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Nuclear Rapture
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Nuclear Rapture |
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RSWells Member Elite
since 2001-06-17
Posts 2533
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There's always an eagle, there's always a god so men can march legal and armed in death squads. There's always an eagle, there's always a god while few remain regal and rule us with fraud. Caeser as Jupiter whose proud standard bearers died feeling stupider for wasting their prayers. Bonaparte Emperor the masses did spell, his godlike attempts were just raisings of hell. Assyrian's sun god, Greek's bird of Zeus had common men awed, how absurd and obtuse. The nazi's was iron, Iraq's coat of arms, as we do their squirin' their glory, our harm. With fear they control us, the omnipotent with terror extol us from guys in a tent. They'll free us from freedom, a huddling mass, the trick is to treat 'em (till Enron is passed) With a slip of the tongue the crusades are evoked, while god's anthem is sung wear mute patriot's yoke. Faith in the acronyms who peep while we sleep, focus on battle hymns as phones, 'puters go beep. Put trust in the system and it's trillions defense, at least Judas kissed 'Em fore the busting commenced. Scapegoats of eagle drowned in drummings of god, we await Steven Segal and our hero Jean Claude. We work and we toil paying house notes and rent, take the cross dresser's oil for the top 5 percent. And our need to believe that ol' "Don't tread on me" lost the lesson of Eve and the meaning of free. Soaring symbolic raptor near extinct by our Love till the nuclear rapture sent from gods not above. |
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matrixtrinity303 New Member
since 2002-02-07
Posts 4FL, USA |
Wow. Great perspective |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Interesting...we are probably closer to nuclear rapture then we have ever been before...those that desire nuclear capability know they will never win a conventional war...so they will fight with terrorism or nuclear methods...James |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Something to really look at from that point of view.....Thanks for sharing your thoughts. |
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-06-15
Posts 7136Mobile, AL |
I'm just wondering why your powerful poetry is on the bottom of this page.  GOOD POETRY OVER HERE, PEOPLE! I will not bend to the cowardice of a silent judgement. |
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Lady In White
since 2001-02-12
Posts 2799USA |
Mr. Wells, once again, you evoke knowledge of ages to tell us that history is but repeating its own mistakes... and you do it so very, very well... |
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RSWells Member Elite
since 2001-06-17
Posts 2533 |
Thank you. It's unfashionable to do anything that might be considered unpatriotic right now. But I've not blind faith nor the fear of standing in a different light than the majority and my credentials as a citizen are solid. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
RSWells Not looking forward to the last one, but at least it will be quick. The message is loud and clear. Good write. |
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