2003 / april / 09
Time to live it
I'm just quoting this entirely. ZachsMind on the still sometimes great 'filter.
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3000 some poems disguised as people
on an almost too perfect day
should be more than pawns
in some asshole's passion play
You want more songs.
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed - we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.
I have a dream today!"
You want more words.
"War. Good God, y'all. What is it good for? Absolutely nothin'. Say it again!"
You want more music?
"Oh, deep in my heart I do believe that we shall overcome someday..."
Haven't there been enough?
"Then may he play on his harp in peace,
In a world such as Heaven has intended,
For all the bitterness of man must cease,
And every battle must be ended."
Gee whiz, I just don't see it. I don't hear it. The point has been made into the ground. People need to listen to what has already been sung. Then they need to live it. I think humanity's afraid to let go of violence. It's like Linus' security blanket.
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