On Being Your Brother’s Keeper II

On Being Your Brother’s Keeper II

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On Being Our Brother’s Keeper II So I asked “ who speaks for the aged ? “ only silence came back I asked “ who speaks for the in-firmed “ only silence came back I thought I wasn’t heard. So again I asked only louder “who speaks for the aged ? “ silence bounced off [...]

On Being Our Brother’s Keeper

On Being Our Brother’s Keeper

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On Being Our Brother’s Keeper You may be aged wrapped in wealth sheltered in your home ill and still all alone though doctors and nurses may be at your beck and call if you have no health you’ve nothing at all the walls will still close in on you and your money too.. Lack of [...]

Let’s Party

Let’s Party

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Let’s Party ( For Wife And Friends ) My gay friends may not approve but my wife is my queen she is the life of my party ( you’ll excuse me here I have to whisper) though she’s horrid when she sings.. but she’s been known to dance in the wind sway to her music [...]

You Can Damn Well Believe

You Can Damn Well Believe

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You Can Damn Well Believe You may bomb our houses out of existence you may firebomb our neighborhood stores riddle with your bullets many a department store.. you may frighten some of the children attempt to poison many a well… our symbolism and fight for freedom for which we stand will ensure that eventually you’ll [...]

Won’t Be Deterred

Won’t Be Deterred

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  Won’t Be Deterred Think of them as some type of Neanderthal a kind of a.. left over pre-historic freak because it isn’t as bad a you’re made to think this isn’t to belittle you it’s just to say don’t give them power over you as long as they keep their hands off of you [...]

Flying With Books

Flying With Books

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Flying With Books Was sitting around thinking how much I hate flying then I thought about the miles I’d flown in my dreams and the long distances I had traveled through books and the picturesque places I’d seen then realized flying wasn’t so bad as long as I had books and still could dream Clyde [...]

Out Of Order

Out Of Order

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Out Of Order I suspect it’s only fair to list the many accomplishments of the Mayor and his city council now that they’re courteous to one another and truly know how to follow Roberts’ Rules of Order first though must quickly dash off to boil my drinking water.. to be fair though there’s been decades [...]

Someone Grumbled

Someone Grumbled

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Someone Grumbled Someone grumbled out loud “where’s the Mayor ? “ a veiled retort came from over the questioner’s shoulder “ he’s off doing lawyer stuff an elimination of discrimination day parade isn’t the reason Saint Johnner’s pay him..” another question “ then who represents the city ? “ from over the questioner’s shoulder again [...]

Dull And A Cafe Latte

Dull And A Cafe Latte

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                                  Dull And A Café Latte                                            Can’t tell you why it’s dull             [...]

Universal Apology

Universal Apology

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Universal Apology Sorry for the Black men my forefather’s segregated lynched sorry to the White men then and now I hated sorry too to the Aboriginal I called Indian sorry my forefather’s stole your land sorry to the Jewish men and women I called thief and then berated.. sorry to the Asian I called a [...]