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You pledge allegiance,
To that flag,
Of that one country that everyone seems to hate.
And to the republic, which stands completely divided,
Several nations,
Under some faceless deity,
Culturally divisible,
With liberty yet oppression for all.
To that flag,
Of that one country that everyone seems to hate.
And to the republic, which stands completely divided,
Several nations,
Under some faceless deity,
Culturally divisible,
With liberty yet oppression for all.
Literature
Darkness
All consuming Darkness,
Slithering through the world unseen,
Twisting till nothing is as it once has been,
Leaving the world lifeless.
Fun and love destroyed,
Happiness it seeks.
Persisting till one's annoyed
And one breaks.
The Darkness never leaves,
Like water one could believe,
Changes for it needs
But let's you bleed.
Accompanying one restless,
Keeping others at bay.
Stepping on one as one lay,
Ever consuming Darkness.
Literature
Repeat Offenders
How can things so quickly change from
Comfort,
sleek and soft as silk upon your cheek,
bundled up in boundless bouts of security,
skies clear for takeoff,
to
Sopping cheeks against the sordid carpet,
Sharp threaded tendrils of pain in the back of your skull,
pumping two sides of the engine, pain-regret, pain-regret,
wondering if you'll ever run out of your own twisted fuel?
And if it happened once, what could ever be so good that you'd choose it again?
Literature
The Choices You Lose (Part 3 of 3)
Miguel gets off the bus at your stop. So he knows at least as much as you know about him, a deadly symmetry. You could escape now and take that ride to Puebla or in any direction that gas and tires could outpace Mount Popo’s disapproval. You could, but you won’t. If he truly lives up to the reputation of a government killer, he’ll murder Dona Lupe just for spite. You could shoot him now or shout for somebody to stop him, but you won’t throw yourself into the hands of the law, not even for your landlady. And so, you follow him out into the street.
You catch up to him inside the colonial house. He fires first and
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With the government shutting down because they're a bunch of little children in a pissing contest, I decided to slap up a little something.
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like with most things precious- they are eventually taken for granted. America is only as great as those that live here.
its nice to see such a statement without finger pointing and blame placing. anyone with open eyes can see there is no one party that can take credit for our problems. if anyone is to blame it should be ourselves.
its nice to see such a statement without finger pointing and blame placing. anyone with open eyes can see there is no one party that can take credit for our problems. if anyone is to blame it should be ourselves.