SoulRiser's Ramblings: April 2012

Friday, April 27, 2012

My character in GTA:SA looks like this...

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Crippler Cliques

You crawl on the ground
afraid to stand up
jumping at a chance
to pull somebody down

You cling to the crowd
afraid to stand out
eager for a chance
to push somebody out

Your life has no meaning
you're trying to belong
spit on, laugh at, trample down
even if it's wrong

If you'd just find a moment
and open your mind
you'd realise there's nothing
no reason to cause all this pain

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

School Frustrations

Schools don't educate
they teach us to fear
and surrender to fate

Schools make learning dull
memorizing details is simply no fun

Of course it's all indirect
it's hidden so well that
no-one would suspect
that it's here and it's there
look around, it's not fair

You turn to the class
and ask a question

I would gladly reply
if I were so inclined

But something else is on my mind
learning of a different kind

The things that mean the most to me
are good and pure and true and free

I speak with a friend
and I'm punished for that
when I try to defend
I'm thrown out for backchat

Respect is something
that you have to earn
but you yell, demand
and give none in return

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Arm the legs

I'm not quite sure what I was thinking either. I probably just wasn't :) The colours turned out pretty funky I think.

Used to be

There used to be respect here
when it wasn't in demand
excellence in atmosphere
kindness all around
but advertising those facts
wouldn't work in this town

emphasizing other things
removing many choices
one by one they disappear
silencing our voices

you protect yourself from open minds
as you shrug the blame away
took a chance with one of a kind
and then lied to save your name

you started by ignoring
and slowly grew to greed
now all the good has fallen
because of one bad seed.

What Makes a Terrific Parent | Psychology Today http://bit.ly/IMOMou - Hint: it's not about you.

Monday, April 23, 2012

The rights of children in school http://bit.ly/I7xYLh - In my work as an educational consultant, I have visited many schools all over the world. I have observed, in both traditional and alternative schools, that children’s basic rights are often ignored. I believe that all human beings, no matter how old they are, must be granted the right to take care of their bodily needs. The child’s body and whole organism are by nature determined to move and learn in specific ways. When we adults refuse to collaborate with the child’s natural development, we create immense, unnecessary suffering. Even seemingly harmless experiences such as occasionally being denied the right to go to the toilet when needed, can leave trauma and health problems that are carried into adulthood.