by Sean Dempsey When the shots were quiet and the dust was blown…When last all my innocence I’d outgrown—When I’d fought and killed, hands stained red,The last one standing, or so they said— I rose and looked around the Killing FieldWhere no broken soul was ever healed.And I yearned to find someone to hate;I sought […]
Some people (I won’t name any party names) claim to want fiscial responsibility, yet they won’t hear of spending cuts. The talking heads cry and publicly throw their fits saying they want fiscal responsibility, now! Then when presented with an opportunity for sequestration they decry cutting spending for their precious war machine. You are either […]
He helped the wretch rise to his feetWhen thrice had stumbled he;With a gentle pull on tattered rags,The bondsman made no plea. “Come now, poor soul; I’ll try to lead…”He whispered, almost cried—Yet cloudy orbs of muted thanksWas the wretch’s sole reply. I watched this scene from noisy crowd.The contrast was quite stark:Youth and age […]
