It’s time to knock the dust off this blog 😭 This is a test to see what happens when I create a post — cuz I actually have no idea what all these plugins and whatnot do 🤷🏿‍♂️ It’s been a long, long time. Note: Created with the WordPress Android app and published from my […]

I keep seeing some wild claims about the new Georgia abortion law. Here is what I found out about Georgia’s HB 481. Contents Are the Unborn Considered People Under the Georgia Law? What Does the Georgia Law Consider as an Abortion? When Is Abortion Legal Under the Georgia Law? Will Doctor’s Try to Keep the […]

You give Facebook a lot of information, probably more information than you think. You also have a ton of content on Facebook that belongs to you. This is your information and your property. Here is how you can download your Facebook data, and why you should. How to Download Your Facebook Data Facebook made downloading […]

People often tell me they cannot write poetry. They say they do not know how. They say they do not think that way…whatever “that way” is. These people are wrong. If you think you cannot write poetry, here is proof you definitely can. Poetry Is Not What You Think It Is Poetry isn’t one thing. […]

People are like those nested Russian dolls. You never really lose the things you were, as you get older. You just kind of add a new shell on top of them. That kid you were, that bold or shy teenager, that wild early twenty-something…that stuff is all still there. You just have to open that […]

The Memory of Trees One day, the girl came back to the tree, as she always did. This tree, it knew her. It sensed that, even though there were changes, this was still the same girl. It always was. “Do you remember me?” the tree asked, in its way, with a slow wave of its […]

One Sunapple St. I asked you for an apple You asked me for the sun Knowing outside of metaphors I couldn’t give you one You asked me for a miracle Right when I turned to run And against all odds I Turned around and somehow gave you one I ate my tasty apple You said […]

Lonely Thought Island Lonely thoughts floating In a bright sea of people Another island More Poetry by Silencio Barnes More Facebook Poetry by Silencio Barnes The Original Facebook Post for Lonely Thought Island November 23, 2013 Lonely thoughts floatingIn a bright sea of peopleAnother island Posted by Silencio Barnes on Friday, November 22, 2013

Waking from the Dream Waking up is hard The hibernation starts with the realization The realization that nothing is as it was supposed to be With the job lost, the failed loves, those inconvenient and pesky things Emotions Then the news says death By ingestion, breathing, walking a certain way And it’s all true, all […]

The desire to want another person to hurt is wrong, and yet, it’s sometimes hard to fight it. I want to moonwalk all over your feelings. Then grab my crotch, do a spin, and walk away from you. Posted by Silencio Barnes on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 But really, sometimes you do want to hurt […]

This is just a test post – trying to see what will happen when I post a new post to this blog – if all is well, it should automatically hit twitter and facebook. Gotta make sure the feed is updating and services are being pinged when new posts occur too. Let’s add a picture […]

Amongst the Satyrs by SilencioBarnes Just a freestyle really This rap music track started as an impromptu text freestyle on Facebook last year – It came after a long time of me not writing anything new and I was a little surprised by it. The rhyme scheme and patterns were not typical of me, most […]

“Our” Sacrifice poetry by Silencio Barnes She demanded that I cut open my shell and let drip my burning soul onto her frigid altar The steam, she said, that arises from such a conflagration would rekindle that imaginary, burning, thing that we thought we had lost so long ago She hands me the knife, for […]

Vagrant Story (Place Where You Die) SB Retro: Vagrant Story (PlaceWhereYouDie) by SilencioBarnes Rap and Hip Hop Music by SilencioBarnes – unsorted and various About Vagrant Story (Place Where You Die) Yup, another old retro track. Vagrant Story is yet another song about the hood…more or less 🙂 As far as any of my rap […]

SB Retro: Spit Bombs by SilencioBarnes An old track. A short freestyle that shows off my style a little (to this day). Listen, sing along with the lyrics, read about the track, and download it for free here: https://silenciobarnes.net/music/sb-retro-spit-bombs/ About the Song “Spit Bombs” Spit Bombs is just a really old track I did back […]

Dear Ignorance, Without going into detail Without sounding feeble We shall say the fact remains that We are different people You ignore my words as if my Slang makes me less equal So what makes you believe that I Would give you a sequel Goodbye, adieu, we live and die Good day, I say, goodbye […]

Blogging My Interests I consume a ton of media. I mean…like a hell of a lot. Movies, books, television shows, podcasts, anime and various other things. The problem is, I always want to write about them, but never have the time. Many times, I will even start an article but never finish it. So it […]

After watching the first season of this whimsical animated cartoon, I immediately went on to watch the second season. I was curious if the creators would up the ante in the show and expand on the story lines in a more epic way. Amazingly…they do. Adventure Time Season Two, and Beyond – Even More Action […]

The X-Men anime is an entertaining series that stays true to the franchise while giving it an anime look and feel.

Ever since I wrote my post about the movie Repeaters some time ago, there has been a LOT of traffic to my site from people looking for the song at the end of the movie. Apparently, it was also featured on the show Shameless, which has led a lot of people to look for it […]

The #Wolverine #anime is the second of the Marvel Anime animated series. While it's not the greatest thing, it does offer something for Wolvie enthusiasts.

Adventure Time with Finn and Jake is an animated series that airs on Cartoon Network. It’s a fun fantasy series with excellent and well known voice actors. But it might not be for everybody. A Look at Adventure Time – Season One I don’t know what to say about Adventure Time. It’s such a kitschy […]

The Iron Man #anime is fun, entertaining, and satisfying, but some may find it a little too anime-ish for their tastes.

Everything influences everything. The whole of humanity is just an echo of the past. If not that, then not this. We are all alive because others lived first. We hate because others hated. We love because others loved and gave it a name. We speak because others spoke. We are, because others were. Your genes […]

A review of Witchblade, the Anime series. A surprisingly moving emotional drama disguised as an over-the-top action series. Note: This is a review of the Witchblade anime series. For my review of the Witchblade television series, go here The Witchblade anime is a 24-episode series based on the Witchblade comic book by Top Cow. Now […]

Some may have been wondering why I’ve been putting out a bunch of short poems with the hashtag #TMMPoetry – well, nobody asked me, but I figured I’d let ya know anyway 🙂 It comes from an NPR promotion from their Tell Me More program. Here at TELL ME MORE, we will once again commemorate […]

Free Novel and Fiction Writing Software For working writers and amateurs alike, there are a lot of commercial products out there to help you along the way with your writing career. The problem is that many of them are very expensive or have some kind of unnecessarily steep learning curve…or both. Here is some free […]

Birds of Prey is short lived television series based on the DC Comics publication of the same name. Birds of Prey The Television Series I had no idea that Birds of Prey even existed. I came across it during a wiki walk while looking for something unrelated regarding the Batman mythos. After a little research, […]

Being Human is a supernatural television drama. It is an adaptation of the British show of the same name. Being Human, Season One – Drama…of The Supernatural Variety So, a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost walk into a Boston bar…nope, not a joke. Welcome to Being Human, a remake of the BBC’s supernatural drama […]

Witchblade, The Television Series – Two Seasons of Action and Adventure Witchblade was a short-lived, but well-made, action drama television series based on the comic book series of the same name. I was a little surprised to find out a television adaptation of the Witchblade comic book series existed. Although I read some of the […]

The John Cleaver series is a trilogy of books by author Dan Wells. They are supernatural horror/thriller novels labeled as Young Adult fiction. Even though they feature the exploits of a fifteen-year-old kid, don’t let the YA designation fool you. These books are full of terrible things happening to people of all ages…for your entertainment. […]

 I Don’t Want to Kill You – Book Three of The John Cleaver Series This is a continuation of my look at Dan Wells’ John Cleaver trilogy. It started with I Am Not a Serial Killer, continues in the second novel Mr. Monster and finishes here, in I Don’t Want to Kill You. “John Wayne Cleaver […]

Mr. Monster, Book Two of The John Cleaver Series by Dan Wells Mr. Monster is a supernatural horror story by Dan Wells. It is the second book in the John Cleaver series. The series starts with I Am Not a Serial Killer, and continues in this second novel, Mr. Monster. Mr. Monster (John Cleaver, 2) Mr. Monster […]

A Look at I Am Not a Serial Killer, a Young Adult, Supernatural Horror Novel by Dan Wells I Am Not a Serial Killer is a YA supernatural horror novel. It is the debut novel of Dan Wells. You may or may not know who Dan Wells is. I only know of him because I […]

So, apparently there’s been a recall on cantaloupes of all things. Specifically cantaloupes from Colorado carrying the Listeria bacteria which causes Listeriosis. Check the FDA Press Release Here: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm271899.htm http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/44709138#44709138 (Video) From the CDC site: What is listeriosis? Listeriosis, a serious infection usually caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, is an important […]

About “Empty Hallways” I ran into all types of issues while trying to put this track together…but I won’t bore you with the details. I thought this track up while…walking down an empty hallway at work. It was as if the environment lent itself to self-evaluation. So, I asked questions…but the hallway remained silent. As […]

So, I hooked up my microphone for the first time in this new room just to see how it sounds. I had the urge to wanna start recording again so I made this test track using some old lyrics on an old Big B beat. The result? Well…terrible. But I expected that. The problem is, […]

Note: If you are looking for the song played at the end of Repeaters, check this post – Breakneck Speed, the song at the end of Repeaters Repeaters aka Groundhog Day Redux A gritty mind-bending thriller about three twenty-somethings who find themselves in an impossible time labyrinth, where each day they awaken to the same […]

Psychomanteum   The old man muttered Seen it all before – Vicious vicissitudes – envision youth Searching for something worthy to weep for The old man muttered The children laughed – The crimson splash gone in a flash A throwback to now ancient past The old man muttered Knowing memory is a lie A puzzle, […]

Child of Kings by SilencioBarnes Just a quickie 🙂 Lyrics, alternative downloads, the acapella, and more info on the track itself can be found here: https://silenciobarnes.net/music/child-of-kings/ About “Child of Kings” Child of Kings is actually the last track I finished for my Track Every Other Day Challenge – It’s a short and quick rap song […]

So, I was getting ready to try recording some new rap music for the first time in like…half a year. Just wanted to do a quick track to see how it sounds in this new room…but then it dawned on me that I never posted the last coupla tracks I did several months ago. So […]

This is the fourth track of my “A Track Every Other Day Challenge” -It was due last night and I actually finished it in time somewhat, just didn’t get a chance to post it here till today – It’s a little bit of rap music called “Car Windows.” And I admit that it came out […]

So Me by SilencioBarnes (Produced by Big B) So Me by SilencioBarnes SilencioBarnes – Poet, Lyricist, Rapper etc – find me everywhere else under the same name 🙂 https://silenciobarnes.net for the full scoop I have rap tracks and poetry tracks up here which may be jarr So Me Remix (Produced By Big B) by SilencioBarnes […]

Silk by SB This is the first track of my “A Track Every Other Day Challenge” – yea, it was due yesterday, but I didn’t get a chance to post it up. Figured I’d use these tracks to experiment. This is me attempting a quicker flow…I stumble a bit. Oddly, now that I got it recorded […]

As if I didn’t have enough to do, I wanted to also give myself an extra challenge.  Nothing crazy, just a track a day. I wanted to make one new track a day, everyday for a month. However, after looking at my time constraints, I turned it into 1 new track every other day. It […]

Sometimes I Wonder – recorded on my phone – mono – but I hear mono doesn’t play well with some mp3 and flash players… Listen to more Audio Blogs by Silencio Barnes Read more Random Thoughts of Silencio Barnes

Peeking around corners, looking through old things Knowing that something better, greater, is there and it’s meant to be found Finding not what one is looking for, but what has always been there Hidden and waiting for the right set of senses to sense Going here and going there, looking for new things Thinking the […]

Sentiments of the Cerebral is a chapbook of poetry that consists of many of the poems that are right here on the site. If you want to read it on the site, go here: https://silenciobarnes.net/tag/sentiments-of-the-cerebral/ It’s the first part of a planned 3-book series collectively titled Eternal Figments of Reality. It was available to download […]

About the Song “Prevail” A friend of mine listened to the beat and suggested I attempt an uplifting song. Something to motivate people with a message of hope…and this is what I came up with. Unfortunately, the version you hear is not a perfect representation of the vision I had for this song. Also, it […]

About “Which Path” “Which Path” is composed of some very old lyrics. I rewrote a bit of it for uniformity after recording the original and not liking how it meandered. I changed the name as well. Originally it was called “Word Life,” and the chorus was very different. I will add some of the original […]

Another Day The games we play, the things we say The way we block the other’s way The strange replay, repeat each day And end each night with silence The gray between us grows and grows But never will it go away My black, your white, our mix of prose Our mentals show the violence […]

Lost and Gone I’m losing, lost the trust in you I’m going, gone, what’s left to do I’m holding on to the lies you tell Our hearts move on their blood-stained trails I’m losing, lost the trust in you I’m going, gone, what’s left to do I’m holding on to the lies you tell Our […]

Orange, the Unrhymable Word The color, the fruit …the color of the fruit The word, orange It used to be called yellowred One word not two Things change Her favorite color was orange Can you guess her favorite fruit? She mastered the fine art Of peeling the skin In one whole piece Slowly she would […]

Now that all the hype has died down…relatively speaking, I guess it would be okay for me to say a few words about Avatar (no, not the Last Airbender:)). James Cameron proved, once again, that he could make and hype a movie towards box office gold. If for some reason you do not know who […]

On Nothingness: It is What it Is Life is full of contradiction and inconsistency. But life is just life; it’s the human mind and the collective conscious that adds so much complexity to something that is so simple. Consider this: We live and we die. That’s it. Everything else in between is just so much nothing […]

About Practice Words If somebody were to ask me what Practice Words was about, I’d tell them that it’s one of those “I’ll kill you “lyrically”” tracks 🙂 There doesn’t seem to be a lot of artists making those types of songs anymore. As usual with DaEvolution tracks, the lyrics for this are pretty old.  […]

Update 05/31/2010 – I finally got around to doing some audio for this, maybe it’ll help you feel the words even more 🙂 I used a free beat from Mr. Smiff called “Down N Out” These words are free, so get em while they hot Cuz if you wait too long you’re gonna miss ’em […]