now before it all rusts.

The masses have all chosen their camps.  The war is all but set.

And so... I pen a reminder to all those who will eventually clean up this ungodly mess.

It all started with the mothers.


X
02/17/2023






© Raena Exe 2023 
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Knight to King's Pawn

2/13/2023

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She moves like no other
alternating from light to dark
hopping, skipping, jumping over pieces
as if she were some kinda lark

Moving in tandem
between darkness and light
always seeing everything with that
advantaged sight

She moves in the open
yet always comes as a surprise
tho she often brings
the instrument of your very demise

She moves with purpose
integrity and pride
and for no one will she ever
step aside

For she moves for the children
both born and unborn alike
and only for a purpose
does she strike

Moving with kindness
compassion and love
she moves
for a justice
no one can ever dispose of



Exe
02/13/2023





© Raena Exe 2023 
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Nothing Left - But Violence

2/6/2023

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He's too old to be cute.
Too scarred to be romantic.
Too mean to be wise, and too dumb to be heartwarming.

All he has left - is the violence he sells - like stale hotdogs sold after the game.

It's blatant - in your face - vengeance turned into immoral rage. 

But nobody seems to notice this man's pathetic cage.

Cept him.

So he keeps to the shadows, he keeps to the night. 
He does his best to remain out of sight.

Unless it's scripted - smiles and laughter.

This man - who nobody is after.

He sits atop a throne of the dead -
dead poets , dead storytellers who were never seen
for the greedy gleam
in his rapidly yellowing eyes.

This party, then the next - mixing it up - as only a pretend killer can. 
This man and his twice-empty hands.

What do you suppose it'll take
for him to finally make a moral stand?

Too old to be cute. 
Too dumb to be kind. 
This man...  who set out to make this world a landmine
for any and all
who follow behind.

What karma does the wholesale of death provoke? 
What demons...

my dude, have you awoke?



X
02/06/2023


*besides me.








© Raena Exe 2023 
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The Sound of Little Feet

2/5/2023

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The sound of little feet drifting through the wind
these are the days we'll always
"remember when?"

The noise of laughter, the playful screams
these are the sounds which stitch our lives
with so many wonderful seams

The tussles, the scrapes, the tears
and then the cuddles
this is the way our team learns
the importance of huddles

The anger, the fights, the disillusioned nights
these are the moments we learn to forgive
and accept
each other's rights

The love, the light, the devotion through any endeavor
these are the ways our family
builds forever

These are the ways love
transcends time
with patience and hope
and the determination
to together make the climb.


X
02/05/2023


#WithSoMuchLove
#AndGratitude



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“And I learned what is obvious to a child. That life is simply a collection of little lives, each lived one day at a time. That each day should be spent finding beauty in flowers and poetry and talking to animals. That a day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered.”

Nicholas Sparks



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Sociopathic Predators - Patterns of Behavior

2/3/2023

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Sociopathic predators push your family and friends away by harassing them, making up lies about you, and manipulating them into thinking you're crazy.

They do this because they know a real relationship would get in the way of their main focus (often a high-powered job) so instead, they attempt to create an imaginary relationship - one they can control every aspect of.

Sociopathic Predators - 19 Easy-to-Spot Traits:

1.  Lies and manipulation - the sociopathic predator NEEDS to control the narrative at ALL COST and is willing to cross any line to feel like they are in control. 

2.  Fast Talkers - sociopathic predators talk fast using many many many words - to cover up their shit behavior.  Often though their actions refuse to match their words and public image. 

3.  Fake positive - sociopathic predators just love to give extreme positive feedback, like... "You're Amazing!" even when you both know it really was no big deal.   This is a grooming technique, so it's easier for you to look past their complete lack of morals, values, and compassion.

4.  Blame is their game - sociopathic predators never say "sorry", and they never take the blame, and whenever they can - SPs are perfectly okay with shaming their victims into taking the blame for them. 

("They should have known it was a fake account."  "Only stupid people fall for that." - Sound familiar?)

5.  They are super judgemental - sociopathic predators love to make derogatory and belittling comments about age, weight, gender, etc. without a single thought.  On the flip-side - if you do or say anything against them - the SP will fly off the handle at the drop of a hat. 

6.  Bounce baby bounce - sociopathic predators (SP for short) will bounce from charm to threats in an instant.  There aren't any conversations about uncomfortable things with sociopathic predators.  There are people who tiptoe around the SP, and when they do accidentally say something that triggers the SP - they run for cover.  There are no heart-to-hearts with an SP.

7.  Charm in spades - the sociopathic predator will say anything to anyone so long as it leaves them dominating the situation.  Spotting a weakness - the sociopathic predator will use it any way they can - to try to bend you into compliance.  Often... once they learn about your deepest fears they use these very things against you. 

(Again - this sounding familiar.... to anyone?  Anyone at all?)

8.  Your gut will warn you about an SP. 

9.  That's one charming pig! - SPs are also typically sexually deviant - willing to stick it in anything, anywhere, at any time.  The crazier the better.  Combined with a total lack of guilt, remorse, emotional attachment, or empathy - sociopathic predators tend to hurt people in the most cruel and inhuman ways.

10.  Addictive Behavior - It's proven that sociopathic predators are often addicted to sex, drugs, booze, gambling, and many other things... all at once.  Can you say "super spreader"?

11.  Impulsivity all the way - SPs are often considered 'fun' by those who haven't graduated beyond an 8th grade mentality.  Yet it's more than fun with a sociopathic predator - it's also insane and reckless, as SPs have a hard time with any sort of boundaries.

12.  Attention is their fuel - sociopathic predators don't like being alone and will often drag their sorry asses out to any function at all - in order to feed of off the attention they've grown to rely on - like fuel.  They say it's because they easily get bored - but really it's because they can't stand the sound of their own voice in their head.

13.  Liar Liar Pants on Fire - sociopathic predators LIE and they expect you to be just fine with that.  In fact, they will get mad at you and blame you if you don't easily digest any ol' stupid lie they throw at you.  Regardless of the obviousness of it.  That's why people often think sociopathic predators are as dumb as a box of rocks.

14.  Self-Sensitive-Babies - sociopathic predators can not handle criticism.  It just ain't gonna fly like that.  In fact, the very worst thing you can do to a sociopathic predator - is to get other folks to laugh at them.  It really drives them fricking crazy.  Honestly though, sociopathic predators feel entitled to praise and admiration, and are very quick to anger when someone calls them out on anything.

15.  SECRETIVE SHITS - sociopathic predators love power - or the illusion of power when all else fails - therefore, secrets and secret handling often becomes a favorite tool of the SP.

16.  Cruelty is no big deal - to the sociopathic predator.  In fact... they don't seem to comprehend on an emotional level the damage their actions sometimes have.  They could slam your face into a wall, break your nose, and then get mad at you because you're late for dinner.

17.  Rationalizing the hurt - sociopathic predators are going to try to excuse the damage they cause, they're gonna try to frame it as - ALL YOUR FAULT.  Cuz that's what assholes do. 

(Are you seeing it - now???)

18.  Irritable assholes - sociopathic predators often get into physical altercations (just like any stunted 8th grader might) - often their bodies are marked by these fights... scars that tell many stories of rage and violence.

19.  Deception for personal gain - sociopathic predators are all about the Benjamins.  Follow the money - if you ever want to know where a sociopathic predator's heart really lies.


Ways to deal with a sociopathic predator:

1.  Remove them from your life.
2.  You can't fix them - seriously - get them out of your life ASAP.
3. Don't make ANY agreements or deals with a SOCIOPATHIC PREDATOR - just don't.


Once we ALL can recognize the signs of the morally bankrupt and socially destructive sociopathic predators we can all begin the process of healing.

Until then, and so long as we continue to glorify these con-artists and serial killers - WE will continue to have a FUCKED UP SOCIETY.

Ya?

*It's time we all start telling the truth.



 



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Hotspur

2/3/2023

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O, while you live, tell truth and shame the devil!

Shakespeare



We come to this place for the first time
knowing
we've walked through these gates before
a hell where every dance floor
is turned into an encore of war

We know the smell well
that death knell
the stairwell
we took to another floor
thinking we'd simply come to explore
more

But we fell
like so many abandoned dreams
dried in an inkwell
all of them spelled by my personal infidel
my dinner bell

My everything
in one crazy nutshell

We come to this place once again
looking to amend the pretend
that's caused us all to descend
to upend
to miscomprehend

We come to know it
for the first time
as it never was
to insert a clause
to fix the faux pas
we've stitched with glory and applause
thinking it was gauze

We come knowing this is how
we
set caged birds free
we, the eternal escapees

filigreed in gold
singing songs of the untold
both reckless and bold

We come
to make a brand new mold


X
02/03/2023



© Raena Exe 2023 
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7000 RPM

2/2/2023

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We hit 7000 and wait
Shelby's ghost whispering
this time... this time it's fate

as wind rattles dirges on the doors
we, who fill the night sky like wild spores
the blisters in the night
children born of the fight
always looking towards that distant light
we pray
as our car becomes a kite

7000 and the race is done
Shelby's ghost as always
sitting shotgun

for one last run
Shelby and his Sprite
that wright, who dared dance beneath
a midnight sun
who dared it all
and won


X
02/02/2023




© Raena Exe 2023 
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We Carry The Light

2/2/2023

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Two-by-two we carry the light
our highest delight
for we embolden sight

Two-by-two we sing the song
we bang the gong
we play along
showin' em all a new way to be strong

Two-by-two we laugh and dance
we spin the bottle
we fall into chance
like a trance
we throw the lance

Two-by-two we shed the pain
like driving rain
or a hijacked train caught in refrain
one minute past the arcane

a reign...
that beats in our veins

Two-by-two we come unglued
planting our brood
at an altitude few could ever construe

a magnitude
beyond anything anyone will ever conclude

Two-by-two
just me and you.


X
02/02/2023




© Raena Exe 2023 
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Forever In Blue Jeans

2/2/2023

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Money talks
But it don't sing and dance
And it don't walk
Long as I can have you
Here with me, I'd much rather be
Forever in blue jeans

Honey's sweet
But it ain't nothin' next to baby's treat
And if you pardon me
I'd like to say
We'd do okay
Forever in blue jeans

Maybe tonight
Maybe tonight by the fire
All alone you and I
Nothing around
But the sound of my heart
And your sighs

Money talks
But it can't sing and dance
And it can't walk
And long as I can have you
Here with me, I'd much rather be
Forever in blue jeans, babe

And honey's sweet
But it ain't nothin' next to baby's treat
And if you pardon me
I'd like to say
We'd do okay
Forever in blue jeans

Maybe tonight
Maybe tonight by the fire
All alone you and I
Nothing around
But the sound of my heart
And your sighs

Money talks
But it don't sing and dance
And it don't walk
Long as I can have you
Here with me
I'd much rather be
Forever in blue jeans

And if you pardon me
I'd like to say we'd do okay
Forever in blue jeans, babe

And long as I can have you
Here with me, I'd much rather be
Forever in blue jeans, babe



Neil Diamond & Chico Bennett
1978





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