All posts by Mike Varga

Nothing Sir, Nothing At All

Soldier, what will break your fall?
Nothing, sir, nothing at all.

Why do you stand, gun in hand?
Orders given, to be here and stand.

Soldier would you fire on all of us?
If ordered, it appears that I must.

Would you interfere with polling?
If elections are threaten to be stollen.

But you must know you are a tool?
Yes, sir, but I serve those who rule.

But you won’t always be a soldier.
This is true, I’ll be like you when older.

Then soldier what will break your fall?
Nothing, sir, nothing at all

 

I know this seems cynical, but I imagine the use of troops to interfere with our democracy, and pray they are not put in such situations for there is no end to how far they and we could fall. 

Rip-Tide

The storm waves are brewing,
dangerous ideas have been stewing.
The barriers and guide-rails fail,
war and conflict is up for sale.

Who,  of you, will buy into this,
and risk the churning sea mist?
Will you even feel a pulling rip-tide
taking you deeper, for a deadly ride?

You see the red flags flying
You know people are dying,
and there’s no rescue if you go,
there’s only the abyss below.

An unthinking herd wades right in
following the powerful once again
into these stormy seas of hate
and on toward hell’s fiery gate.

Turn back before it’s too late!

 

 

 

Make Plans

Its great to make plans
to have a purpose and direction
but life happens, and the world
doesn’t cooperate as it should.

The nest is knocked to the ground
by an angry wind, the web is
destroyed by an unruly critter
the meadow is covered by early snow.

Life takes turns, and troubles
arise, and yet we rebuild, we
replan, we move forward, for
direction is its own purpose.

We are who we are because
of the adaptability bred into
us and the intellect we value
and continually evolve.

So plan with the angry wind
in mind, the unruly critter
possible and the prospect
of early snow

and continue to evolve
and learn.

 

The Future Past is Here

We have no idea what the future may hold
we tell ourselves, in an attempt to be bold.

A way to avoid thinking it all through
and acknowledging what we know is true.

The future is no ninja in the night
It tells us over and over what’s right.

Just look to the past as a prologue
in order to see through the fog.

The fog we claim as our own is easier
than clarity of the image in the mirror.

We can say the future is unknown
but true intents have long been shown.

It’s no ninja in the night, it is right here
in broad daylight transparent and clear.

Ignorance is no excuse, we know who we are,
choose to fight, or meekly wear a yellow star.

Wakeup, the future is abundantly clear
and the danger very present and near.

 

 

Just A Fountain

Fascinating, hypnotic and yet elemental
it plays for you even if your attention fails
it is water and stone just as earthly as it is alien
it is constant motion and flow, gravity and power,
simple and complex with curves of origin and movement.

It is black as obsidian, and clear as cool streams
It plays to your life rhythms and conscious dreams
It plays to your peace and your connection to the world
It is quiet and yet it must be heard, for it is elemental
let it be part of you, and you are part of it and everything.

Fountain Magic

 

 

I’m So Confused

I’m so confused…

Washington was the site of a riot and attempted coup on 6 January 2021 and deployment of National Guard was too late to help capitol police and DC police; but now there’s need for a National Guard presence and the Justice Dept. to take over the role of Police Commissioner in DC?  Furthermore there was a cut in DC Police Budget, but we can spend Federal Monies for NG troops?

We invite a war criminal the the US and roll out the red carpet to discuss ending a conflagration he started and when the victim of the conflict was at the Whitehouse he was treated like he was an ungrateful war criminal?  Furthermore, Putin gives up nothing in exchange for this hospitality?  But I expect Zelensky will be asked to give up quite a bit tomorrow??

During the campaign are asked to believe that the Epstein files will bring down the Democrats with exposure of their involvement with a pedophile and their murder of Epstein in prison.  But he died during the first Trump presidency, during a perfectly normal one minute delay in the surveillance monitoring and now the files cannot be released as purportedly Trump is mentioned in the files.  It just wouldn’t be fair, right??

The campaign complained of weaponization of the Justice Dept.  But now it is being tasked to go after a dozen Biden administration members and even the former DA in NY Latricia James, as well as former President Obama with no evidence of illegal actions?  Is this what is called de-weaponization of DOJ??

We were told that Washington is a swamp of lobbyist and corruption, but in the last several months the President has made hundreds of millions on crypto business agreements and strategies, as well as, arranged for new projects in countries threatened with tariffs… this is draining the swamp??

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Matter

No matter how beautiful
a single flower, it needs
others to make a bouquet.

No matter how magnificent
a stallion, it needs
others to make a herd.

No matter how industrious
a builder, they need
others to build a home.

No matter how learned
a student, they need
others to advance knowledge.

No matter how strong
a soul can be, they need
others to make a family.

No matter how we might
feel alone, we are not and
with others, we are humanity.

 

 

Calmness

Calmness

Reflecting the morning light
the surface like a mirror of
all that surrounds.

The stillness is a mirage
of calmness, the surface
belies what is beneath.

Watch for a while and
see, the ripples and
waves of turmoil below.

There is something more
to life within this calmness
and it is just underneath.

Held there by surface
tension which appears
to us as serenity.

There is nothing calm
about this, and it’s right there
if you have eyes to see.

 

Isn’t this Idiocy?

I’ve been asked, isn’t this pure idiocy with respect to discontinuing EPA’s ability to fight climate change, isn’t this idiocy to threaten media for publishing the truth, isn’t it idiotic to stop research and development at major universities, isn’t it crazy to threaten law firms for who they have represented, isn’t it nuts to threaten judges as rogue and dishonest, and to threaten former political leaders with  arbitrary investigations?

The answer is no… this is not idiotic!

It is all part of the Autocratic Playbook. They must discredit all but the great leader.  All forms of critical thinking and leadership must be undermined. The Universities, the Legal profession, Science and Research, prior administrations and leadership, the Judicial, even senior military leaders.

Weaponize government against itself to accomplish the transformation to only one source of truth, one source of historical context, one source of law.

All of it will be prosecuted and maintained with fear and favor.

All it takes is the will of Trump and his brain trust to do it, and for good people in leadership to think they can outlast it by going along. Valuing their position and money more than democracy, more than our heritage, more than science and law.

Everyone is for democracy when there is no cost. This is not idiocy, it is a transformation of our form of government at a pace that is astounding, and yet it was predicted and we were told what they (I say they, because it is the authors of Project 2025 who are the planners) had planned for us… but too few believed, too few value democracy.

Saying it is just idiocy is playing into their hands.  We must see the whole picture for what it is.  Re-read Orwell’s 1984 if you want to see where we are going.  Look at Hungary or Russia if you want living examples.  Don’t believe we are exceptional and can avoid this without a fight.  We must fight against a clever foe who has been planning for this for a long time.

 

 

Life Energy

Sit still for a moment, and do
nothing.  It is difficult
but feel. Feel your life’s
energy wanting to run!

Change, movement, energy, life
experience, growth, transitions,
learn, lessons become wisdom,
constant change, more action,
life vibrant in youth, and young
you is alive in you, as is love!

Change and movement is life.
God is life revealing herself
in love, growth and wisdom,
and ever-lasting life energy!