Something a Little Different

  Hey, Musing Matt here and we are going to do something a little different today. Since I have two mid-terms, two projects, and a paper due this coming week I will be spending this weekend studying, writing, and injecting caffeine directly into my veins. So, in lieu of a thoughtful and poignant column about the condition of art or a commentary on the products of the film industry I will share with you a poem that I wrote last year after I witnessed something that deeply troubled me...

Leaves and Acorns

by Matt Cox

I walk the ground.

The path of solid, broken bricks

is to my left

or right.

It all depends on where I’m going.

I walk the path,

only when it passes beneath

my close-toed shoes.

When I no longer need its support,

we part ways.

Maybe we’ll meet again.

The leaves of red, orange, yellow,

and green scatter,

as I scuff my way through them.

The acorns sound off

with a satisfying crack.

When immersed in their song

yesterday’s horrors seem gone

and forgotten,

but they remain

in every Fall- 

among the leaves and acorns.

  

When fertile autumn storms

announce their intentions,

caution gives birth to chaos,

and all pray they don’t become

it’s toys.

The twisted skeletons of the cautious

were carried away

but pieces of them remain.

Red bumper, green fender, and an orange side mirror

lie scattered across the highway’s left,

but it’s the right that ensnared me.

Two forms,

human in shape

but empty and still,

lay on wet asphalt,

draped in a yellow tarp

as if the dead desire dignity.

There is no rest from the dream,

leaves and acorns only sing once a year,

and wet stone provides no comfort.

  You all have a great weekend and try to stay safe out there.

Its Time to Start Thinking Instead of Screaming

  Hi. Musing Matt here and we need to talk about something important. Education. Not in general but focused on the study of literature in public schools and how important it is that we keep those kids reading and stop banning every book that contains anything remotely unpleasant. This is a hot button issue with many people and I will be approaching it from the angle of someone who has a great fondness and respect for literature and the wisdom that can be gained from reading.

Oh the Untapped Potential: The "Underworld" Franchise

 Hello all, I am Musing Matt and this is my first ever blog post. I like to talk about the things that interest me and I believe this is a good place in which to do it. My interests mostly concern movies and video games but I am also into novels, music, and recipes, so the subjects of my thoughts may cover many areas.

  Today we are going to talk about a movie- Well four movies that should have been three movies and two of them probably shouldn't have been made. Alright, confused yet? Good now we can dive right in.

  "Underworld Awakening" is in theatres now, I have not seen it but I would like to at some point because I would like to find out if its worth it. It will be the fourth installment of a series that started back in 2003 with the simply titled "Underworld". It was a great action flick concerning a civil war between Vampires and Lycans (werewolves) and in 2006 we received the sequel that the first one had set up. "Underworld Evolution" was okay, certainly not as good as the first one but it was trying to create an epic narrative. In 2009 "Rise of the Lycans" was released. Whether it was good or not is irrelevant, its story had already been told in the first movie making this movie unnecessary, for many reasons. Without this prequel the first two movies could have been a terrific trilogy.