Charles Anthony Hood

  Round, green, and sweet: Vitamins in the peel, Crunchy yet soft inside, And seeds of life in the core.   Seeds were planted one planting season. Decorative rocks surrounded the saplings: Didn’t want anyone to mistake them… For weeds—they are more valuable than…   Money, for we can at least eat fruit. The time has come to sure up our resources… For winter—an apple is wonderful by the fire— Warm and sweet: you and I retreat.  

  How many days wasted hazy and lazy Dry as a bone, my pot for Daisy Yellow, lovely, crazy Seems like nothing matters glazy   Fall into water feet first Only come out for thirst No matter how the worst A big, fat bubble burst   This world is upside down Just go and ask the clown On his face a painted frown On his head a paper crown        

  To live is to suffer. Whether royalty or poor, We suffer differently, But that doesn’t make one person… Good and the other bad… Or one suffering more noteworthy… Than another. Suffering is good if … Expansion of mind is achieved. Many times, we must endure suffering, So that we may reap greatly later.

  Pantheism: everything is God. God is the fundamental substance… From which all has evolved… The Universe is God.   Human beings, in turn, are their own Gods. Many imaginative concepts of God— All beautiful in their own ways— Have been posited throughout time.   All concepts of God up to this point… Have been imagined creations… By human beings—we created the… Gods we worship, except…   The Universe: none of us can claim… Responsibility for creating it. The Universe existed before us, And will continue after us.   Human beings are the Gods of the Earth. ‘Tis our playground, for now, until Roaches… Take over the earth and evolve… Into creatures more resilient than us.   Humanity will cease to exist. The only thing we have is “now.” The individual must create anything. To live today is better than dreaming…   About living in a future that may never come. There is nothing in this world… Wor...