tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post6977321824477014930..comments2023-10-14T09:31:41.455-04:00Comments on Metanoetic Poetics: Cybernetic WarriorAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08784125345525784337noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-80934935445349783552012-02-06T06:25:14.396-05:002012-02-06T06:25:14.396-05:00wow! Fantastic conclusion!wow! Fantastic conclusion!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-42112657268382743022012-02-05T10:31:22.689-05:002012-02-05T10:31:22.689-05:00"Deceit / is a ploy, baby face a diversion....."Deceit / is a ploy, baby face a diversion..." -<br /><br />powerful work there charles, and those last two lines...<br /><br />thank you much ;-)adanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00710750989853277203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-79875855530907148392012-02-04T12:46:12.939-05:002012-02-04T12:46:12.939-05:00What a fascinating but equally dreadful time we li...What a fascinating but equally dreadful time we live in now. We are becoming slaves to technology instead of using it for the greater good, in the end once computers do become self aware, that which we have created may well decide that we are no longer useful and 'do away' with us as a species. Science fiction has usually at some point in time become science fact. <br />Nightmare scenarioDaydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139175719967937843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-13851619971191284862012-02-04T06:22:06.863-05:002012-02-04T06:22:06.863-05:00A picture of destruction with zombies and all. Not...A picture of destruction with zombies and all. Not quite realizing we could be our own enemy destroying what we endeavor to build. Great write Charles!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-11964724953015221102012-02-03T15:20:53.984-05:002012-02-03T15:20:53.984-05:00Another extremely effective poem, Charles--much cl...Another extremely effective poem, Charles--much closer to the Martian concept, too--all very alien feeling, the vibe of the unknowable. And I am a big gamer, but can't play those first person shooter games either because of motion sickness--gaming is like anything else, moderation and perspective or its substance abuse.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-91930199103335924572012-02-03T11:45:33.693-05:002012-02-03T11:45:33.693-05:00"with nothing to gain because we are nothing,..."with nothing to gain because we are nothing,"<br /><br />I love that line. Amazing piece!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610184057896951494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-82453392967226857362012-02-03T06:54:46.770-05:002012-02-03T06:54:46.770-05:00My favorite part is where we are the ones and zero...My favorite part is where we are the ones and zeros--the ability to decipher the master plan. Shades of HAL. K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-85251107523014873482012-02-02T23:35:17.220-05:002012-02-02T23:35:17.220-05:00Thank you B, I wrote this in response to Columbine...Thank you B, I wrote this in response to Columbine, when people were saying the killers were perhaps influenced by video games. I had some dreams about this and incorporated the images into the poem.<br /><br />The last lines are supposed to be by the killers, though someone has suugested they are "my" words. My youngest son has played WOW for a while, and I worried about him, but he Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784125345525784337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-69173469552970041682012-02-02T23:29:03.310-05:002012-02-02T23:29:03.310-05:00@ S.E. - mmm that's from Pogo - my husband quo...@ S.E. - mmm that's from Pogo - my husband quoted it often. However it was "he are us". <br /><br />I thought this was deeper than it seemed on first read too. It doesn't have to be Martian to scare us. Deep in our DNA we are made to fear that which isn't very close to who we are, what we look like, our own tribe. We are not much past that. Well done.Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-88392395619583967432012-02-02T21:41:03.004-05:002012-02-02T21:41:03.004-05:00What's that old saying? I have seen the enemy ...What's that old saying? I have seen the enemy and he is us ... or something along those lines ... good poem, very powerfulS.E.Ingrahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02135141369161538082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-91560396112145644802012-02-02T21:29:59.830-05:002012-02-02T21:29:59.830-05:00Out of the Martian school, you bring forth the War...Out of the Martian school, you bring forth the War of the Worlds! That is definitely taking things to their logical, and extreme, conclusion.Semaphorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16945917520773585129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-34471362428932011382012-02-02T21:00:22.073-05:002012-02-02T21:00:22.073-05:00Oh, man! Tight write with killer closing lines!Oh, man! Tight write with killer closing lines!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-75223528114435133312012-02-02T20:33:31.787-05:002012-02-02T20:33:31.787-05:00I'm with rosemarymint... that was my favorite ...I'm with rosemarymint... that was my favorite part... excellent piece.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-42894602874417874232012-02-02T18:58:26.215-05:002012-02-02T18:58:26.215-05:00I love this whole section, especially the baby fac...I love this whole section, especially the baby face diversion and death opiate:<br /><br />"Deceit <br />is a ploy, baby face a diversion. <br />Seek and destroy and in the final hour <br />go down in an inferno whose god ordains <br />survival of the best. Death is the opiate. <br /><br />Power is meaningless without meaning. <br />The enemy is faceless but it could be us."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-17631983823949317162012-02-02T18:26:58.238-05:002012-02-02T18:26:58.238-05:00some really good stuff even between the lines...i ...some really good stuff even between the lines...i was in Modern Warfare there for a bit slaying zombie nazis....smiles...but in many ways death is the opiate...sadly we are feeding it to our young...spent some time today with a 6 year old who is fascinated with killing...that is all he will play...everything...scary...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-90115944783696345102012-02-02T18:02:42.279-05:002012-02-02T18:02:42.279-05:00I couldn't resist publishing this for the prom...I couldn't resist publishing this for the prompt. I started out writing jagged images that way, which converged on some quirky strange angle that often defied meaning. Thank you for letting me know that I was able to accomplish that here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784125345525784337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-1036714898098903732012-02-02T18:01:53.828-05:002012-02-02T18:01:53.828-05:00oh... eerie! ... it could be us.
This was amazin...oh... eerie! ... it could be us.<br /><br />This was amazing! absolutely love it!<br /><br />~L<br />www.untitledmoments.comuntitledmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00169474863739097457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-8640984538304315722012-02-02T17:59:56.990-05:002012-02-02T17:59:56.990-05:00I like it that the words inspire your reaction. I ...I like it that the words inspire your reaction. I do try to invite readers to look deeper. That I wasvable to accomplish that here gratifies me. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784125345525784337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-23568727013893125162012-02-02T17:56:09.377-05:002012-02-02T17:56:09.377-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784125345525784337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-32449535340098537472012-02-02T17:40:55.170-05:002012-02-02T17:40:55.170-05:00CHARLES!!! Those final two lines...WOW! Love the d...CHARLES!!! Those final two lines...WOW! Love the dark language, the images, and the finish is a knife straight through the heart of the martian. WRITE ON!Tashtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847190224960829574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-36623606377390410732012-02-02T17:03:28.583-05:002012-02-02T17:03:28.583-05:00Great imagery, powerful symbolism!Great imagery, powerful symbolism!Frank Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512960953837979822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962841480087192036.post-11354839046735642552012-02-02T16:43:33.846-05:002012-02-02T16:43:33.846-05:00Power is meaningless without meaning.
The enemy i...Power is meaningless without meaning. <br />The enemy is faceless but it could be us... wow...this left me just speechless.. you always pack such a lot of deep thoughts into your poems charles...think i need to re-read to dive into the next level of your thoughts..Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.com