Monday, March 25, 2013

The Beast - reprise

untouched, undefiled
not knowing the beast
not aware of the triggers
to release it from its dungeon
a touch of evil
a spark of baser stuff
bade the beast welcome
deep within all of us

perhaps he wasn’t aware
what he was doing;
small comfort, if that was true,
because the beast didn’t care
He bade the beast welcome
dark spirit within
calling forth the terror
others surely hide

The beast a mask upon him
grotesque and garish
his life taken over
the beast now his persona
Unbound by convention
societal norms and mores
the beast loose within him
fully in control

unspoken, a great darkness
the what I must dread
hidden deep within us
God protect us
from evil, dark passions
the beast we must not name
our else give it power

he could not see it
not visible in the mirror
but the beast surely came
presented in the meantime
Not from without
hidden on the inside
loosed how we do not know
but surely it is present

his words speaking truth
an awful power
the beast comes from within
though we would deny it
that what we fear
unbridled temptations
giving in to the beast
leading us downward

in subtle ways and gross
boiling within a cauldron
the beast from within
a wraith silently growing
rapier hands, eyes piercing
deep from within
the beast oh so fearsome
waiting for release

September 15, 2015
Believing the Beast
edited September 12, 2015
Eaten by the Beast – v3
(merging edits to original and version 2)
edited September 12, 2015
bade the beast welcome – v4
(editing original)
edited September 10, 2015
Eaten by the Beast – v2
September 4, 2015
when she wasn’t there
September 4, 2015
Eaten by the Beast
“Keeping kids safe: Keeping predators behind bars”
Editorial, Manchester Union Leader
July 14, 2015
“Man, 66, sentenced to at least 12 years for distributing child porn”
Manchester Union Leader
July 10, 2015
“May Grand Jury indictments from Hillsborough County Superior Court”
May 20, 2015
(with attached 21 indictments)
&
Los Angeles Times Freedom of Information expose on Boy Scouts of America files
files on Wilfred Bergeron (22 pages) – 1988 and 1989
(arrested in 1988)
(forced to resign as Scoutmaster in 1981)
in pdf format
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&
edited August 2, 2015
negotiating with the Beast – v9
(editing version 8)
edited November 20, 2014
the beast comes from within – v2
edited February 28, 2014
negotiating with the beast – v8
(editing version 2)
edited January 17, 2014
“negotiating with the Beast – v7”
(editing version 6)
Edited December 21, 2013
“the what I must dread – v3”
Edited November 16, 2013
“negotiating with the Beast – v6”
(editing version 4)
Edited November 16, 2013
“negotiating with the beast – v5”
(editing version 3)
Edited November 11, 2013
“negotiating with the Beast – v4”
Edited November 9, 2013
“negotiating with the Beast – v3”
(editing the original again)
Edited October 31, 2013
“negotiating with the Beast – v2”
Edited September 23, 2013
“the what I must dread – v2”
Edited August 2, 2013
“bade the beast welcome – v3”
new poem April 12, 2013
“negotiating with the Beast”
edited April 8, 2013
“The Beast – reprise – v2”
after reviewing the poem at
the Poet’s Corner
April 8, 2013
March 25, 2013
“The Beast – reprise”
the union of several poems,
new poem, March 24, 2013
 “untouched”
Edited March 24, 2013
“bade the beast welcome – v2”
new poem, March 24, 2013
“the what I must dread”
new poem, March 24, 2013
“the Beast came”
new poem, March 24, 2013
 “the Beast comes from within”
new poem, March 24, 2013
“from within”
combined in the order of the Chip’s poem
March 7, 2013 and March 8, 2013
new poem, “bade the beast welcome”
inspired by reading of poem, “The Beast”
February 15, 2013
by Chip Bergeron
read at the Poet’s Corner
Suncook Senior Center
March 4, 2013
&
memory of earlier poem
July 23, 2006 14:06
“Arguing the Essential Nature”
Arguing the carnal nature of man – Humanities -1977
&
edited February 6, 2015
A hiss of the snake – v11
(editing version 8)
edited November 26, 2014
A hiss of the snake – v10
(editing version 3)
edited November 19, 2014
A hiss of the snake – v9
(editing original again)
edited May 14, 2014
A hiss of the snake – v8
(editing version 6)
which had 17 page views on 5/14/14)
edited February 19, 2014
A hiss of the snake – v7
(editing original again)
Edited December 24, 2013
A hiss of the snake – v6
(editing version 2)
Edited November 29, 2013
“A hiss of the snake – v5”
(editing original again)
Edited September 29, 2013
“A hiss of the snake – v4
(editing original again)
Edited August 1, 2013
“A hiss of the snake – v3
June 30, 2012
“A hiss of the snake – v2”
see also
edited July 2, 2012
(adding fifth verse)
started writing after reading
“one wakes within us – v2”
July 2, 2012
at the Poet’s Corner
monthly poetry readings
Suncook Senior Center
edited July 1, 2012
&
June 30, 2012
“A hiss of the snake”
June 29, 2012
&
edited August 2, 2015
one wakes within us – v7
(editing version 5)
edited November 16, 2014
one wakes within us – v6
(editing version 3)
edited March 1, 2014
one wakes within us – v5
(editing version 2)
edited July 3, 2012
one wakes within us – v4
edited July 2, 2012
one wakes within us – v3
 (adding fifth verse)
started writing after reading
“one wakes within us – v2”
July 2, 2012
at the Poet’s Corner
monthly poetry readings
Suncook Senior Center
edited July 1, 2012
&
edited October 22, 2014
a tear in the fabric – v7
(editing original/version 2 again)
edited October 17, 2014
a tear in the fabric – v6
&
edited October 17, 2014
a breach in the circle
new October 17, 2014
an acute problem
about prayer concern lifted up
edited August 16, 2014
shallow peace – v2
June 21, 2012
shallow peace
&
edited April 25, 2014
A tear in the fabric – v5
(editing version 2)
edited July 1, 2012
A tear in the fabric – v4
edited June 24, 2012
A tear in the fabric – v3
edited June 23, 2012
A tear in the fabric – v2
June 22, 2012
A tear in the fabric
&
edited March 25, 2014
The Circle is what Matters – v3
edited March 8, 2014
The Circle is what Matters – v2
edited/new poem March 7, 2014
The Circle is what Matters
edited March 7, 2014
The Circle is Important – v4
edited further July 3, 2012
The Circle is Important – v3
edited July 3, 2012
The Circle is Important – v2
July 2, 2012
The Circle is Important
started writing after reading
“The Mirror Shattered”
July 2, 2012
at the Poet’s Corner
monthly poetry readings
Suncook Senior Center
July 2, 2012
&
Chapter Two of book ,
A General Theory of Love
entitled “Kits, Cats, Sacks, and Uncertainty”
with Gene Wolfe quote
written after attending
and beginning to read the handouts from
NH Bar Continuing Legal Education seminar
“PRACTICAL NEURO-LITERACY”
Where Divorce Practice,
Neuroscience, and Legal
Conflict Resolution Intersect
with Pauline H. Tesler
June 14, 2012
triune brain
mirror neurons
Amygdala hijack - wikipedia
subliminal persuasion
priming
video – “Derren Brown - Mind Control”
It Takes a Village
It Takes a Family
&
July 6, 2014
the Beast shall come
Daniel 9:16-27
and Men’s Bible Study
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
July 6, 2014


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