Welcome To
MTLKA'S_MONOLITH :

   Written by:David E. Shanabarger
a.k.a. mtlka

 

"Independence is my happiness and I view things as
they are,without regard to place or person;my country
is the world,and my religion is to do good"….

                                                                                  Thomas Paine

~"POETS & MADMEN"~

 "All defy reason...
 

 ...Which of us is now in exhile,which in need of amnesty?
 

 Are we now  but an illusion ?

      ... In my mind alone you breathe"

 DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
   MY FATHER :

* George Louis Shanabarger *

January 20,1933 to April 20,1997

"It's always getting later,
    somewhere in time"...

THINKING is the best way to travel…

*****CAUTION*****

 MTLKA'S MONOLITH

  Open your MIND to enter my realm of

Poetry & Time...

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***** " My God , it's full of stars !"*****
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PROLOGUE :

"LIFE & DEATH ARE ONLY TEMPORARY;HOWEVER,FREEDOM ,GOES ON FOREVER".......

"IN ALL OF THE UNIVERSE,THERE CAN BE FOUND NOTHING MORE PRECIOUS ,THAN MIND ".......

All life aquires a degree of consciousness of reality.

   Existence is in a state of "growing-consciousness", flowing through time.Every cause has an effect,and every effect is

itself a cause.

   Reality is a never-ending stream of effectsbecoming causes of effects becomingcauses,becoming effects..................

We are a universe of continuous creation.....
 
 
 
 

MY THOUGHTS ON:
Life,the Universe & Everything...

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      ONTOLOGY
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 There are infinite possibilities
 along our spiritual-path,
 only limited by parameters
 of the questions we ask...

 Where do we come from?
 What do we fear?
 When will we know?
 Why are we here?...

 Alone with our EGO'S
 false facades;
 we worship and bow
 before many different Gods...

 The search for meaning
 takes many forms;
 existential components,
 with empirical storms...

 Within the "mind's-eye"
 beyond our "seeing",
 lies the "focal-point",
 and the nature of our "being"...

                                                                     mtlka 3/7/01

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"FOOL'S GOLD"
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Tropical love-
Beautiful attraction.
Glimmering eye-
Chaotic reaction.

Misguided emotion,
Driven by lust.
Faded glory,
Amongst the island dust.

Growing older ;
Moments of time.
Fondly remembering-
An old flame of mine.
                                           mtlka  8/15/99

Spiritual-Internet,
Everyone's affected.
Collective consciousness-
Inter-connected.

Operating systems-
The human mind.
Downloading programs,
Virtual time.

Self-sufficient,
Built-in tutor.
A Grand Design-
The Human Computer.
                                      mtlka  8/20/99

Passions and lust-
Mysteries of sex.
The human animal,
Is so complex...

Good or bad,
Evil or divine?
Freewill determines
Your state-of-mind.

Material wealth-
Trappings of crime.
The only real thing of value
In life is TIME...

Notes of the chord,
Rhyme and verse.
Together they form,
A constant of the universe...
                                                mtlka 9/4/99

Another sunrise,
A new day has begun.
Feel the warmth,
Of the morning sun.

Calm reflections-
Keen insight.
Pondering life,
In the morning light.
                                         mtlka    9/4/99

Seeing more
Then meets the eye.
Seeking discoveries,
Under  the sky.

Past the horizon,
Beyond the known.
Universe is calling-
Adventure is home.

Living life,
Forever at the start.
Facing each day,
With an explorer's heart.
                                                      mtlka 9/5/99

Are you free?
              Do you have a keeper?
    No easy answers,
             Search a little deeper...

False-facades?
Human vanity?
     Be true to yourself,
           Maintain your identity...

            ..."JUST KNOW"
                                                                     mtlka 4/6/99

Self-esteem-
Emotional sculpture...
Component of mind,
Conceptual structure.

Symptom of humanity-
A cultural-show...
Always with you,
Phantom-Ego.
                                         mtlka 9/8/99

Mystical jewel,
Attraction sublime.
Variable color,
Visual-rhyme.

Harmonic beauty,
Vibrant hue.
Spiritual light,
Turquoise blue.
                                                       mtlka   9/11/99

…enter the realm of fantasy and myth~~~
                                                                                           mtlka 9/13/99

Non-verbal exchange,
Human expression.
Ethnic barriers-
Social Tension.

Misunderstanding-
Ambiguous perceptions.
Cosmetic world,
Passive-aggression.
                                                                              mtlka    9/14/99

Dynamic of Life,
Static or Flowing?
Mechanics of Truth,
Seeing or Knowing?
 

Matter of Opinion,
Reality or Deception?
Mirror of Color,
Shadow or Reflection?
                                                                         mtlka 9/17/99

Rivers  and oceans,
Vast and alive.
Aquatic life,
Continues to thrive.

Underwater world,
Silent and aloof...
Food-chain cycle,
Living soup.
                                                               mtlka  9/23/99

Doing the things,
We enjoy the most.
Living our lives,
On different coasts.

From my heart,
Where feelings grow...
I truly love you,
Brother Joe.
                                                                         mtlka     9/27/99

Transcend society's
Cultural forms.
Look beyond
Accepted  norms.

Discover the Spirit
Within your mind.
Abandon hatred,
Leave it behind.

Embrace the self-esteem
Of emotional independence...
Life is a two-way street
Of social acceptance.
                                                                             mtlka  9/28/99

                       *** in my mind alone THEY breathe***

                                                                                                       mtlka 9/30/99

Circumstance
Carrys a lot of weight...
When it becomes
An act of fate.

Freewill determines
The power of thought.
You can choose to sell,
Or choose to be bought.

Spiral code-
Mystery runner.
Meaning of life,
Mystic wonder.
                                                                         mtlka 10/02/99

Value is relative,
When desire is strong.
The lust for power
Disguises right from wrong.

When compassion is lost
For other human beings,
People become chattel
And treated as things.

The pursuit of wealth
Is a blind ambition,
When aquiring  property
And material  possession.
                                                                       mtlka 10/04/99

Emotions start to wake
While your spirit sleeps.
You lose control,
And the body weeps...

Feel the touch
Of falling rain.
Sense the feeling
Of your pain...

The dynamic of death,
Echos your sorrow.
Ambivalent hearts,
Yesterday and tomorrow...
                                                                        mtlka 10/05/99

I feel the color of sunshine,
Even under the rain...
I inhale the fragrance of love,
It overcomes my pain.

I perceive the joy,
And lessons of living...
More important than self
Is the power of Giving.
                                                                      mtlka 10/06/99

Silver Cord,
Soul's connection.
Astral path,
New direction...

Repeating cycle,
Universal sculpture.
Continuum of life,
Infinite structure.
                                                                     mtlka 10/06/99

In the moment
Of each passing day,
I think of things
I'd like to say...

In the time
of my death,
No regrets
in my final breath...

In the moment,
Between now and then,
I'll remember the smile
Of a loving friend...
                                                                          mtlka 10/06/99

Human-anger,
Feelings of rage.
Human-heart,
Emotional cage.

Human-nature,
Capacity for feeling.
Human-spirit,
Reason for being.
                                                                            mtlka  10/06/99

Distorted perspective,
Lost compassion...
Aristocratic,
Slaves of fashion.

In order to become
“Like those on the hill...
We sometimes learn
How to smile as we kill.”

Greed and anger
Stifles forgiveness...
Forgotten is the Love
Deep within us.
                                                                          mtlka  10/07/99

The image of what's beautiful
Reflects the truth of appearance,
While the essence of reality
Lies far in the distance...

The human condition-
Divided by social class,
Seeks mythical perfection
With flaws in the glass...
                                                                                      mtlka 10/15/99

Love is a journey,
The journey of living...
Living is learning,
Learning about giving.

Life is change,
Change is growth...
Growth is love,
Love is both.

Love is life,
Life is love...
Love is caring,
Caring is love.
                                                                        mtlka  10/16/99

Manifest destiny,
Beyond the waves...
Government injustice,
Walking on graves.

Stolen land-built upon
White Man's greed.
Taking what they want,
While native peoples bleed.

History forgotten
In the tropical mud.
Hawaian Islands,
Orchids & blood.
                                                                    mtlka  10/17/99

                                                                              * mtlka 10/19/99*

Statuesque profile,
Optical illusion...
Black and white,
Colorless confusion.

Human thought -
A shadowy mind-set...
When observing truth
In silohuette.
                                                                                  mtlka 10/22/99

Complex patterns,
Ethereal seas.
Dynamics of change,
Static breeze.

Constant motion,
Without and within.
Blowing free-
Infinite wind.
                                                                             mtlka 10/22/99

FIRST we seek,
Then we find.
Perpetual motion,
Wheels of time…

NOW and again
We stumble upon,
A glimpse of truth
And what's beyond...

ALWAYS dreaming,
Never  knowing.
Not quite sure of
Where we are going...
                                                                                 mtlka 11/8/99

Simple are my beliefs,
easily understood.
I have not sold myself to God-
and my religion is to do good...
 

I believe in the Spirit
of the human-mind;
Compassion towards others,
and being  kind...

Unconditional- love,
blows in the breeze.
Independence is my happiness,
simple are my needs...

                                                                                              mtlka 12/13/99

 Heavenly orb-
 Earthly tides.
 Shining bright,
 In nocturnal skies...

 Emotional reaction-
 Lunatic-fringe.
 Mystery and mayhem,
 Year 2000 begins...

Winter Solstice-
Mystical rune.
Awe and wonder,
Millennium_Moon...
                                                                                             mtlka 12/20/99

What is beauty,
when the heart is blind?
How can we love,
with hate still in our mind?

Where is truth,
in a world of lies?
What are ethics,
when integrity dies ?

Why is life
defined by death,
when we take for granted
our every breath?...
                                                                                    mtlka1/13/00

Observing nature
in available light,
I find my spirit
shining bright.

Visionary moment,
morning sun.
Pondering life,
having fun.

Through the window
of glass and wood,
I see the sunshine-
it makes me feel good.
                                                                                               mtlka 1/16/00

New & old,
First  & last.
Now & then,
Present & past.

Step & walk,
Win & lose.
Start & finish,
Feet & shoes...
                                                                                           mtlka 2/4/00

Flourescent neon,
Vibrant light.
Iluminating essence,
Shades of night.

Azure skies,
Inspiring hue.
Feeling alive,
Electric blue...
                                                                                    mtlka 2/8/00

Annonymous hearts,
emotional shots.
Flirting roomies,
connecting-the-dots.

Gender mystery,
user_names.
Computer culture,
cyber games.

Artificial courage,
accept or reject?
Virtual friendship,
requires respect.
                                                                              mtlka 2/8/00

Wooden horsey;
Flaming guitar.
Mystery woman
from afar.

Harmonic beauty,
image in my head.
Crimson chords,
the lady in red
                                                                                         mtlka 2/21/00

Daily conflict
in disguise.
Hidden deceit,
deep in our eyes...

Many secrets,
apprehension.
Living our lives
with surface-tension...
                                                                            mtlka 2/28/00

Ponder life's mystery
with ambivalent thought...
Accept or question
the reality taught.

Shadow defines light,
with shades of gray...
Night divides
each passing day.

Constant motion,
repeating event...
A dynamic journey
from past to present.

Life and death,
connected together...
Continuing cycle
invisible tether.

Spiritual connection,
 human mind...
Time and infinity,
remain undefined.
                                                                       mtlka 4/1/00

Eyes wide open,
seeing  truth.
Unconditional love-
symptom of youth.

A cynical world
soon tears apart,
the untarnished joy
of a trusting  heart.

Emotional conformity
of a society beguiled,
soon overshadows
the forgotten child.
                                                                             mtlka 4/11/00

My manic mood
strings me along;
emotional feedback,
absorbs me in the song...

The sonic image
of visual sound,
vibrates rhythyms
of lost&found...
                                                                           mtlka 4/14/00

Duality of truth,
shadow of lies.
Illusion of Ego,
Subliminal disguise...

Fragile facade,
realm of appearance.
Power and greed,
Subtle interference…

Blind ambition,
integrity in trouble.
Perception distorted,
smoke filled bubble...
                                                                                         mtlka 5/8/00

Altitude above,
an ocean of depth.
Wandering spirit,
from sunrise to sunset...

Forever searching,
beyond infinity.
My existence drifts
through shadows of obscurity...
                                                                                         mtlka 5/19/00

Individual-thought,
soon will be dead;
Conventional-wisdom,
the Masses are lead...

Fact or fiction?
Digital data;
Hidden governments,
subtle dogma...

Available light
of God's divinity;
Decided FOR us
by Human- comittee...

Empty joy,
emotional facade;
Conditional-love,
        fabricated God...
                                                                            mtlka 5/27/00

A hidden forest
behind the trees,
with data bases
of varying degrees...

"Big_Brother" is reborn,
in a virtual way;
privacy and freedom,
seems to fade away...

Security is obscurred
by false impression.
Our cultural consciousness,
has become veiled in fashion...

Corporate_dot_com,
who is at the helm?
Ship of fools,
in the digital realm...
                                                                                       mtlka 5/29/00

Communication needs
a sender and receiver,
perception gets distorted,
by both skeptic and believer...

Words manifest our thoughts
from far within,
the collective-consciousness,
where ideas begin...

Ambiguous , subjective,
illusive and misleading,
language is limitted,
and defined by meaning...
                                                                                mtlka5/30/00

Counterparts-
mortar and brick,
multi-layered,
infinitely thick...

Conflicting passions-
emotional  blues,
sexual barriers,
with social dues...

Clarity of purpose-
subliminally blind,
hidden agendas,
of Ego and Mind...
                                                                               mtlka   6/1/00

Tidal journey,
from origins unknown.
Once alive,
now all alone...

Mysteriously beautiful,
laying in its abandon;
Twisted textures,
formations at random...

Taken for granted,
easily misunderstood.
The dynamic beauty
of static driftwood...
                                                                                mtlka 6/05/00

The essence of your spirit
transcended the miles.
Conversation with you
produced many smiles:) ...

Mysteries of life-
reality of death.
Friendship is precious,
to the final breath ...

Sadness from your passing,
slowly envelops me;
"Blessed-Be" my Friend.
I will always remember you-
as the moon speaks to the sea...

        ….in memory of Jaclyn

                                                                                           mtlka 7/10/00

Why do we want?
What do we need?
What is wealth?
Why is there greed?

What is truth?
Why do we lie?
What is pain?
Why do we cry?

What is love?
Why is there hate?
What is patience?
Why can't we wait?...
                                                                               mtlka 6/8/00

Questing for peace,
some way some how...
Who is the yoke,
who'll be the plow?

Consumed by rage,
fueled by vengence.
Perverse majesty,
spiraling violence...

Projected anger-
emotional deception.
The human condition
is defined by perception...

Where there is Love,
there can be no hate.
Religion’s intolerance
 casts its fate...
                                                                             mtlka 10/15/00

Suspend your disbelief,
beyond the night;
make the spirit-connection
to voices of light...

Natural energy,
natural law;
the cycle of life,
freeze and thaw...

Tidal forces,
midnite-noon;
universe is calling,
grandfather-moon...
                                                                              mtlka 10/16/00

Focus gets sharpened
by the turbulent air.
Thoughts flow free-
all senses aware...

Full-moon horizon,
silvery plane.
Visual-echos
on a celestial train...

Surreal reflections
of time and space.
Relative motion
in a tranquil place...

Sunset to sunrise,
nocturnal flight.
Continuous  journey
towards morning light...
                                                                            mtlka 11/01/00

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   DISTANT SHORE
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   My reality of normality
   has become quite surreal;
   just an archaic mosaic
   of how someone else should feel...

   A social misfit,
   I walk alone;
   a spiritual hitch-hiker
   far from home...

   A restless heart,
   compelled to explore;
   desire always focused
   upon some distant shore...
                                                     mtlka 2/25/01
 

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 LENSE OF PERCEPTION
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 The spiritual-world
 of infinity and time,
 has a language of light,
 which bridges our mind...

 The dynamics of perception
 illuminates the path,
 with  optical reflections,
 and flaws in the glass...

 The material-world
 that is perceived to be,
 becomes a paradox of conceptions,
 and a mystery to me...

 As I learn and grow,
 I find this life hard to understand;
 Why is there so much cruelty and hatred
 in man's inhumanity towards man?...

 The unitive-consciousness of love&compassion
 doesn't really seem to matter,
 when lust, money,and power,
 is all that we are after...
                                mtlka 3/3/01

            You choose to decide
            what's wrong or right,
            by altering the focus...
            within available light.

            The artificial brilliance
            of Ego's dawn,
            illuminates your world...
            until Self is gone.

            As you gaze into the mirror
            of your looking-glass mind,
            reflect upon Life...
            the Universe,and Time.
                                   mtlka 4/11/01

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 LABYRINTHS OF LOVE
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 Feelings of lost-love
 are not easily ignored...
 They lie restless and dormant
 within my memory's hoard.

 My heart echos and bounces
 through empty halls...
 An emotional maze
 of distant walls.

 Special moments remembered
 from long ago...
 Resonates the passion
 locked away in my soul.

 I wander the labyrinths
 of the human-condition...
 seeking pathways of love,
 that always remain hidden.
                                                      mtlka 4/23/01

Like a willow tree
the human heart grows,
swaying and bending
as the winter wind blows…

Sleeping  in the shadow
of hate and lies,
love becomes dormant,
but never dies…

The flower of truth
transcends the gloom…
illuminating the beauty
within humanity’s bloom.

                                      Mtlka 4/26/01

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PLASTIC FACADE
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Empty promises-
prosperity's corner;
government control-
chaos and disorder...

Pharmaceutical wars-
political seed;
energy "crisis"-
illusion of greed...

Aristocracy-
preying on the weak;
"Big Brother"-
double-speak...

Consumer's rainbow-
Golden God;
modern life-
plastic facade...

                mtlka 4/30/01

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AGONY & ECSTACY
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In the push-and-pull
of "modern" life,
chivalry gets lost
in our emotional strife...

The beauty and wonder of
the boundless-heart,
becomes overshadowed
by lovers torn apart...

Our true feelings
remain in disguise,
only to be revealed
by wandering-eyes...

Insincere compassion
causes so much harm;
Oh the Agony & Ecstasy
of artificial-charm!...

             mtlka 5/02/01

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NECESSARY PAIN
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Birth and death,
truth and lies,
love and hate-
emotional cries...

Anguish or joy,
happiness or sorrow,
rage or calm-
yesterday's tomorrow...

Sacrifice for pleasure,
suffering for spirit,
substitutes for meaning-
never getting near it...

Cost of living,
purpose of rain,
enigma of life-
necessary pain...

                   mtlka 5/04/01

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GLOBAL ORPHAN
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Corporate-government,
power controls;
religious dogma-
cynical souls...

Conspicuous-consumption,
technology grows;
consumer world-
primitive woes...

Violent-culture,
hidden cost;
distorted values-
compassion lost...

Global-Orphan,
chaperone gone;
profit motive-
greed marches on...

                       mtlka 5/06/01

          &  Take care of each other"

                                                                                   *__*

*TO BE CONTINUED..........