Just wrote this and will eventually get around to completing it along with the hundreds of others :)
An alternate and poetic version of afterlife.
A molecule within.... my human heart and mind....may some day meet with yours... far off in space and time
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
A molecule within...my fragile heart and mind;
May some day meet with yours....far off in space and time.
Sunday, 31 July 2011
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
The killing and resurrection of Buddha
http://www.npr.org/2011/07/27/137304363/bit-by-bit-afghanistan-rebuilds-buddhist-statues?sc=fb&cc=fp
Bit By Bit, Afghanistan Rebuilds Buddhist Statues
www.npr.org"The Taliban destroyed the historic statues a decade ago. But in a painstaking process, the two giant carvings of Buddha are being reconstructed on the side of a cliff in central Afghanistan."
-- Destroying something so amazingly majestic as this, because it's from 500ad... before your religion was born, is unforgivable and detestable on a level ALMOST equal to that of any "human" tragedy in recent years. I hope when we and the U.S. finally get every last person outta there, that the Afghanis will remember the glimpse of freedom from repression and fight back with the same iron fist that has dominated them for so long.
(we will always have ppl and bases over there, but when they no longer see us as occupying....I hope they will take strength from the wave of revolution that has swept Africa and the middle-east for the last 6 months or so) oh...and same applies to Iraq.
Bit By Bit, Afghanistan Rebuilds Buddhist Statues
www.npr.org"The Taliban destroyed the historic statues a decade ago. But in a painstaking process, the two giant carvings of Buddha are being reconstructed on the side of a cliff in central Afghanistan."
-- Destroying something so amazingly majestic as this, because it's from 500ad... before your religion was born, is unforgivable and detestable on a level ALMOST equal to that of any "human" tragedy in recent years. I hope when we and the U.S. finally get every last person outta there, that the Afghanis will remember the glimpse of freedom from repression and fight back with the same iron fist that has dominated them for so long.
(we will always have ppl and bases over there, but when they no longer see us as occupying....I hope they will take strength from the wave of revolution that has swept Africa and the middle-east for the last 6 months or so) oh...and same applies to Iraq.
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
Ignorance and fear of God/new ideas
07/26/2011
*** Quoted from article : "A believer posting as GodIsLove1 got into a roaring battle with nonbelievers, in one response clearly expressing an opinion of his adversaries using some words we won't repeat: "[Some of the posters here] are half human and the other half is devil, evil wicked ... drunks liars stealers killers (of their soul), atheist. ... And you know who made them that way, these scientist and evolutionist, atheists and the likes.""
--- What?!?!?!?!??!!?!?!?!!!!!
No difference between Norway and Islamic Terrorism
07/26/2011
This basically re-affirms what I was saying about how we are all just humans and shouldn't be divided into religions, or maybe even nations eventually. Terrorism is Terrorism. The same way we see this guy as just a lone vicious wolf and not representative of Christianity or the west in general...is the same way we should all think about Muslims or ppl of any other faith. Many ppl often generalize these ppl as all illiterate or terrorists. f that!!! we're no better or worse...there are always a few rotten apples in any section of society
Monday, 25 July 2011
Norway and Fundamentalism
07/25/2011
This article by Chris Hitchens doesn't deal solely with fundamentalism, but it is amazingly written and intelligent, regardless : http://www.slate.com/id/2299959
Literal translation of religious texts has always been a source of hatred and violence in this world...or rather it easily allows ppl of fundamentalist faiths to justify horrible acts in the name of serving and "saving" god(from logical, scientific denial of religion's descriptions of our life and universe) . This is why I am against fundamentalist beliefs in ANY religion. It isn't necessarily the religion or texts themselves...they were written thousands of years ago in a much more violent world, where ppl were lucky to reach 30....but the literal translation allows ppl like this asshole ( or ppl like the Westboro Baptists) to say they "must be right". "it's in the bible". I don't think so.....you can't fight the future ppl, modern technology and information WILL eventually overtake fundamentalism, except for a small percentage of ppl who will not disband from their beliefs out of fear of hell or tradition or whatever. We aren't a world of Christians, Muslims and Hindus etc. We are a world of humans, period. we all came from the stars and we will all return to them....regardless of what religion says is true or untrue.
p.s. I realize religion is not the only force at play in the Norway tragedy, but regardless, it is today's target :) Religion can be a great and life-changing thing for some people. But when taken too far, it separates us all....allowing people to read whatever they want out of their religious texts.
This article by Chris Hitchens doesn't deal solely with fundamentalism, but it is amazingly written and intelligent, regardless : http://www.slate.com/id/2299959
Literal translation of religious texts has always been a source of hatred and violence in this world...or rather it easily allows ppl of fundamentalist faiths to justify horrible acts in the name of serving and "saving" god(from logical, scientific denial of religion's descriptions of our life and universe) . This is why I am against fundamentalist beliefs in ANY religion. It isn't necessarily the religion or texts themselves...they were written thousands of years ago in a much more violent world, where ppl were lucky to reach 30....but the literal translation allows ppl like this asshole ( or ppl like the Westboro Baptists) to say they "must be right". "it's in the bible". I don't think so.....you can't fight the future ppl, modern technology and information WILL eventually overtake fundamentalism, except for a small percentage of ppl who will not disband from their beliefs out of fear of hell or tradition or whatever. We aren't a world of Christians, Muslims and Hindus etc. We are a world of humans, period. we all came from the stars and we will all return to them....regardless of what religion says is true or untrue.
p.s. I realize religion is not the only force at play in the Norway tragedy, but regardless, it is today's target :) Religion can be a great and life-changing thing for some people. But when taken too far, it separates us all....allowing people to read whatever they want out of their religious texts.
Friday, 22 July 2011
Zeitgeist Debunk Rant - aren't I supposed to be the "crazy" one?
07/22/2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
This is why I've always been so against these conspiracy movies and people...NO SOURCES! Or someone's opinion or story...speculative bullshit....at best. :) And they mix truth with lies, just like any good propaganda film(and satan, coincidentally). This clip deals with the FED and some other important issues that do need to be closely looked at, but shows how Zeitgeist and other conspiracy films work . If they so easily lie and manipulate the truth to their own ends on these issues....what about everything else they are saying?
They preach about mainstream media being this evil, government controlled propaganda machine....well, I think that's f***in' hilarious :) They are now the mainstream....and their P.O.S. films(while brilliantly twisted and crafted) are almost dangerous or approaching incitement of hate. Something like 40-50% of Americans a few years ago believed their own government blew up the towers. That kind of thinking amongst our youth and population in general, may lead to more investigation and transparency....but left unchecked it could lead to massive problems and unrest. Especially if the economy continues to dangle on the edge of a cliff and citizens become increasingly angry and desperate...looking for someone to blame it all on. We don't need any more divisions in this country.
I think our society does need to make sure government does not abuse it's powers, but a certain degree of corruption is almost a certainty in any system of government/authority. We need to balance the need to continually challenge the government with a little acceptance (and less bitching...PLEASE!!!) of how things are. We have it so good and should constantly remind ourselves of that, despite the trials and tribulations we all experience in our lives...and government's role in it.
p.s. Alex Jones can suck my balls!! 8?P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
This is why I've always been so against these conspiracy movies and people...NO SOURCES! Or someone's opinion or story...speculative bullshit....at best. :) And they mix truth with lies, just like any good propaganda film(and satan, coincidentally). This clip deals with the FED and some other important issues that do need to be closely looked at, but shows how Zeitgeist and other conspiracy films work . If they so easily lie and manipulate the truth to their own ends on these issues....what about everything else they are saying?
They preach about mainstream media being this evil, government controlled propaganda machine....well, I think that's f***in' hilarious :) They are now the mainstream....and their P.O.S. films(while brilliantly twisted and crafted) are almost dangerous or approaching incitement of hate. Something like 40-50% of Americans a few years ago believed their own government blew up the towers. That kind of thinking amongst our youth and population in general, may lead to more investigation and transparency....but left unchecked it could lead to massive problems and unrest. Especially if the economy continues to dangle on the edge of a cliff and citizens become increasingly angry and desperate...looking for someone to blame it all on. We don't need any more divisions in this country.
I think our society does need to make sure government does not abuse it's powers, but a certain degree of corruption is almost a certainty in any system of government/authority. We need to balance the need to continually challenge the government with a little acceptance (and less bitching...PLEASE!!!) of how things are. We have it so good and should constantly remind ourselves of that, despite the trials and tribulations we all experience in our lives...and government's role in it.
p.s. Alex Jones can suck my balls!! 8?P
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Wonders of the Solar System
07/19/2011
I just saw something very interesting in a BBC documentary "Wonders of the Solar System" That in a billion years or so(if we could possibly survive that long), the people here on earth will no longer be able to see the cosmic microwave background radiation thingy proving the big bang. (think because space expands and galaxies and light move further away).
They will either stick to established knowledge by then(unimaginable what would be known by then), or disprove it, because it no longer stands up to scientific observation.... believing something false... or fall back to times as we did as early humans....religion and the works.
They will see themselves as the centre of the universe again as we did until 500 years ago or whatever it was....based on what they can see and prove at that point.
We happened to evolve in just the right time in the universe to truly understand how things got started. Now, what happened b4 that may never be solved, but we are getting close and I suspect we will see earth-shattering discoveries in our life time. Inevitable really, considering the almost exponential increase in technology and information.
I just saw something very interesting in a BBC documentary "Wonders of the Solar System" That in a billion years or so(if we could possibly survive that long), the people here on earth will no longer be able to see the cosmic microwave background radiation thingy proving the big bang. (think because space expands and galaxies and light move further away).
They will either stick to established knowledge by then(unimaginable what would be known by then), or disprove it, because it no longer stands up to scientific observation.... believing something false... or fall back to times as we did as early humans....religion and the works.
They will see themselves as the centre of the universe again as we did until 500 years ago or whatever it was....based on what they can see and prove at that point.
We happened to evolve in just the right time in the universe to truly understand how things got started. Now, what happened b4 that may never be solved, but we are getting close and I suspect we will see earth-shattering discoveries in our life time. Inevitable really, considering the almost exponential increase in technology and information.
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Depression
For those that suffer total Depression,(major/clinical)
There is vast temptation to seek(crave) attention....
That's not to say it's done on purpose, since so much lies beneath the surface.
Bubbling air, breaks through with a yelp....a metaphorical burst--A cry for help!
A dream-like state evades thorough detection,
Without notice of self, comes an insane protection....
From reality's undeniable hard truth,
The future's secured, but it's stolen my youth.
------------------------------------
Generosity cures,
Curiosity kills...
Yet both are essential is removing great ills.
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Insane sanity lies within every dream....
Every laugh, every tear, every fear, every SCREAM.
© 2006-2011 Clayton Kratz
There is vast temptation to seek(crave) attention....
That's not to say it's done on purpose, since so much lies beneath the surface.
Bubbling air, breaks through with a yelp....a metaphorical burst--A cry for help!
A dream-like state evades thorough detection,
Without notice of self, comes an insane protection....
From reality's undeniable hard truth,
The future's secured, but it's stolen my youth.
------------------------------------
Generosity cures,
Curiosity kills...
Yet both are essential is removing great ills.
-------------------------------------
Insane sanity lies within every dream....
Every laugh, every tear, every fear, every SCREAM.
© 2006-2011 Clayton Kratz
Fuse/Muse/Dante/Veil of Tears
(I find myself in need of my muse,
So my ideas may light the final fuse.)
I find myself with desperate might,
Guarded only by a small, shimmering light.
A light that I shall claim as my muse,
My thoughts endlessly burning, like an eternal fuse.
The fuse sparks forward to reach it's goal,
An explosion of thought, I hope will unfold.
To allow me even the smallest of chances...
To touch base on my mind and it's crazy, dark dances.
How could I ever hope to explain,
That which lies beyond the terrestrial plane.
My guides are many, though I feel unworthy,
Of company so great, lessons that surely....
Will open my eyes to the ways of old,
My guides' stories, for centuries told.
Leading my mind in an attempt to break through
And bring forth what's been seen by far too few.
Of all great things, pain and loss are the source....(w/o an ultimate low, there can be no ultimate high)
Inspiring those weakened to seek a far better course.
Along a path, both narrow and wide,
The path of life, with nowhere to hide.
A sun-bathed hilltop, showered with light...
Led Dante from darkness, ready to fight.
Against his own self, his country...his friends,
To find the mystical path, to which there's no end.
His words were guided by friends of old...(guides referenced earlier....ancient/medieval authors)
With "divine" intervention, his vision(story) was told;
Teaching us that, in order to have peace...
We must prepare our souls for a permanent lease.
A lease which requires and enables our soul,
To tour the dark recess, the infernal hole.
In order to know what is right, good and true....
We all must view hell's dampening hue.
Seeing the world through this veil of tears,
Will eventually bring forth many joyous years....
Realizing true beauty, which covers the world,
After going through torture and being hurled....
To a place where no beauty could ever exist,
Upon leaving however, we're shrouded in mist.
A glorious fog. Appreciation soars...
For everything seen and experienced, as well as much more.
to be cont'd
© 2006-2011 Clayton Kratz
So my ideas may light the final fuse.)
I find myself with desperate might,
Guarded only by a small, shimmering light.
A light that I shall claim as my muse,
My thoughts endlessly burning, like an eternal fuse.
The fuse sparks forward to reach it's goal,
An explosion of thought, I hope will unfold.
To allow me even the smallest of chances...
To touch base on my mind and it's crazy, dark dances.
How could I ever hope to explain,
That which lies beyond the terrestrial plane.
My guides are many, though I feel unworthy,
Of company so great, lessons that surely....
Will open my eyes to the ways of old,
My guides' stories, for centuries told.
Leading my mind in an attempt to break through
And bring forth what's been seen by far too few.
Of all great things, pain and loss are the source....(w/o an ultimate low, there can be no ultimate high)
Inspiring those weakened to seek a far better course.
Along a path, both narrow and wide,
The path of life, with nowhere to hide.
A sun-bathed hilltop, showered with light...
Led Dante from darkness, ready to fight.
Against his own self, his country...his friends,
To find the mystical path, to which there's no end.
His words were guided by friends of old...(guides referenced earlier....ancient/medieval authors)
With "divine" intervention, his vision(story) was told;
Teaching us that, in order to have peace...
We must prepare our souls for a permanent lease.
A lease which requires and enables our soul,
To tour the dark recess, the infernal hole.
In order to know what is right, good and true....
We all must view hell's dampening hue.
Seeing the world through this veil of tears,
Will eventually bring forth many joyous years....
Realizing true beauty, which covers the world,
After going through torture and being hurled....
To a place where no beauty could ever exist,
Upon leaving however, we're shrouded in mist.
A glorious fog. Appreciation soars...
For everything seen and experienced, as well as much more.
to be cont'd
© 2006-2011 Clayton Kratz
Dream Beast
This life you see is not as it seems... it's simply the time between my dreams--
Anxious for darkness the night will bring; anxious to hear my conscience sing--
In a place where reason is blurry and rare... my soul awaits a time that's fair--
To come out of hiding and rid the foes... that forever have been my chronic woes--
Awake or not, the same rings true....Overwhelming, dark and blue--
My mood is empty, barren...removed, to a pit of dread where it is chewed--
Along with my heart into instant oblivion....by a beast so cruel even men by the million--
Could never kill it's ferocious ways....
Rather getting consumed in it's horrible haze--
That has plagued the world and the people within....since the instant we realized our light will grow dim.
© 2006 Clayton Kratz
written 5-6 years ago...about anxiety/depression and nightmares
what? :)
A hyper-speed, no-gravity atmosphere in my dreams....
A tire-swing from childhood morphing into the extreme....
A 2 mile high instantaneous ascent.....My tire-swing and I fly until we are bent.
from 2005-2006
A tire-swing from childhood morphing into the extreme....
A 2 mile high instantaneous ascent.....My tire-swing and I fly until we are bent.
from 2005-2006
River of thought
A torrent of thought washing over my soul,
While I wait to achieve my ultimate goal.
Happiness....peace....my worries released. ---
Love transcends Sadness
Love transcends Money
Love transcends Life and Death
Perhaps even eternity, if such a thing even exists....
Perhaps even growing so strong,, that in another life...another time;
It will re-ignite...bringing light to those darkened and joy to those without.
While I wait to achieve my ultimate goal.
Happiness....peace....my worries released. ---
Love transcends Sadness
Love transcends Money
Love transcends Life and Death
Perhaps even eternity, if such a thing even exists....
Perhaps even growing so strong,, that in another life...another time;
It will re-ignite...bringing light to those darkened and joy to those without.
Absence
Absence makes the heart grow stronger(fonder?),
Though making the days unbearably longer;
A burst of joy...a burst of despair,
Which only this Love could hope to repair.
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
Though making the days unbearably longer;
A burst of joy...a burst of despair,
Which only this Love could hope to repair.
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
Thursday, 7 July 2011
Mental Abyss / Ups and Downs
As I travel through this ... My Mental Abyss;
I see only that, which I might have missed.
Then a fork in the path, a change in perception,
Which allows total clarity, without any exception.
A short time passes in this conscious range,
Then interrupted by a dark, drastic change.
Then sharp realization of what needs to be done,
But old dreams reappear with each setting sun.
........
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
I see only that, which I might have missed.
Then a fork in the path, a change in perception,
Which allows total clarity, without any exception.
A short time passes in this conscious range,
Then interrupted by a dark, drastic change.
Then sharp realization of what needs to be done,
But old dreams reappear with each setting sun.
........
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
Veil of Tears/Reality
Afraid that if I close my eyes, reality may de-materialize....
Leaving me alone, drunk on grand delusions...A veil of acid tears and blurry dark confusion.
The only time I smile is to cover up a frown...
To mask the dismal world that has hung me upside down.
But now I fight, to take back what's mine...
My life as it was, I travel through time;
To a phase of my youth, innocent.....pure.
...
to be continued....
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
Leaving me alone, drunk on grand delusions...A veil of acid tears and blurry dark confusion.
The only time I smile is to cover up a frown...
To mask the dismal world that has hung me upside down.
But now I fight, to take back what's mine...
My life as it was, I travel through time;
To a phase of my youth, innocent.....pure.
...
to be continued....
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Eternal Wish / Creation?
HasHinG out my thoughts....trying to unwind....curl and cuddle up .... until the end of time...
Whether by a God, or some explosive force.....Everything we know, comes from a single source
to be continued...
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
to be continued...
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
"Surrealization" and The Dark Epiphany
Among a world consumed, by ignorant generalizations;
I found myself exhumed, awakened unwanted in ?surrealization? :)
That which then engulfed me, was the opposite of glee;
While experiencing a "great", yet Dark Epiphany
Which took hold of life's amazement, making the absurd seem totally true;
The sky now green and bent...The grass grows downwards, sharp and blue.
For many years I had no care, so much so that I wasn't aware
Of the world around me, changing so much
Not even the warmth of a sweet angel's touch
Could possibly give me clarity
My eyes now clouded with falsity
Everything changes, by will or by force
Yet I remain still to choose a course
Of life or death, the latter more often
But strength holds the former, with help of some friends....
FOR WHOM I AM ETERNALLY GRATEFUL
© 2006-2011 Clayton Kratz
I found myself exhumed, awakened unwanted in ?surrealization? :)
That which then engulfed me, was the opposite of glee;
While experiencing a "great", yet Dark Epiphany
Which took hold of life's amazement, making the absurd seem totally true;
The sky now green and bent...The grass grows downwards, sharp and blue.
For many years I had no care, so much so that I wasn't aware
Of the world around me, changing so much
Not even the warmth of a sweet angel's touch
Could possibly give me clarity
My eyes now clouded with falsity
Everything changes, by will or by force
Yet I remain still to choose a course
Of life or death, the latter more often
But strength holds the former, with help of some friends....
FOR WHOM I AM ETERNALLY GRATEFUL
© 2006-2011 Clayton Kratz
A Phoenix Inside / The Day I Died
And that's what I did, I floated away;
Never to see another bright day.
Wandering alone, in a new person's view;
Still thinking the same, so dismal and blue.
Though no longer chained...the thoughts still remain.
Less frequent all be it, I still long to see it;
Completely removed from my big world of ... :)
© 2006-2011 Clayton Kratz
Never to see another bright day.
Wandering alone, in a new person's view;
Still thinking the same, so dismal and blue.
Though no longer chained...the thoughts still remain.
Less frequent all be it, I still long to see it;
Completely removed from my big world of ... :)
© 2006-2011 Clayton Kratz
fork in the road
You can't see the future with tears in your eyes.... The tears now dry up and I realize;
The power to change and the power to choose... A path which if followed, can't possibly lose. :)
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
Alive as long as I can jive
Despite the constant ups and down, twists and turns....smiles and frowns;
I still am free and feel alive.....and let's not forget I still can jive :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV5FXrMM3h8 - Manic Metallica Dance to Master of Puppets
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
war and peace
Finally peace....relief at it's peak....a consuming release....finding that which I seek.
A brand new day has just begun; as I arise, a burning sun....
Shines through the clouds...into my room; removing common morning gloom :)
Shines through the clouds...into my room; removing common morning gloom :)
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
Outta the ground......into the sky......outta the sky......into the dirt.
All the beautiful ppl.... are lying together tonight....they're sharing their thoughts, their time and touch.....enjoying each other's sight.
While many others sit alone, engulfed by this day's fright. Nothing's right....their chests grow tight. Enveloped in a cloud of blight.......
Which shall only be removed.... when the sky has cleared.... giving way to our own might.
While many others sit alone, engulfed by this day's fright. Nothing's right....their chests grow tight. Enveloped in a cloud of blight.......
Which shall only be removed.... when the sky has cleared.... giving way to our own might.
· The sun's rays now burning bright....
Able now to view the light....
Forever reaching a new height.....among those clouds which sometimes bite.
Monday, 4 July 2011
hell to heaven
Dante, though exiled, wrote the grand tale...
Of the beasts and the fire, that descend like dark hail.
Paradise followed, a beautiful scene....
A stark contrast to that, which had previously been.
to be continued....
© 2010 Clayton Kratz
Of the beasts and the fire, that descend like dark hail.
Paradise followed, a beautiful scene....
A stark contrast to that, which had previously been.
to be continued....
© 2010 Clayton Kratz
Sunday, 3 July 2011
FRIEND - forever in my mind and heart....you truly are a work of art
Good night to you my brilliant friend
With any luck we'll meet again...
Without the same old childish games,
Discuss this great and current change...
No matter what I still admire,the time with you, though now expired...
I long to laugh and share my mind,
With someone who is rare and kind :)
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
With any luck we'll meet again...
Without the same old childish games,
Discuss this great and current change...
No matter what I still admire,the time with you, though now expired...
I long to laugh and share my mind,
With someone who is rare and kind :)
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
Best Wishes
Full of life and love and laughter,
Still not sure what she is after....
But she, as always, will find the way,
And live many long and happy days...
With someone her equal, If such a person exists;
A future yet to be seen, but I know she’ll persist.
Grabbing life by the balls and taking what’s hers;
A true love and life is what she deserves..
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
Still not sure what she is after....
But she, as always, will find the way,
And live many long and happy days...
With someone her equal, If such a person exists;
A future yet to be seen, but I know she’ll persist.
Grabbing life by the balls and taking what’s hers;
A true love and life is what she deserves..
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
Saturday, 2 July 2011
Searching
Think what you will....it bothers me not---
That which I search for....can never be bought
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
That which I search for....can never be bought
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
Unconditional Love - Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden fruit, always seeming so sweet......your taste is addictive, yet never attained....
Waiting in vain below dark trampled streets.....for something amazing I"ve already gained
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
endless nights, endless years
Wish I had a lady friend, to help effect a timely end....to thousands of these nights alone...which bring a chill to every bone
to be continued...
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
to be continued...
© 2011 Clayton Kratz
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