January | 2020 | Wayward

Thus Spoke the Shape-Shifter | Poem

Posted by Corey Arnold on January 19, 2020 in Identity, Poetry |No Comments

I. [Meaning]Thus spoke the man whose wilted words have shaped an age of truthThus spoke the man whose oldest thoughts have shifted my point of viewThus spoke the man who’s found a way to shatter what I think of you Thus spoke the man whose deft, old hands have whittled me down to boneThus spoke the […]

Where the Heck Does Meaning Come From? | Pt. 1

Posted by Corey Arnold on January 18, 2020 in Identity, Psychology, Reflections, Society |No Comments

** This will be a multi part post. The goal is to ultimately end up looking at a few philosophers’ ideas of meaning to see how they are actually applied to life. This first part will more or less be my own musings on this topic. ** What Do I Mean? Suffering has largely determined […]

Toil [In Segments] | Poem

Posted by Corey Arnold on January 13, 2020 in Poetry |No Comments

Segment 1:What I find, in my heart, to be the rawest of experiences is that of toiling. The post-toil respite is a gift that tempers the heart of humanity and allows us to see what is real and let all that is petty to fall by the wayside. Though the vast infinite of all that is […]

On the Turning Away | Poem

Posted by Corey Arnold on January 13, 2020 in Poetry |No Comments

I.There’s something in the mellow that clouds my better judgement There’s something in the mellow that slows my inner workings The cogs just aren’t oiled enough I think I’m working well enough But time comes down to performance And I can’t perform II.OhThinking about all the artists I wish I could be like…I think of […]

The Silent Cartographer | Poem

Posted by Corey Arnold on January 13, 2020 in Poetry |No Comments

Don’t you know that you were there, holding the camera that took the picture, that captured the moment, that halted time?Don’t you know that is was you who captured the artist?It was you who stopped the earth’s movement.It was you who stilled the pond.You slowed the sway the of the sweeping leaves on the silent […]

“The Little Guy”: On Large Institutions of Power and Individual Service

Posted by Corey Arnold on January 11, 2020 in Identity, Society |No Comments

This topic spawned from some conversation with friends about career paths. As I mentioned earlier, I am a soldier, though the idea of a soldier in my mind is tied much for intimately to my idea of what makes a warrior rather than simply serving under the flag. Though I do not yet live up […]

A Quick Note on Scheduling

Posted by Corey Arnold on January 8, 2020 in Site Updates |No Comments

You all kept asking me, so I’m going to tell you all. You all kept saying. “Hey, Corey! Is there going to be a schedule or something? Are you going to do weekly posts or what? I got kids to feed and can’t be waiting all day for you to post some content.” I understand […]