To Be or Not To Be in a Relationship: It’s complicated
You’ve been in this predicament before,But you’re almost past your prime, so you need to score. So before you end up dancing alone on the floor,You’re still hoping someone might ask for one more. But what you should really be … Continue reading To Be or Not To Be in a Relationship: It’s complicated
Free Range Love
Love is a broad, broad word. I was caught up in the moment! I didn’t really mean to hurt anyone? And besides, now you know, That it wasn’t going to work out. This follows me around, And there’s nothing, I … Continue reading Free Range Love
I Needed This, But I Didn’t Want it
But looking back, now I see the truth,That sometimes pain is the only proof,I needed a sign, for me to break free,From the chains that bound you and me. Too many years of pushing ourselves apart,Slowly and subtly, it was … Continue reading I Needed This, But I Didn’t Want it
A Tale of 2 Democracies: Liberal versus Illiberal
Once upon a time, in a country known as Democracyland, there lived two neighboring communities: Libertyville and Securitytown. These communities had different government policies when it came to borders and civil rights, making them quite distinct from one another. In … Continue reading A Tale of 2 Democracies: Liberal versus Illiberal
Republicans don’t want to secure the border, they want to close the border!
The southern borderis not “being invaded”.There’s not a military enemyswimming across the Rio Grande. Citizens, why do you frame humansas illegal migrants?When all they’re seekingis “humanitarian parole.” Installing razor wireis not a state’s “right of self-defense”.It’s a “crime against humanity”don’t … Continue reading Republicans don’t want to secure the border, they want to close the border!
A Conflicted Heart
There’s love, and then there’s reverse love. Either way, your heart finds joy or a deviant purpose for its existence. If you love a group of people, there will always be somebody for you to feel empathy for, to sympathize … Continue reading A Conflicted Heart
How Fear Mongering and Fake Promises influence Voters
When facing propaganda, be wary and wise,schemes that profit, state actors will disguise.Modern charlatans, manipulating with skill,using fake media, false equivalences will instill. Our emotional instincts, no match for their deceit,repeating blatant lies, brings societal defeat.Your money and dignity, both … Continue reading How Fear Mongering and Fake Promises influence Voters
Gambling leads to Addiction
You live to learn. You learn to live. There’s only one way to go. There are no shortcuts. The casinos are full of players, Who believe they can game the system. A few are born with the gift. But most … Continue reading Gambling leads to Addiction
Free Speech Propagandist
In the shadows, an angry mob awaits, with an evil intent,bigots and neo-fascists, with a message of dissent.Seeking to desensitize, and numb the feeble mind,by spreading fear and hatred, to all of mankind. Protesting and parading, they hide behind a … Continue reading Free Speech Propagandist
2024: New Year’s Resolution
In order to ‘take a leap forward’,I must acknowledge that I have a past;A history of stumbles and regrets. In order to ‘be born again’,I need to accept that I was ‘dead in sin’,A lost soul needing redemption. It takes … Continue reading 2024: New Year’s Resolution
A Question all Christians must answer
Do you want fear, division and hate to rule over your heart? Or do you need forgiveness, unity and the Grace of Jesus in your heart? Use your Faith or lose it White Evangelicals, lost in faithless hypocrisy,Can’t even restore … Continue reading A Question all Christians must answer
All Voters Matter
I’m running for the victory,I can’t give in,I can’t give out. Because your love of libertyis not an after thought to me,it’s on my mind, all the time. I’m running for unity;I’m running for your freedom;I’m running the race of … Continue reading All Voters Matter
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