Dustin M Rokita
Stories (3/0)
Our Creation
Genesis The grass is always greener on the other side. The synthetic scenery saturates the senses of the humans ambling about. They remain wandering in an ignorant bliss, gleefully unaware of the manufactured landscape they inhabit. The humans interact with one another, although we’ve eliminated the illusion of free will. We watch from the skies, admiring the glory of our creation. We are not of this world, yet we watch our creation grow and evolve, bending to our will.
By Dustin M Rokita3 years ago in Fiction
Support the Troops
Support the troops. We haven’t heard that empty slogan lately amidst all the severe skullduggery going on recently. Masks have replaced yellow ribbons. Apparently self-evident, supporting the troops has fallen out of style. It has always been tradition to cite this empty slogan and go about one’s day without taking action to support the troops. But protest if one must. Speak about how one might have joined the service if it wasn’t for this, that or the other. Veterans love that talk. Easy to express bluster and bravado wearing camo rolling to McDonalds in a Monte Carlo when bullets refuse to buzz above the broken bodies of one’s brothers. But go on and continue supporting the troops with pointless platitudes and cowardly courtesies. Come forth with empty accusations of a lack of patriotism on my part… it’s not as if I’ve never heard them before.
By Dustin M Rokita3 years ago in Serve
What's The Word?
Pens and pencils; the simple tools that have been used since human beings began communicating with one another. On the surface, they don’t appear to create anything as sexy as the ostentatious oak carvings created by sculptors and carpenters. Pens and pencils don’t beat steel into sharpened blades after escaping the white-hot flames of a furnace. No. Pens and pencils cannot achieve these incredible feats. However, these seemingly innocuous utensils emerge ubiquitous in every corner of every culture. These glorious gizmos create civilizations and eviscerate empires. Persuade people and manipulate minds. Lacerate with lies and triumph with truth… no matter how terrifying that truth may be. This poor fool attempts to master the craft of the abstract, word.
By Dustin M Rokita3 years ago in Humans