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Midnitesun

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Gaia

0 posted 2004-08-13 12:51 PM

your mea culpas come too late
for hundreds who are staring
at the inside top
of a box in the ground
or from scattered ashes

your mea culpas come too late
to comfort the hearts
of the ones who've suffered
the well-documented results
of war

your mea culpas
do not offer you
a legitimate excuse
for not telling the truth
and putting it on page one,
alongside the disguise,
the outright lies

and as a citizen
mea culpa
for letting you
get away
with murder

passing shadows
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1 posted 2004-08-13 12:57 PM

Gentle Spirit
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2 posted 2004-08-13 01:06 PM

Oh Kacey, OUCh. You do know how to deliver a punch with your words. Your really good at that ya know!

Midnitesun

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3 posted 2004-08-13 01:12 PM

Yes, Dixie, it is beyond sad.

And dear gentle poet, those who only receive a verbal punch are the lucky ones. Thank you, for always being a gentle heart.

iliana
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since 2003-12-05

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4 posted 2004-08-13 01:16 PM

When you write social poetry, you alway write with strength and truth. How did we ever let the nation come to this, exactly.

.....jo

Midnitesun

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5 posted 2004-08-13 01:19 PM

that is probably the most complementary reply I could possibly receive, Jo

Krawdad
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6 posted 2004-08-13 01:39 PM

Enjoying your "social" poetry.

Thanks for sharing,

e

Midnitesun

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7 posted 2004-08-13 01:42 PM

And I am thanking you, for your time and mindfulness.

LeeJ
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8 posted 2004-08-13 01:43 PM

whewww, this one was very emotionally felt and written from deep within...totally honest and with great conviction...well done

Midnitesun

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Gaia

9 posted 2004-08-13 01:50 PM

thank you Lee
yes, it came from my gut-level reaction to the Washington Post's 'apology' for having put critically inportant news on the last page, and for being a bit too soft on our government's headlong rush into war with Iraq.
The Post is not usually one to back away from the truth, as far as I can recall.

anyway, thanks to all who read and listen carefully, always seeking the elements of truth

Pell
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since 2001-09-16

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10 posted 2004-08-13 02:06 PM

"Sorry, but not very" seems to be the theme these days doesn't it? You write with an intestinal fortitude about social issues that really should be distilled and distributed like a vaccine. Great write.

Contabo
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11 posted 2004-08-13 02:10 PM

wow.....good for you.

Contabo

Midnitesun

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12 posted 2004-08-13 02:13 PM

Pell?

some might not survive that 'protection'

Contabo, thank you!

kayjay
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13 posted 2004-08-13 05:04 PM

I think solar plexus just about nails it. Well done! Ken

Through rubble and trouble and dark of night
The yawn of a dawn will hasten the light

Toerag
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Ala bam a

14 posted 2004-08-13 05:15 PM

A good left hook gal...

Midnitesun

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15 posted 2004-08-13 08:29 PM

Ken, LOL, it needs to hit where it counts.
Toe, thanks!

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