tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33002083479864273872024-03-08T03:12:46.077-08:00The GaiadAn epic poem spanning from the Big Bang to the time of publication or the apocalypse. Whichever comes first.Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-12159925324416104722016-07-17T18:34:00.001-07:002016-07-17T18:38:26.537-07:00Offer AnnouncementHello folks. Just going to do a little announcement.<br />
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As for other stuff. I know the little thing at the top of the blog page says up until the time of publication and everything. However, I don't think I'm going to en this blog just yet. I might decide to add a new series of poems at some point so this is definitely not the end.<br />
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For my followers, thank you for your support. To those repeat visitors, thank you for your time. To new visitors, hope you come back again. To all of you, it was a pleasure writing these poems. Hope you'll consider further support.Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-34591445797059588542015-07-08T16:33:00.000-07:002015-07-08T16:34:18.873-07:00Deepwater Horizon<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">On
the horizon the monster loomed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tasting
the sweet black gold.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A
gasket broke<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Before
the monster finished<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Causing
it to lose its lunch<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It
tried to recover<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But
did a poor job.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Corners
were cut to save money and time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Oil
and gas leaked from the borehole<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
monster’s food came up along with gas and cement<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Catching
fire<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sending
the beast to its watery grave<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black
blobs of thick sludge<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spewed
into the open gulf<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Killing
fish<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Killing
birds<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Contaminating
land and sea<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Wreaking
havoc on economies and ecosystems<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">For
generations to come.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-68904765151447601612015-07-06T15:28:00.000-07:002015-07-06T15:28:43.203-07:00NSA Leaks<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Big
Brother’s watching.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
tinfoil man kept saying<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Beware
of Big Brother.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Be
careful of hat you say,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Be
careful of what you do”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Because
he is watching”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“In
each and every way.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Snowy man confirmed this<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Through
his five wise eyes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He
published his reports<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">On
the secrets of NSA.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
media<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ate
the info up<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Digested
it<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spewed
it over the public<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Revealing
cable treaties<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">All
around the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Don’t
be silly,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
boundary breaker said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“There’s
no such program.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Snowy man left for the Bear<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Under
espionage charges and theft accusations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-40495591229250561412015-07-05T14:18:00.000-07:002015-07-05T14:18:55.282-07:00Pope Francis<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A
humble man from the City of Good Air<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Lead
his flock during the riots of December.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
second John Paul replaced his vestments with red.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When
the Cooperator of Truth resigned<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He
was chosen to wear the Papal mitre.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Being
the humble man<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Being
the man of God<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Being
a servant to the people<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He
rejected the palace of apostles <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">To
live as a guest of God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He
rejected well embroidered vestments and robes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">For
simple attire.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He
rejected the gold<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">For
a fisher’s ring<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">To
become the fisher of men<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Preaching
peace and love.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Neither
Marxist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Nor
Capitalist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He
redirected his church<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">With
the shepheard’s crook<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bringing
the lamb to focus on deeper issues.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-30607153208276758352015-07-01T12:39:00.002-07:002015-07-01T12:39:49.311-07:00A New Social Milestone<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A
sigh of relief from some.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A
time of rejoicing for others.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
rainbow people finally get their unions<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Love
is flowing now to more people than ever<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">New
love<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Old
love<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Love
for all ages.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Rainbow
love.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Great White Court handed down the decree<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That
the people of the rainbow flag<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Get
to show their love legally.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">For
a time they were allowed to date<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But
now, together and forever they can decide their fate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Forget
the rants<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Forget
fiery mad rhetoric<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Forget
the fire and brimstone preachers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Who
moan and whine<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Who
scream and yell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">From
their burning pulpits in the front of the room<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Because
love is a beautiful thing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">No
matter who shows it,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">No
matter who knows it,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">No
matter where it comes from,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">No
matter how you receive it,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Let
this love of one another forever ring.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-23734754504472677802015-06-30T12:21:00.000-07:002015-06-30T12:21:01.358-07:00Crisis in the Ukraine<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After
the world warmed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After
Soviets faded into history<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Great White Bear of the North<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Settled
to her slumber.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
cubs left the den<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Only
one cub looked back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Torn
between its mother and new friends in the West<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It
growled and whimpered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A
Victor perched upon its head<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Through
deceitful means<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sparking
the revolution of Orange.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When
things settled the Victor urged the bear on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Go
back,” the Victor said, “Mother’s calling.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Go
back,” The Victor’s friends told him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Father
Vlad is waiting.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A
Maidan sang her great distaste for the mother bear<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pulling
the young cub Westward.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“We
must move forward,” she said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“To
the West.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Victor did not like this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gathering
the Easterners of the mother tongue<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">They
pulled the cub by the fur<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">While
the Maidan kicked and screamed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Into
civil unrest<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She
occupied buildings<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She
rioted<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She
called for the Victor’s resignation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When
the Victor lost control<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He
fell from his lofty perch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hearing
commotions next door<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mother
Bear awoke.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She
saw her cub being pulled East and West<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Then
she took away a toe<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Then old Vlad sent her to cross her son's borders<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">To
help the Victor’s side.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-14946013954625875112015-06-30T12:06:00.000-07:002015-06-30T12:06:49.099-07:00Opening the Gates of Hell<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Four
blood moons<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A
solar eclipse<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Siri
opens the gates of Hell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Iran
enriches its uranium<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Building
plants<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">To
use for power<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Claiming
it’s for peaceful purposes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
man who broke the racial boundaries<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Suspects
they are growing mushrooms<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Talks
commence<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">ISIS
spreads its rhizomatic roots of radicalism<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Out
of Syria<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Into
Iraq<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Burning
the ancient books<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Taking
control of ancient buildings<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Calling
across the globe<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">To
millions of disenfranchised youth;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Europe,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Africa,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">America.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Young
people swayed by pleasant propaganda<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Answering
the call to radicalism.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-33491674375184542692015-06-30T11:36:00.000-07:002015-06-30T11:36:14.194-07:00Ebola<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">From
the deepest, poorest parts of Africa<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
creature emerges.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Causing
bloody welts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Causing
contagious cough.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spreading
fast<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Through
villages and cities<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spreading
unexpectedly<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Killing
all who come near.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Fear,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Panic,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mistrust<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Destroys
hospitals<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Driving
those who wish to help away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">New
tests<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Create
new weapons against the monster<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Used
by those who brought it home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-80781074949944391332015-06-27T16:31:00.002-07:002015-06-27T16:31:36.029-07:00Tsunami 2011<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Silently<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Rolling
out,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">building
up<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bunching
up,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Growing
in power,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Growing
in energy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Slowly,
it rolled <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Toward
the violently shaken land.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
wave came rushing inward<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Swiftly
breaking against mountains,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Destroying
property,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">People
swept away,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Lives
lost<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chaos
taken<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Silently.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-37763789907229107572015-06-27T14:58:00.000-07:002015-06-27T14:58:26.104-07:00Injustice and Upheaval<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">A man
was shot<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Opening
old racial wounds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Vultures
circled<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Around
the still drying blood.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Setting
the internet ablaze<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">With
their preaching agendas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Driving
the media into a frenzy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Like
magma bursting to the surface<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Anger
flowed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Anger
for injustices<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Brought
on by the overzealous police.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Black
lives matter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Raise
your arms<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Don’t
shoot<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">As
outrage yelled and looted<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">A
church burned<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Under
the unrelenting mob.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">A few
tried to calm the flames<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">They
tried to be the quenching rain<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">To
quell the fiery anger.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">An old
soldier stood on the front lines<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Speaking
reasonably<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Telling
them to go home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Saying
it isn’t worth the anger<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Mothers
grabbed their children<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Curfews
were placed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">At
first there was little effect<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Slowly
it began to build.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Cooler
voices grew louder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The
fires died<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Cooling
the outrage<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Into
peaceful protest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-46504011717055597702015-06-24T14:36:00.000-07:002015-06-24T14:36:24.158-07:00Superstorm Sandy<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Over
warm Caribbean Shallows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">A hot
breeze lifts skyward.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Taking
the ocean’s breath<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Depositing
it into ever expanding mountainous clouds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Growing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Stretching<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Expanding
across the sea.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The
wind begins to blow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Rain
falls<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The
beast begins to turn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">An
eye opens<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The
beast awakens.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Pushing
northward<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Riding
the winds<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ever
strengthening<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ever
expanding in the early Autumn air.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">It
eats another beast<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Rolling
from the west.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Atmospheric
steering systems fail to turn the beast away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Becoming
one<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">They
bring their wrath to eastern shores.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Snow
inland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Waves
and walls of water<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Drive
up the shores<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Taking
away the people’s power<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Wreaking
pain and destruction<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Over
the never sleeping cities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Lives
were lost<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Heroes
born<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Things
will never be the same.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-51213354353311299312015-06-22T12:29:00.000-07:002015-06-22T12:59:58.886-07:00The Social Crusades<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
For generations</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
They marched in the streets.</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
They cried black ink onto their pages.</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Calling for change,</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Calling for equality,</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Washing away injustice with their inky black tears.</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
For too long they fought.</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
The salt from their sweat and blood ran from their brow</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
A testament to the old generation’s hard work.</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
They fought hard</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Protecting the crusader castle of liberty from the
monsters and dragons.</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Like the warriors of old they lost their way.</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Their black tears became more and more brackish.</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Salt encrusted their ducts</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
No longer crying tears</div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Their spit became poisonous</div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
With the fiery, mad rhetoric of the internet</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
They forged their pseudo intellectual weapons</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Becoming the enemies their forefathers fought so hard
against.</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
With dragon’s blood soiling their bodies from the past
wars</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
They rose up as berserkers and amazons</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
In the senseless culture wars.</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
What once were tears of pain</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
What once were tears of agony</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
What once were tears of empathy, sympathy and triumph</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Became acid and vitriol</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Spat at passerby.</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Donning their armor of hypocrisy,</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Armed with spears of falsehoods and half-truths</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Hiding behind shields of victimhood</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
They stormed the castle they once protected.</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Gamers built their gates and the puppies cried.</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Berserkers and amazons rallied the social justice troops</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Who, in turn, rallied their white knights.</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Then turned journalism yellow with propaganda</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Hiding the truth of the other side.</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Those that tired of being spoken for</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Threw down their weapons</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Rejected their shields</div>
To turn against them<br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Defending the gates instead.</div>
Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-22483167234912099552015-06-22T12:12:00.001-07:002015-06-22T12:14:18.180-07:00Announcements more or lessHello everyone. Its been a while since I've posted. To my three followers here I thank you for staying. You may or may not have read any of my poems but that's okay. They are here for your enjoyment. I may take the blog down but not in the foreseeable future. I'm actually here to start posting new poems again. In the past couple of years since I stopped posting there have been a few developments I feel are important historically, culturally and for other reasons.<br />
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If you have a Tumblr page or are on Twitter I'm sure you are already familliar with the term "Social Justice Warrior" or SJW for short. While I disagree with their politics, and it <u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">will </u> show up in the first new poem I put up, I still am going to put it up. I have my reasons for putting this up. I feel, as a writer, that it is my duty to explore the issues of the day. I hope the poem isn't too preachy but it <i>is </i>to demonstrate my own opinions on the subject. I also feel that, since this has blown up into a <u style="font-weight: bold;">HUGE</u> thing on the internet and has ingrained itself into our cultural history, I feel that it is also my personal duty to myself and this series of poems to be placed along with the rest of them. I know what you who have read the poems I've put up before are probably going to say, I glanced over a lot of history. That's true. If I were to record every single event in poetic form, this entire work would become WAY WAY too long. The last reason I'm putting the poem is for simple freedom of speech. This is how I choose to express my opinions of the happening addressed.<br />
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On this post and the next post I ask that you be as respectful as possible if you comment. You could be against #gamergate or you could be for #gamergate. You could be a SJW yourself. I'm open to discourse and all of that. I'm not going to ban or delete opinions. If you don't like it, you don't like it. Whatever. I feel that most "trigger warnings", especially the Tumblr type of trigger warnings are stupid. Just because someone disagrees with you, it shouldn't cause you to go into convulsions. There are people out there with <u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">REAL</u> PTSD and I feel that these types of things diminish the importance of those victims. Yes, you're going to find people with differing opinions from you. You'll disagree with them and everything but think of it this way: that's how we grow. Being exposed to different ideas and opinions is how we grow as people and become well rounded citizens of the world.<br />
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That being said, the first poem following this one <i>will</i> have content people will disagree with and it <i>might </i>be controversial to some people. Pleas understand this and respect other people's opinions and my own.<br />
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For the second announcement. The poems after this post won't be published in the order they appear whenever I get around to publishing the entire work. Thank you.Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-65538249124000152272012-04-29T13:08:00.000-07:002012-04-29T13:08:28.524-07:00114. The Future<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Man
has a choice.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Between
dark.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Between
light.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Who
will write the pages of the next thousand years?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Will
it be peace and harmony with nature and ourselves<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Living
in a glorious utopian paradise?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Or
will there only be more bloodshed and violence<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As
we fall into the chasm<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Of
our own making?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">When
will our star fall from its lofty height?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">What
new stars will replace us?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Will
they pave their roads with us<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As
we with those before?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">There
will be new Ozymandias statues<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Erected
and worn like the old.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Who
will come to sing our song?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I
don’t know.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
muse hasn’t told me.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I
only report what comes to my fingers.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">My
muse tells me only what has been written.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">But
she says this,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">It’s
only the prologue to an even greater story.<o:p></o:p></span><br />Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-53306478651180538422012-04-28T15:33:00.000-07:002012-04-28T15:33:03.882-07:00113. December, 2012<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“The
world was supposed to end today,”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Said
the man on the street.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Spare
some change?”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Help
a fellow man?”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“You
have no need of it anyway.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“The
world was supposed to end today,”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Said
the charlatan.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“I’ll
give you a little safety.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Just
buy it from me.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Stir
the pot with fears.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Give
me your money”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“I’ll
see you through.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“The
world supposed to end today,”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Said
the conspiracy theorist.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Nibiru,”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Tsunamis,”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Fire
from the sky,”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Hold
your breath when the volcano erupts,”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“As
governments poison our food supply.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“The
earth will be taken from under our feet.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Beware
the solar flare”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“When
the shifting planet comes”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“To
turn over government falsehoods”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Blowing
the whistles of truth.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“The
world supposed to end today,”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Said
the fearful corporate man.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“You
won’t find me staring death down”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“I’ll
be crouched deep inside”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“My
luxurious condo under ground.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“The
world was supposed to end today,”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Said
the Buddhist monk, the priest, the imam.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Preaching
from their holy places <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Of
religious bliss and rebirth<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">In
the glorious afterlife.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“The
world supposed to end today,”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
experts were misunderstood.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Tsunamis
are old news.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Super
volcanoes erupt every thousand years.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Huricanes,
Tonadoes,”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“All
just a little nature.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Nothing
to worry about.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“The
world was supposed to end today,”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Said
the boy.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">He
chewed his gum.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">He
played his games.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Worry
free<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Expecting
the sun to rise on a new day.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">So
the world lived on.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">No
rapture.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Impe
died of natural causes<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Pat
Robertson’s still alive.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">No
people knocking on Heaven’s door.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">They
weren’t lifted up<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">To
meet the UFO.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">No
monstrous man<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">To
throw into a pit of fire.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Believers
and non believers alike <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Are
still alive to bicker among themselves.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A
disaster here.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A
dictator there.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Wall
Street’s ups and downs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
elections will be close.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">All
business as usual.<o:p></o:p></span><br />Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-6276798963430273882012-04-27T13:56:00.000-07:002012-04-27T13:56:45.331-07:00112. Another Revolution<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
man on the hill,</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
man in economic mountains,</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
man on the street,</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Became
bitter enemies</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A
new revolution</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spreading
throughout the world</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Occupying
the nation</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As
people protested against failing government and corruption.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Greece
tumbled</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">From
economic prosperity,</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Union of Europe</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Scrambled
to their aid.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Arabs
had their spring.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Middle East erupted with fire</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">To
deal with their bullying dictators.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Spring turned to Fall</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Then
Winter</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Back
to spring.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Iran
threatened Israel</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Promising
possible nuclear annihilation.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As
the world continued to burn and change</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">America
looked over the rift of a new election.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Politicians
preached their promises to people</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Saying
they will change.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">People
went “Psh”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As
they play their iPhony games</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Being
sucked into a Facebook reality.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
election’s rift</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Is
where the future will be.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">No
change from said politicians</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Nothing
from violence and bloodshed.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Slavery
on the chocolate Ivory Coast</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">While
men kill and kidnap in Africa.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Nothing
new.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Everything’s
the same</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">At
least the technology’s shiny.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">At
least a retweet showed you care.</span></div>Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-24076024240706775532012-04-26T10:42:00.000-07:002012-04-26T10:42:27.586-07:00111. September 11 and Another War<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">From
deep within the caves of Afghanistan<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A
man ordered an attack.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A
cell was activated and buildings were brought down.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">People
demanded the truth<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Expecting
more conspiracy.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">No
truth was trusted.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
bush’s honesty was questioned<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">When
he sent us back to Iraq.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Wall
Street was supported.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
economy collapsed.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Did
the bush want these things?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Or
was it all coincidence?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Future
generations will have to decide.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
bush left office.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A
man promising change stepped up.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">He
made great speeches.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Made
powerful promises,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Was
elected,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Breaking
a new racial boundary.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">His
presidency brought controversy<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As
conspiracy ran rampant in the media.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">They
questioned his birth.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">They
questioned his citizenship.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">They
formed parties with tea.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">They
scrutinized and criticized him.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">They
fought him at every turn.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Alas,
no change came.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As
for that little evil hermit in the cave.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">He
was found by secret men<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Taken
to his hellish rest.<o:p></o:p></span><br />Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-58764445645413120742012-04-25T13:07:00.000-07:002012-04-25T13:07:24.633-07:00110. Into the Twenty-first Century<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Cold War passed into history.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The climate slowly heated.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">A bush was elected</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">We had another war.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Saddam, the bully, made trouble.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">He stomped over to Kuwait.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">With a yell of “Mine!” he took the oil.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">We went in, took him out, then left.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The bush said no new taxes</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">But raised them anyway.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">We elected a Clinton.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">He brought troops to Bosnia</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">To fight Europe’s genocide.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">He warned us of new threats</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">But his scandal came in too loud.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Twentieth Century closed with a bang.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Fireworks and fear made an exciting mix.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Computers that proliferated and multiplied like bunnies</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Threatened to shut down because of a number.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">There was never any chaos.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The end did not come.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">In the heat of the warming sun</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">We moved on into the new Millennium.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Another bush became president.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">But it was almost a gore.</span></div>Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-20401058678947945922012-04-24T14:05:00.000-07:002012-04-24T14:05:54.524-07:00109. The End of the Cold War
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Thus
the world moved into another decade.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">More
presidents came.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">They
dealt with the Soviet problem in other ways.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Disco
was born and died<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">But
the mirror ball was kept.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A
new decade sped through.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
rock got louder and wilder<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As
its great golden age reached its peak.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Hair
and clothes became crazy.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Symphonies
were performed with electric guitars<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As
singers burned the stage<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">With
pyrotechnic words,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Colorful,
blistering music<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">And
wild backroom parties with white powder and bottles.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">At
the end of this golden age of rock<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A
president came to destroy the Soviets once and for all.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Tear
down this wall!” he said.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
ultimatum was set.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A
new race started<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As
people hid in their shelters<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Holding
on<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Drowning
in their sweat<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Hoping
to wake up from this horrible nightmare.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">He
built his weapons.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Tried
to bring them to space.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
Soviets couldn’t keep up.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">They
ran out of money<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
war slowly tapered out.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-72569372303507503602012-04-23T12:47:00.000-07:002012-04-23T12:47:18.867-07:00108. The Space Race<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">When
the red haired man came to office<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">He
gave us challenges.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">He
challenged the Soviets in Cuba.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">He
challenged his citizens.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">He
challenged us in a race to the moon.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Soviets
started with Sputnik.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Then
we started our own with animals and, finally, people.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">We
made great headway<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
modules slowly developed<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As
Gemini became Apollo<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
race continued onward.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Sprinting
into the future.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Armstrong
was selected for the mission.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
rockets blasted off.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">They
landed,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">He
stepped onto new soil.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">One small step
for man<o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">And a giant leap<o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Into
the future.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
flag was planted and footprints preserved.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
quietness of space was different<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">From
the chaos at home.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">May
that chaos never disturb the silent peace of space.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Instead
of shouting from the mountaintops like the sun wanted,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">We
quietly looked in awe at the fragile beauty of the earth.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Before
the red-haired man’s dreams could come true,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A
bullet from the books<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Sent
him away.<o:p></o:p></span><br />Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-89593039542921214562012-04-22T12:17:00.000-07:002012-04-22T12:17:46.966-07:00107. The Cultural Revolution<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“We
must bring them home!”</span></div>Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-79602235062405534442012-04-21T12:44:00.000-07:002012-04-21T12:44:25.516-07:00106. McCarthyism and the Deception of Peace<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A
man from the shadows of government said,</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Of
all known Commies out there!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Who
was on the list?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">People
wondered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">People
speculated.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">They
turned their neighbors in.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">They
turned friends in.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">They
turned coworkers in.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Paranoia
was the word</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That
McCarthy brought.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Out
of the crucible of American politics </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Came
witch hunts and conspiracies</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">To
overthrow the government.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As
the fifties rolled on and the blistering cold kept persisting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">War
in Korea failed and the split remained.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">According
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Who
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Of
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eating
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Men
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be in such an individualistic society?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Not
like those Commies.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Right
Dad?”</span></div>
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that wasn’t the real fifties</span></div>
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it?</span></div>
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was fear.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Nuclear
tests caused radioactive havoc in lands far away.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“We
must perfect the killing machine”, they said.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Or
else <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">they</i> will get us.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Keep
working.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Keep
sleeping.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Or
else <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">they </i>will get us”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Presidents
passed.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Father
knows best</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Duck
and cover.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Build
your bomb shelters.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stock
them with freeze-dried foods.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hope
for the best because <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">they</i> are out
there and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">they </i>will get us.</span></div>Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-84677489863861562822012-04-20T12:09:00.000-07:002012-04-20T12:09:40.889-07:00105. The Cold War<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
cold beast from the north</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Became
colder when he and China had their revolutions.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After
the great global wars</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Soviet
and American became enemies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Totalitarian
Soviet dictator</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Democratic
American president</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dropped
the iron curtain</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Splitting
the Germanies and Berlins.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Democracy
and Communism.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Locked
in a frozen war.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">An
arms race</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Made
the mushroom proliferate.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">New
breeds were developed.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Each
one more powerful than the last.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We
sold our souls to end the war.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
threat of hellish fire was the price we paid.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Each
side had the bomb now.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">There
was always the chance of annihilation.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
clock on the magazine</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Told
the time</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Counting
the minutes to Doomsday.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">More
countries caught Communism.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It
spread like an evil red disease</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">With
that came the bomb.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Everyone
wanted the bomb.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Everyone
thought their country would benefit.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
United States and Britain needed quarantine.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">They
sent spies.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
other side sent spies too.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Democracy
was a disease to Russia.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Governments
became quiet with secrets.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">People
questioned what was going on.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Iron
eating moths of mistrust nibbled into their curtain</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">They
watched each other through their holes</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As
the fog of paranoia flowed out into the land.</span></div>Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300208347986427387.post-1106748961804954342012-04-19T15:40:00.000-07:002012-04-19T15:40:33.005-07:00104. The Curse of the Atomic Age<br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(Oppenheimer quoting the Bhagavad Gita)<o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
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<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">After
the fall of the west<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Japan
became a pesky thorn in the backside of America.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
allies didn’t want another invasion.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">What
could be done?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">One
man had the answer.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A
physicist named Einstein.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">He
escaped Germany<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Finding
new power in his equations.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
military came.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Einstein’s
power was presented to Oppenheimer.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Oppenheimer
used it to breed radioactive mushrooms.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">He
became the Los Alamos mushroom farmer.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
metal spores were planted on the island of Japan.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
world changed with their fiery bloom.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A
war was settled.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A
new curse was brought to humanity.<o:p></o:p></span><br />Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590334125883704525noreply@blogger.com0