Comments by Jonas
- "This is one of the most wonderful comments I've ever recieved. The last several years have been fairly dry for me from an artistic perspective(they've been great from an adult, utilitarian perspective). The long, dark night of my soul seems to be ending and I am inspired again. Your words here are like a rising wind on a brush fire.
For such a long time I've thought "what's the point" when it comes to writing poetry... Well, your comment is the answer and it's a good one. Many heartfelt thanks."
Posted by Jonas on "lovesick" by Jonas
- "i should have noted that he was very old :-)"
Posted by Jonas on "herb" by Jonas
- "audibly: 'out loud' condemn: 'to declare to be reprehensible' the life of a soldier: 'killing things'.
there now you can put a bow on it."
Posted by Jonas on "i am a slave" by Jonas
- "you weary me.
merriam-webster's definition of war:
1 a (1): a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations (2): a period of such armed conflict (3): state of war b: the art or science of warfare c (1)obsolete : weapons and equipment for war (2)archaic : soldiers armed and equipped for war2 a: a state of hostility, conflict, or antagonism b: a struggle or competition between opposing forces or for a particular end c: variance, odds 3
— war·less Listen to the pronunciation of warless \-ləs\ adjective
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so yes, many conflicts can be classified as war. i wonder if you are being stubborn or stupid, but either way i will clarify. I DON'T LIKE THAT YOU KILL PEOPLE. MY MORAL OPPOSITION TO WAR AND OUR ENTIRE DEBATE HAS BEEN CENTERED AROUND THE AMORALITY OF ARMED CONFLICT AND THE DESTRUCTION OF HUMAN LIFE.
so, according to merriam-webster, online, you can define you sending your children to their room and them not wanting to go as a war between you and your kids. however, most intelligent people would not do so, they'd reserve terms like 'variance' and 'odds' for those situations and then use words like war for the situations for which they are generally"
Posted by Jonas on "i am a slave" by Jonas
- "no, specifically a call to a general strike. it's a form of resistance that is more extreme in power than the threat of men bringing death... the difficulty in accomplishing it however is the difficulty of achieving solidarity and the will for the oppressed to act through the fear imposed by the violence of men with guns that take their orders blindly from a superior and act to defend not the right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness but the property rights of the privileged few. further, if i look at the methods of destroying the privileged few i arrive at two simple conclusions, 1) kill them to take away their privileges and redistribute them or 2) take away their privileges and redistribute them through the power of overwhelming community sentiment. the first way is the easy way. the way of wars, guns and military. the second way is the way of social reform. that's why the last lines of the poem are not: 'lets us raise our guns together... etc...' but, 'let us raise our voices...'. this is why i find it important to audibly condemn the choice of the life of a soldier. i use my voice to fight for what i believe in. remember kent state. remember jackson state."
Posted by Jonas on "i am a slave" by Jonas
- "if you are trying to 'get' this poem and are trying to hit near what i was writing about, i will tell you that you are way off. this is not about a person, a relationship, or even personal relationships in general. further, i'd like to note that YOU have added the word "cold" to my black coffee... this is an incredibly powerful word, a word that i left out of this piece as its symbolism didn't fit... so take care in noting what you bring to the poem and what is given. i'll stop short of defining the feelings that birthed this writing, however, you begin to get closer to the theme when you say "maybe you were too sure of yourself"... anyway, thank you for the in depth comment and the chance to think critically about my own work and discuss it a little bit. (an aside: i told you that if you were trying to hit a mark you were missing it... however, if you choose to digest this poem one way or the other that is totally your business and you'd always be correct, the only reason i felt it necessary to reply to your comment is because you used a question mark... meaning: you're not wrong, but this is my answer)"
Posted by Jonas on "i wrote it because" by Jonas
- "this poem is freaking awesome and i can't believe no one has commented on it. that's all."
Posted by Jonas on "wintersong" by Jonas
- "i'm not sure 'scattered and random' is a compliment here, but i think it was intended as such, so, thank you."
Posted by Jonas on "honey-bee" by Jonas
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