Category Archives: heroes

Storms

Posted on September 1, 2017 by soitgoes1984

Exactly twelve years ago I flew into Shreveport, Louisiana and spent the night just outside of Baton Rouge on the floor of a church surrounded by some folks who were fleeing a disaster and others who, like me, were heading right … Continue reading →

Posted in america, climate change, collateral damage, god, Harvey, heroes, Houston, humanity, hurricane, Katrina, poem, Poetry, refugees, Rita, storms, Uncategorized, writing | Tagged Harvey, Houston, hurricane, Katrina, New Orleans, news, poem, poetry, Rita, storm, storms, tv, war | Comments Off

Daily Memories

Posted on May 25, 2016 by soitgoes1984

so, it’s Memorial Day sales again and I remember when Cub Scout packs would take up the back of the parade and families would struggle to find shade along Main Street in late May with temperatures rising we shuffled our … Continue reading →

Posted in 9/11, addiction, Afghanistan, alcohol, america, american dream, anxiety, beer, bigotry, blood, capitalism, collateral damage, death, democracy, dreams, education, Edward Bernays, empire, family, fear, freedom, guilt, hate, hatred, heroes, history, hope, Howard Zinn, human rights, humanity, ignorance, imagine, Iraq, justice, Korea, Liberty, life, love, media, Memorial Day, memories, peace, poem, Poetry, poverty, propaganda, solidarity, suicide, truth, Uncategorized, veterans, veterans for peace, Vietnam, violence, war, war tax resistance, whiskey, wine, working class, world war one, world war two, writing, yellow ribbons | Tagged addiction, Afghanistan, America, american dream, anxiety, Beer, bigotry, bread and circuses, CNN, collateral damage, death, democracy, depression, dreams, Edward Bernays, empire, FOX, freedom, humanity, ignorance, iraq, justice, love, Memorial Day, memories, Peace, poem, poetry, poverty, Propaganda, racism, suicide, truth, veterans, Veterans for Peace, Vietnam, war, whiskey, World War One, World War Two | Comments Off

Thank You

Posted on May 18, 2016 by soitgoes1984

thank you for your service now prepare for hero worship and ten precent off at Home Depot and Lowes and a free meal every November 11th at Applebee’s and a long line ending in pills piled high mountains of pills until … Continue reading →

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Twenty-Two HUMAN BEINGS

Posted on September 19, 2014 by soitgoes1984

September is Suicide Prevention Month. According to the government, 22 veterans commit suicide every day. It’s probably a lot higher. Twenty-two is just a number, a statistic but there are names and faces devastated families, friends and communities They say … Continue reading →

Posted in addiction, Afghanistan, alice in wonderland, america, american dream, barack obama, broken heart, collateral damage, death, democracy, dreams, empire, family, george bush, heroes, Iraq, Korea, media, Memorial Day, Poetry, propaganda, religion, suicide, veterans, Veterans Day, Vietnam, violence, war, whiskey, working class, world war one, world war two, yellow ribbons | Tagged addiction, Afghanistan, alice in wonderland, America, american dream, collateral damage, death, democracy, depleted uranium, dreams, empire, heroes, iraq, Korea, Media, Memorial Day, poetry, Propaganda, religion, suicide, Vietnam, war, World War One, World War Two, yellow ribbons | Comments Off