<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767405</id><updated>2009-02-21T06:47:47.835-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Per Diem</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sphenoidale.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/34767405/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sphenoidale.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>shadowhisper</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05819897790000730308</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767405.post-116015371982400305</id><published>2006-10-06T09:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-06T22:48:27.900-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>It is the self that motiviates us,&lt;br /&gt;not a god-&lt;br /&gt;The self wrapped up in  parent or  lover.&lt;br /&gt;not a god&lt;br /&gt;sitting in the sky.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is the self that moves us to love or hate,&lt;br /&gt;to kill or kiss&lt;br /&gt;it is&lt;br /&gt;you, the reader, me, the author&lt;br /&gt;of this common idea.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are responsible for ourselves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How can one say,&lt;br /&gt;"You're damned to hell, you have no soul,&lt;br /&gt;you loved the wrong person,&lt;br /&gt;you didn't pray hard enough,&lt;br /&gt;you worshiped the wrong god...."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who are they to judge&lt;br /&gt;who is going to heaven?&lt;br /&gt;Is the cat sitting upon you,&lt;br /&gt;going to this misterious place?&lt;br /&gt;A place reserved for those with a soul.&lt;br /&gt;Somewhere where dirt doesn't exist?&lt;br /&gt;Somewhere far away with only 1/2 the people-&lt;br /&gt;or maybe only 144,000- God's elect.&lt;br /&gt;What a lonely place,&lt;br /&gt;and if you think for a second,&lt;br /&gt;that you'd see your mother or father...&lt;br /&gt;what if they secretly doubted that which you hold onto?&lt;br /&gt;What if your child does--&lt;br /&gt;what if you acutally don't see them again?&lt;br /&gt;Will you still be happy?&lt;br /&gt;Alone, living out a life you never really lived in the first place because you were to afraid of&lt;br /&gt;Somone looking in on you.&lt;br /&gt;the Perfect Voyeur.&lt;br /&gt;your god.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is the self-&lt;br /&gt;that motivates us,&lt;br /&gt;that teaches us right from wrong.&lt;br /&gt;If you listen,&lt;br /&gt;you can hear your insides turning when you're&lt;br /&gt;cheating or lying or hurting another.&lt;br /&gt;You can feel the bliss from head to toe when you're in love,&lt;br /&gt;or have prepared the perfect moment in celebration of another,&lt;br /&gt;or when you are sitting in the dirt--&lt;br /&gt;alone and quiet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh, listen to yourself!&lt;br /&gt;--your words that dangle from your lips.&lt;br /&gt;Watch your actions&lt;br /&gt;as they propel you through the day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love you.&lt;br /&gt;Care about you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It makes me laugh,&lt;br /&gt;we poison our bodies with excess,&lt;br /&gt;while others beg to a god for the food on their plates.&lt;br /&gt;It's that same bounty that makes you fat, that killed your wife.&lt;br /&gt;You are thanking a God?&lt;br /&gt;For what?&lt;br /&gt;Fuck you for being so damn selfish.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is no god,&lt;br /&gt;it's you alone on the toliet,&lt;br /&gt;or in the church with your community.&lt;br /&gt;It's you alone, in the forest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Next time you pray at the dinner table,&lt;br /&gt;Thank the people that made the food,&lt;br /&gt;they, at least, are in the room to hear your appreacation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think about others,&lt;br /&gt;for once.&lt;br /&gt;The people&lt;br /&gt;in other countries&lt;br /&gt;that are dying&lt;br /&gt;because of America's greed and some stupid&lt;br /&gt;idea of a God.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34767405-116015371982400305?l=sphenoidale.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sphenoidale.blogspot.com/feeds/116015371982400305/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767405.post-115893672808724086</id><published>2006-09-22T07:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-09-22T07:52:08.093-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Peace within</title><content type='html'>Tyrent of unexplained anger-&lt;br /&gt;suckling for survival,&lt;br /&gt;as if I were it's mother.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where did you come from?&lt;br /&gt;For sure you're no child of mine,&lt;br /&gt;Nor were you left upon my doorstep&lt;br /&gt;a sampling of others misdoings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then who are you that suckling&lt;br /&gt;upon my life&lt;br /&gt;gives you,&lt;br /&gt;yours?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why does not myself&lt;br /&gt;sooth you, transform you?&lt;br /&gt;How can I dislodge the pain and anger I feel&lt;br /&gt;becuase you don't deserve that control over me.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' 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xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34767405.post-115881207471065049</id><published>2006-09-20T21:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-09-20T21:14:34.716-07:00</updated><title type='text'>new beginnings</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2241/3853/1600/IMGP0808.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2241/3853/320/IMGP0808.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;unfolding flower&lt;br /&gt;enrapt within your eyes love&lt;br /&gt;petals stretch open&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' 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