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“The two enemies of the people are criminals and government …” Thomas Jefferson
Of privateers, corsairs, and buccaneers,
tales of derring-do,
no justice here,
self-serving thievery
a life of plunder and pillage
under the skull and thigh bones,
their fate by the winds
was wealth,
or, execution,
nowadays a fine
with spent conviction,
that’s how democracy goes.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
greed sickens me
everywhere i look
someone passes by,
just another crook
but there i am,
eyes in the mirror
and my heart drops,
things become clearer
i am guilty,
guilty as charged
chain my wrists,
sound the alarm
i open my mouth,
taste all this sin
“tread lightly, my dear,
or the devil will win.”
is the inordinate or insatiable longing for material gain, be it food, money, status, or power. -Wikipedia, the source of knowledge LOL
Greed, greed, greed. The stereotypes suggest that greed is most prevalent in the upper echelon of society, where the rich and fabulous only grow more rich and fabulous as time goes on. I associate this with Manhattan and Malibu and mansions and maids. But guess what? I’d bet all my money (which isn’t that much, I’m afraid) that we all struggle with this Deadly Sin.
Greed is a core flaw in our…
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“I still love you. With everything I am,
my heart is always going to be yours.”
I admit, I didn’t mean it when I said I got over you. You see, a heart can’t just stop loving someone when the brain tells it that it should. My heart refused to stop beating its whispers of your name. It never stopped aching to hear your voice. It never stopped beating for you. Do you know what I’m trying to say? If I knew how to turn back time and take it all back, I would. But everything’s changed. For better or worse, these are the results of our actions. And though none of it was your fault. That weight is mine to carry.
© Sarah Doughty
I still love you.
With everything I am,
my heart is always
going to be yours.
Today’s Word of the Day is Ephemeral.
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Under the stars cool grass against my skin silhouetted your breath warms me fireflies dance in celebration breezes carry your scent intoxicated by the night if in a dream let me slumber Under the stars Copyright © 2019 Penny Wilson
Inspired by Go Dog Go Café Tuesday Writing Challenge 7/9/19 – Rewinding Time
If nature allowed
reentry to the past times,
would we if we could?
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.“
~Maya Angelou
City Hall Pride
Happy
Kinky Boots
“When all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free.”
~Barack Obama
Joy
Lizard Love
Love Wins
SF Pride
Fantasy Land
“This world would be a whole lot better if we just made an effort to be less horrible to one another.”
~Ellen Page
Hi Nancy
Rainbow Love
Hi Kamala
Party Time
How Do You Doo
Hello Gavin
Just Be You
“Do we have to know who’s gay and who’s straight? Can’t we just love everybody and judge them by the car they drive?”
~Ellen DeGeneres
Illusionist game, an archer’s plan, and though her defiant eyes displayed ulterior shades of vice yet he called it divine, for he was caught in the whirlwind of her deviouscharm, and there was no escape
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Or, rather, Lelouch does:
“What do you do when there is an evil you cannot defeat by just means? Do you stain your hands with evil to destroy evil? Or do you remain steadfastly just and righteous even if it means surrendering to evil?”
In the vein of last week’s WQW entry, Are there any questions?, here I am throwing yet another inquiry.
Just recently, I was thrown into an alternate world where a philosophical and moral battle strongly exist. The quote above is taken from the Japanese anime, Code Geass. I’ve heard of the series years ago but I never had the drive to watch it. James successfully lured me into the anime this time. No regrets. 😀
The story revolves around the Empire of Britannia who conquered Japan and now call it Area 11. Its residents lost their rights to self-govern and are…
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The Reluctant Poet 