The Rise and the Fall (Election Day, 2012)

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Michael

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-13

Posts 7666
California

0 posted 2012-11-24 08:16 PM

The Rise and the Fall

I sit and watch the rise and fall –
I see the writing on the wall,
As, on back, in a single breath
A nation is sentenced to death.
On a pale horse, Calamity
Now directs the course of the free.
Still, when those buildings start to sway,
You’re the only one who’ll look away…

...To tell them what they want to hear,
'Cause it's no more than truth they fear;
And all you wield with your tongue
Are but the keys to dying young.
Still, in the end, what's there to say?
We all know Rome burned in a day,
Yet four more years we gift to you
To make our worst nightmares come true.

Oh yes, the misled's voice is heard,
Though it misquotes you word by word...
Those blasphemous lies, misdirected,
Used to defend our dear elected!
All while you laugh behind closed doors,
As unearthly ambition soars;
For one who seems untouchable,
In a land where he makes up the rule.

The rise of one, the fall of all
Sheep answering this lion's call;
While, derelict of principle,
Our entire nation plays the fool...
While pandering to blind trust,
As our dreams are sifted like dust,
We stand in line, once more to lose,
Believing it matters who we choose.

Michael Anderson

11/05/2012

[This message has been edited by Michael (11-25-2012 10:25 AM).]

luminosity
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since 2005-11-18

Posts 813

1 posted 2012-11-25 10:04 AM

oh wow I have to stand and applaud for this one...I wish everyone in this nation could read it

Ethern
Member

since 2010-07-01

Posts 150
on a plane

2 posted 2012-11-25 10:14 PM

i am totally agreeable with the message here. it is expressed well. kudos.

[This message has been edited by Ethern (11-26-2012 01:35 AM).]

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

3 posted 2012-11-26 02:07 AM

Bravo, Michael. Why is it that so few of us can see what is happening when it has been fortold in so many ways.
Ida

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

4 posted 2012-11-26 02:20 AM

And you have certainly hit the nail on the head with this one. We shake our heads but, of course, as Ida said, it's all been foretold. It's a shame but we certainly are to blame.

Helen

2dalimit
Member Elite

since 2000-02-08

Posts 2228
Mississippi coast

5 posted 2012-11-26 05:43 AM

Your message is clear. And I thought the '90s were bad enough.
Thanks,
Melton

JL
Member Ascendant

since 2004-04-01

Posts 6128
Texas, USA

6 posted 2012-11-27 12:30 PM

"Our entire nation plays the fool..."

Enjoyed your write.
Not sure I can comply with this line.
I'll stay away from the hungry lions.

JL

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.
Maranatha!

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

7 posted 2012-11-27 12:33 PM

But even fools (twice over) can survive, Michael, if we but have the will and fortitude to know how to reclaim what has been lost.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

8 posted 2012-11-28 11:41 PM

Fine writing...and though I agree with most of this I still believe it matters because life is about choices and if we choose the one we most closely believe in that is good...James

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