Be The Change – yes you!!

So today is a big deal, I get it, we all get it. However today saddens me, from what I see online & talking to people it saddens almost everyone. Yes voting is important, however how we live our lives is significantly more important. Somehow we as a society have arrived at a place where...

What If?

What if, we the people decided to be the change? What if, we the people declared we would be the hope? What if, we the people decided that we are better together, regardless of race, nationality, ancestral origin, political, philosophical and theological differences? What if, we the people decided respect and cooperation were better than...

My America

Let me tell you about my America The land that I have always loved It is not a land of a particular political party Or a certain belief system It is a cultural melting pot of the world   It is a place of hope & promise The land of dreams Dreams for all Where...

The Launch Codes

The storm clouds of chaos Grow ever stronger Ever darker   Decency is an outlier Restraint, compassion Distant ideals   I used to laugh when they talked about the end of the world Armageddon in our lifetime - yeah right Yet this is no biblical instance You may as well burn it Some that claim to...

Afraid For The Future

I’m no politician, no expert, I find the whole thing so utterly distasteful & corrupt that I try to stay away. I live my life the best I can (most of the time), enjoy myself & try to make a small positive impact in the world. Yet at times it is hard to ignore it...

Why can we not just have peace?

In this war ravaged planet Most people just want to be peaceful To get on with their lives, go to work, pay their bills Maybe watch a game, drink a beer with a friend, hug their family   They didn't ask for this, we don't want this The world is torn, society is stretched to...

Let’s make America great again! ……… Oh really?

One of the catch phrases that is doing the rounds this silly season, err I mean Presidential campaigning season, is “make America great again”. Which to me quite obviously implies that some people believe that America in it’s current state is not great, however at some point in the past it must have been great,...

Lost in questions

Surrounded by the piety of men The belligerence of politicians Dedicated to causes I don't understand Raises the question What should I do? Should I seek the wisdom of men? No, I shall not join the echoes of clanging gongs Although I am more pirate than pious I am but a rescued wretch, floundering in...

Two Faced

Politicians drown in opulence While constituents beg for scraps on street corners   Executives make a living eating lunch While teachers live in poverty   The vocal minority beg for Christian values While hiding from everything that Christ taught   The world gone right is the world gone wrong Socialism is the enemy but capitalism...