[Poem] Here's to the Orphans

 by Emmit Other

Here's to the lost ones

That slipped through the cracks

The people who struggle in shadow

We all know them except when we don't

They haven't lowered their shields

Where we can see

Abused and attacked 

They struggle and mend

On the side of the angels

But no one on which to depend

They likely have helped us

At work or at home

But these allies who need us

Can sometimes go it alone

They don't want to be a burden

They don't want to make drama

They just get a battle of wine

And marathon a show streaming o Rama

Reach out and ask

How your friends are all doing

Those who know me and read this

Reach out at your leisure

I am always willing to listen

Be there when able

For no one should spend the holidays alone

Unless

Of course

You are a fucking Nazi

Merry Christmas to all

And to all a Good Night

Be a light in the darkness

And fight the good fight

[Poem] Eating Dogshit

 By Emmit Other

When I was five

Bullies dared me to eat Dogshit

And I did

And you never forget the taste

Ever

Cleaning bathrooms

Every weekend

At the Student Center

In college 

Was a breeze

Because human shit is nothing

Compared to Dogshit

In 2016

Americuh

Ate Dogshit

And then in 2024

Elected

To eat

Dogshit

In a second giant heaping

Thanksgiving portions

Bowl

Tonight

Before they even start

The gubbamint is brokeded

There is no plan

There are no consequences

So the next time

You salute the flag

Thank someone for their service

Put your hand over your heart for the pledge

Sing the nationalz anthethemz

Know

You are honoring

A nation

That eats dogshit

And 

Likes it

I was five

Americuh has no such excuse

[Poem] The Anti George

 By Emmit Other

What if

In some other reality

Clarence was sent to someone like Mr Potter

And Mr Potter liked this new world better

And stuck around

And made it into Pottersfield

Black Friday Update

 Buy my book at...no just kidding, my books are only on sale at Amazon rn and fuck Amazon, a situation I mean to rectify next year but first that entails doing my author website...and that's after Armor of Stone; at 17205 (which includes the prelude and outline so really around 14000ish but still not bad).  I need to crank out 1200 words today, slightly behind but I can do that with ease and on track to finish by Jan 20th

The bigger news of the day is that Julia and I have finally finished Part 1 of Fruitloop and Frankenstein

So far, the Book of Heliotropic Fairy Tales is looking pretty sweet and I'm guessing completion some time in 2027

Heir of Sunfire (Written)

Fruitlop and Frankenstein (about 20-25K more words to go)

The Three Mice that See (Not written)

13 Fairy Tales (Not Written)

Grenademan vs the Lich (about 8K in)

It will be pretty mondo and will by my capstone work.  I may or may not write after that, we'll see.

Benediction

 May you have reason to have thanks

May you have someone to share it with

May we remember the cost for that which we celebrate

May we have the wisdom never to repeat it

May we never take our ability to express that gratitude for granted again

May we all pass through to a time where we can be safe again

Happy Thanksgiving

 The True Spirit of the Season

[Poem] The Only Time

 By Emmit Other

The only time

Monotheism

Wasnt speead at the point of a gun

Was the primitive Church of Christ

Nations convert to Judaism

Under a gun

Genocide is in the Torah

Genocidal blood drips from their lips

Of their cousins

Who strap bombs to themselves

Because their ancestors were converted

At the point of a fucking gun

And the fucking Chross

Spread with Imperialism

To every corner of globe

Under a fucking gun

So before you argue 

Nu uh no it didnt

Explain why hard right fanatics

In every fucking version

Run to the gun for all their problems

To get their way

And gag me with their star crescent and chross?

If we shouldnt point a gun

Right back 

And make monotheism go away

Consider

The original Christ

And love and peace and understanding

Or

You 

Reap

What

You fucking

Sew