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Tyranny

Tyranny I woke up this morning in an America I did not recognize So many years of just drifting, certain of her elasticity her ability to shake off the parasites and naysayers Now I see a buffoon where lesser buffoons have capered Why do I imagine that under that bleached wave, are the numbers 666? Wake up all you who have slept beside me, drifting in the false safety that is not We must dust off our shoes and march again, doggedly and without reservation. We must demand justice and change... peacefully and forcefully. For this nation is one person who stands up and says - "Enough!" My wheelchair and your legs must gather others and refuse to be silent - evermore.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019




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Date: 1/25/2019 1:45:00 PM
To everyone...I have had my annual pneumonia and not here...it is better now and I want to thank everyone for their comments and kindness!!
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Date: 1/25/2019 10:56:00 AM
A loud call for change and so desperately needed. Well written, Sherry. Warmest Wishes~ Warren
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Date: 1/23/2019 7:18:00 PM
Where have all the statesman gone? --- Long time passing … We certainly hardly recognize our country now … and yet, as vulgar as he is, DJT is just a symptom of the times, of bigger issues than the little man he is: Polarization, lack of public civility, alienation and anomie, the cheap,crass commercialism of Facebook, and (most of all) a sick-at-heart, device-addicted society!! (Only such a society could nominate two charlatans like Hilary and DJT for what used to be called 'President.' :) gw
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Date: 1/16/2019 2:42:00 AM
Throwing the wheelchair into this poem struck me as hilariously telling. You are totally serious, and my friend, good for you! When is the ENOUGH coming? I fear never. I truly do. And since when is a station that uses the word NEWS just an entertainment channel with only "alternative truth" - allowed to use the word NEWS? Our world is topsy turvy upside down, Sherry. Walter Kronkite would be having a throw down.
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Date: 1/15/2019 10:03:00 PM
I agree. We need an honest adult in the position, but since none are honest, I would settle for an adult! Taxpayers from both sides never agreed to paying for the wall. Well said Sherry! : ) xxoo
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