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Tag Archives: news
Let’s Go Read Rumi (Ode to Spring)
Before the vultures dine on another ancient civilization and cities become rubble lets break bread instead of bones lets cleanse our palate and feast on the food of kings and queens, lets walk through smoke screens, and sit on … Continue reading
Posted in america, Chaharshanbe Suri, fear, fire, Hafez, haiku, humanity, ignorance, Iran, life, love, mysticism, Parts Unknown, peace, Persian food, poem, Poetry, propaganda, Rumi, sufism, tanka, travel, Uncategorized, veterans, writing
Tagged Anthony Bourdain, Bahar, Chaharshanbe Suri, chemical weapons, civilization, culture, food, Hafez, haiku, Iran, Iran Iraq War, life, love, Media, mystics, New Year, news, Nowruz, Parts Unknown, Persia, Persian food, Persian rugs, poem, Poetry, Propaganda, Rumi, Spring, springtime, sufism, tanka, tea, Travel, truth, war, war tax resistance
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Tired and Hungry and Poor
We all came here tired and hungry and poor we spent lifetimes in the factories but dreamed of so much more now the only jobs are in Afghanistan fighting in this endless war and America is tired, and hungry, and poor … Continue reading
We’re The Elves
Blaming the president and not ourselves is like blaming santa and not his elves We’re all to blame They keep controlling us with fear so we pay our taxes year after year We’re all to blame … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, america, american dream, Black Lives Matter, capitalism, civil rights, collateral damage, Dakota Access Pipeline, death, democracy, drones, empire, ethnic cleansing, fear, freedom, Gaza, greed, guilt, history, Howard Zinn, human rights, humanity, Iran, Iraq, justice, Kaepernick, Liberty, life, media, MLK, Native Americans, oil, poem, Poetry, racism, refugees, Saudi Arabia, singing, slavery, song, Standing Rock, Syria, taxes, Ter Gas, terrorism, Trump, Uncategorized, veterans, Vietnam, violence, war, war tax resistance, West Bank, writing, Yemen
Tagged Afghanistan, America, Bush, greed, humanity, iraq, music, news, Obama, poem, poetry, Song, taxes, terrorism, Trump, violence, war, war tax resistance
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Speculation
The news stations hovered around the front lawn of the White House. Even the days sporting events were interrupted as every tv station showed footage of a lone wolf laying motionless on the lawn. The likely intended target, the president, … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, america, american dream, collateral damage, Gaza, human rights, Iran, Iraq, Olive trees, palestine, Palestinians, peace, propaganda, short story, Syria, taxes, terrorism, Uncategorized, violence, war, war tax resistance, West Bank, writing, Yemen
Tagged Afghanistan, America, fear, Gaza, hope, Iran, iraq, ISIS, Libya, love, Media, news, North Korea, palestine, Peace, Propaganda, russia, short story, Somalia, Syria, terrorism, Trump, truth, tv, war, West Bank, writing, Yemen
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Storms
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
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But Who…?
I. But who is to blame? The government. But who is to blame? The politicians. But who is to blame? The military. But who is to blame? The police. But who is to blame? Wall Street. But who is to … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, america, american dream, Black Lives Matter, capitalism, civil rights, collateral damage, death, democracy, education, Edward Bernays, empire, government, greed, history, human rights, humanity, ignorance, Iraq, life, oil, poem, Poetry, police, politics, poverty, propaganda, racism, Saudi Arabia, taxes, Uncategorized, violence, war, war tax resistance, writing
Tagged America, environment, fear, government, humanity, military, news, poem, poetry, police, politics, Propaganda, war, writing
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Avert Your Eyes
‘Be all you can be in the land of the free fight for de-moc-racy, hold your head high Theres money for school and the uniforms cool if you play by the rules you’ll be just fine But avert … Continue reading
Posted in advice, american dream, collateral damage, death, democracy, dreams, poem, Poetry, propaganda, recruiting, song, Uncategorized, veterans, violence, war, war tax resistance, writing
Tagged advice, news, poem, poetry, Propaganda, recruiting, truth, violence, war, writing, youth
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The Herd
The herd is being led over here and over there watch out, they scare easily they see wolves all around crying for the shepherd who will never let them down but as the wolves starve the shepherd and his family … Continue reading
Posted in poem, Poetry, Sheep, Uncategorized, violence, wolves
Tagged government, news, poem, poetry, Propaganda, violence, war
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Stones and Sticks
We’re sticking knives into the heart poking and prodding and twisting rusty old knives one by one and sometimes many all at once only they’re not knives but stones and sticks because we’re primitive with insatiable thirst and the blood … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, america, american dream, blood, collateral damage, death, human rights, Iraq, poem, Poetry, propaganda, Syria, Uncategorized, violence, war, war tax resistance, writing
Tagged Afghanistan, blood, iraq, life, news, poem, poetry, Propaganda, Syria, truth, war
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Walking Man
The sidewalk loosely guides us as we drone along on autopilot gliding between building and street building and street building and street until the sound of honking horns overpowers our headphones and we see red hands prompting us to stop … Continue reading
Posted in collateral damage, free speech, freedom, human rights, humanity, Iraq, Jesus, justice, NYPD, peace, poem, Poetry, police, prison, racism, refugees, religion, Syria, taxes, Uncategorized, violence, war, war tax resistance
Tagged America, Cellphones, death, iraq, life, New York, news, poem, poetry, religion, Syria, technology, truth, tv, Wall Street, war
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