Tag Archives: World War Two

The Poppies Are Everywhere

Posted on November 12, 2018 by soitgoes1984

Marx called religion the opium of the masses but we pray to Gods of war and the poppies are everywhere and we pretend to remember (and care) and we feel so much better now and we won’t dare question the … Continue reading →

Posted in addiction, Afghanistan, america, apathy, Armistice Day, death, god, government, history, Howard Zinn, humanity, Iraq, opium, poem, Poetry, poetry for peace, poppies, reflection, religion, remembrance day, Uncategorized, veterans, Veterans Day, veterans for peace, Vietnam, war, world war one, world war two, writing, WW1, yellow ribbons | Tagged 100 years, addiction, Afghanistan, America, apathy, Armistice Day, death, dope, drones, drugs, Flanders field, god, heroin, iraq, jingoism, militarism, military, nationalism, opium, Oxycontin, pain, Pakistan, poem, poetry, poppies, Propaganda, religion, remembrance day, Somalia, Syria, taxes, terrorism, trauma, Uganda, veterans, veterans day, Veterans for Peace, Vietnam, war, war tax resistance, World War One, World War Two, writing, Yemen | 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

Train From Dortmund

Posted on August 30, 2015 by soitgoes1984

Riding through Germany by train looking out at farms houses apartment buldings and old factories seeing smokestacks on the horizon gives me chills but the colorful graffiti at the next station warms my heart. Art, blurring as we speed away … Continue reading →

Posted in america, Germany, Holocaust, Native Americans, poem, Poetry, trains, world war two | Tagged America, Germany, Holocaust, Native Americans, poem, poetry, Trains, World War Two | Comments Off

Thoughts on Armistice (Veterans) Day

Posted on November 12, 2014 by soitgoes1984

The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month… Armistice Day, the end of “the war to end all wars”…peace between nations… it went on to become, not a day to commemorate the armistice, but to ‘honor veterans … Continue reading →

Posted in addiction, Afghanistan, america, american dream, anxiety, beer, collateral damage, death, depression, dreams, Edward Bernays, fear, Iraq, iraq veterans against the war, suicide, war, working class, world war one, world war two | Tagged addiction, Afghanistan, America, american dream, anxiety, Beer, bread and circuses, CNN, collateral damage, death, democracy, depleted uranium, depression, dreams, Dresden, Edward Bernays, empire, freedom, howard zinn, iraq, Iraq Veterans Against the War, suicide, veterans, Veterans for Peace, war, world war 1, World War Two | Comments Off

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

Rockwellian Saturday Evenings

Posted on January 30, 2014 by soitgoes1984

Rockwellian Saturday Evenings.

Posted in Poetry | Tagged Afghanistan, history, ignorance, iraq, poetry, racism, veterans, Vietnam, war, World War Two | Comments Off

Saving Freedom: (sort of a poem dedicated to men in uniform)

Posted on January 8, 2014 by soitgoes1984

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH… Men in uniform get all the ladies. maybe that’s why i enlisted 12 years ago. I could live with that story. Teenage boys are, after all, young, dumb and full of c…crazy ideas about women… so i wish i … Continue reading →

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