Comments on: Thought Shield

By: Dave Bonta

Dave Bonta — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 02:32:15 +0000

In reply to James. Oh, thanks --- that's especially good to hear coming from a former film major. My lack of sophistication in cinematography and film composition does make me rather unsure about the success of some of these videos.

By: James

James — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:34:13 +0000

Nice work. The images are great with this… those reflections of sky with all that earthly debris moving across it.

By: Dave Bonta

Dave Bonta — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:24:44 +0000

In reply to Deb. Thanks. I'm glad to hear those images worked for you. It's actually not a found poem, just a persona poem based on some of things people were saying online.

By: Dave Bonta

Dave Bonta — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:22:05 +0000

In reply to leslee. Yes, that's true. Just think of all whacked religions that have been founded over the centuries, and all the people who still take those fevered visions as literal truth.

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:54:24 +0000

Holy crap.

Fabulous found poem; startling for its source material.

I like the calm images that you’ve paired with the poem. Accentuates the disquiet; creates an echo of normalcy. Reflected.

By: leslee

leslee — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:19:46 +0000

Love the poem. I think the fear of alien abduction is the modern day version of fear of devil possession. Or maybe it’s the “gay agenda” that’s going to take us over, or Obama’s agenda, or any of the myriad scary things out there we have no control over and seem like threats. The power of the unconscious and of the imagination is amazing.