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Grinch Member Elite
since 2005-12-31
Posts 2929Whoville |
Have the decades lied in passing smeared or cleared faint graying lines? Are war clouds once dispersed amassing fanned by mans designs? I watched them loose the dogs of war heard whimpers as they softly died. I felt the fence I balanced shatter and swear to god I cried. Rebels, heroes, blacks or brothers Muslims by another name, farmers, soldiers, Christians, mothers, aren’t they people just the same? This life is mine, is yours, is ours, it's fought about and lost but freedom is a hollow war cry when freedom is the cost . [This message has been edited by Grinch (10-29-2006 02:30 PM).] |
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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
Very intense, very real very good writing. Joyce |
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littledavid Member
since 2008-02-28
Posts 75 |
I know you are my Brother, I have an eye to see I know you have been waiting noisily for me You set a trap, I took the bait, the battle has begun We'll see when this is over, that both of us has won. But in this epic battle, the one that must be fought One will win and harvest all, the other will reap naught. Gird up they loins, my prideful friend, for though you have an edge I'l run a stake clear through your heart, in it I'll drive a wedge This world will crack, and separate, those with Love, from those who Hate And those that lie alone will rise, and join with those still left alive We'l make a sound to reach all ears, and xpose to them their darkest fears, The wheel is spinning round and round, Rise up now to this Awefull Sound! |
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LadyTom Member
since 2008-02-29
Posts 353LA, CA |
You, Grinch, another beautiful poem. Strong emotional. very good. |
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r v wooo Senior Member
since 2007-08-07
Posts 656 |
what is it good for? according to "the boss", back in the '80's, it was good for "absolutely nothin'!" but i am inclined to disagree, today. war against oppression is not war against freedom(in accordance with my humble thought process)...though one can make that semantic argument. war and death will eliminate the saddam husseins of oppression. the earth is becoming "smaller" every year and we can no longer afford the luxury of oppressive coexistence in the anthill of humanity. |
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Grinch Member Elite
since 2005-12-31
Posts 2929Whoville |
[quoute]war against oppression is not war against freedom[/quote] I agree. quote: Which doesn’t remove the irony that war in the name of freedom costs a little of your freedom to wage whether you win or lose. Do you feel more or less safe since the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq? Do you think you have more or less freedom? freedom is a hollow war cry when freedom is the cost . |
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r v wooo Senior Member
since 2007-08-07
Posts 656 |
"freedom is just another word if there is nothin' left to lose"...so wrote, kris kristofferson and so "sang", janis joplin. the military complex moves in accord with the views of our leadership and from the looks of what is happening in iraq and afghanistan, that complex is far removed from being mothballed or cocooned. thus, the irony of war continues and it makes no difference how i feel to the wagers of war concerning the cost in terms of dollars and human life. their concern is for the survival of the anthill and leadership's view of democracy and freedom. [This message has been edited by Denise (03-16-2008 02:50 PM).] |
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r v wooo Senior Member
since 2007-08-07
Posts 656 |
suggestion: 1)next to last line..."but freedom is a hollow war cry"...feels out of balance to me! 2)suggestion..."but freedom has a hollow sound"...its just a thought, passed on as a positive suggestion. on the "macro" level i feel as free today as i did yesterday but on the "micro" level freedoms and liberties are being eroded through subtle law changes to accomodate the actions of government against perceived or potential enemy supporters from within our own boundaries. |
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r v wooo Senior Member
since 2007-08-07
Posts 656 |
manmade systems of government are evolving...just like the plants and animals and though the laws of nature allow for coexistence in the struggle to survive, some systems like some species, will perish! when the population within the environment increases, beyond the the ability of the envivonment to support it, the situation becomes a "dog eat dog" circumstance without "due process" and only the "fittest" will remain. |
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r v wooo Senior Member
since 2007-08-07
Posts 656 |
i'm finding natural selection of manmade systems of government to be an interesting concept to ponder in the changing world of today and your poem has stimulated me in that direction. |
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junemac Senior Member
since 2003-04-24
Posts 1005uk |
Wow this is a really haunting and powerful poem. thank you for sharing it. Food for thought ... Hugs June x |
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