john bennett | things to try

Things to Try

Best to
avoid the
crowd.


Best to
avoid the
accidental tourist.


Best to
disconnect
the phone
better still
not to
have one.


Stay off
line &
trash your
computer.


Now we’re
getting somewhere.


Now’s when
the voices
start &
you notice
the scuff
marks on
your shoes.


Now’s when
you don’t
need a
dance partner.


Now’s when
you see
the moon
for the
first time
in ages.


Now’s when
you take
a deep
breath that
when you
let it
out again
fills the
world with
wonder.

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Hcolom is Moloch spelled backwards. Moloch is an Old Testament deity to which children were sacrificed, a practice society still engages in with increased enthusiasm. Consumerism is the new Moloch, manifesting itself like cancer in war, politics, the arts and religion, in every nook and cranny of human endeavor, draining the intrinsic beauty out of life and mutilating the innocence and magic of childhood with its commercial meat hook. HCOLOM PRESS intends to publish books that by their nature repudiate this pernicious force–novels, poetry, children’s books and books that transcend genre.

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