PoetryInjustice by Gary Beck
Injustice In the age old battle between guardians of the state and the disaffected, the hatred of the police by the poverty populace is a constant day by day, since government agents…
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Writing by Gary Beck published in Dual Coast Magazine. 6 pieces from the archive, free to read.
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PoetryHarsh Reality by Gary Beck
There is no forgiveness in nature, except among higher orders, which is closer to forgetting. There is no kindness in nature, except for higher orders, even that is fleeting. There is no…
Swan Song by Gary Beck
I see too many faces bitter and shriveled by the summer sun, smileless masks of drab routine battered by obligations humming survival’s song, the grating sound of a submerging city.
Beaten Down by Gary Beck
The myths of life do not reveal how to endure the intolerable. When the day's affront multiplies insolence, we fold our hands, nod heads in acceptance too beaten to resist, flee to…
Planned Obsolescence by Gary Beck
American's peculiar ideas have conditioned our belief in strategic bombing, so our leaders rant righteously while carrying a smaller stick, as we substitute technology for the human element, which allows us to…
Soldier’s Pay by Gary Beck
It is easy to forget casualties of war sitting in comfort far from danger zones. Shortly after World War II the nature of war changed and was no longer considered a national…