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Jaded Pink Longing
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Jaded Pink Longing |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere 
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There was a time That I believed Like Eve With innocent ignorance In my garden nation A picture perfect picnic In a symbolic sanctuary Black ants marched Somewhere Out there Not here Not us Not Mom And Apple Pie The hot juicy lie The taste of complicity The faded rose Of knowing Now These truths we hold To be Self evident Are conveniently spun Into a gerrymandering Double headed Self serving Dictator Loosely Disguised In Old Glory Pomp and hypocrisy P.T. Barnum’s Sideshow of Democracy Shamelessly posturing Bait and switch principles Informally amending Just so many words On paper The pink spectacles Flew off To who knows where And what am I to do Stand up and be counted Out of the Rubberstamp College And to the Republic for which Won’t stand for me The bully that won’t let me play Steals my milk money Ideas for his major parties In the executive suite Judging appointments To suit their supreme Agendas In God We Trust But in power they play Pretend to Separate Church and State Until Campaign Time Comes a courting’ Thumpin’ and rollin’ Out the red plank For all those righteous votes Clamoring for Validating vindication Of Bible born legislation That ignores The fundamental worth Of those outside Their congregation You can “petition” They say with a grin And patronization Fingers crossed thinking “We still won’t let you in” (in lament of Politics-circa: George Dubya) |
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AncientHippie Member
since 2009-10-15
Posts 411Surfing the Cosmic Flow |
Very heavy political commentary here, Lori. I love this piece, and wonder why it has only received the comments of one lone, and liberal, Canadian. Neat summary of a very bad time for American liberals, as rights were eroded, doublespeak was employed, and the Land of the Free jackbooted towards (to quote Monty Python)"something completely different." Very brave. Very commendable. Can it happen again? You bet your boots, boys and girls. It is happening right here and now in Canada. Sic transit gloria. Well done. It needed to be said. Sutra 5: Public self-criticism does not brighten one’s Spark of Brahman: it merely feeds one’s narcissism. |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
AH-thanks for your generous praise,it means a lot to this prairie hay seed~L |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
ms LG...can see you with some signage doing your "oh really rally"..I just flip everyone off anymore, cut to the chase of regular old fashioned boxing matches.. |
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martiniat8 Senior Member
since 2003-06-21
Posts 897Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic |
Powerful |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Enjoyed...James |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
James Michael and martiniat8, Glad you liked it!~L |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Dark Stranger "Oh Really? I Rally appreciate you letting me know! Thanks!~L |
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Bridget Shenachie Senior Member
since 2002-01-23
Posts 1056Kansas USA |
Like the way you talked about what has happened to the good ole U S of A. My mouth is still hanging open--dumbfounded and speechless. You said it well... Shenachie |
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