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Apr 2019
Step to the right. You'll see the
                                                             ­ light. Come join the people who
                                                             ­ fight the good fight.
Step to the left. Don't be bereft, of
the power to put injustice to
death.
                                                       ­        Follow our lead. It is agreed. If
                                                              ­ you toe the line, you will
                                                               succeed.
Don't go along. Don't follow the
throng. The list of their failures
is varied and long.
                                                           ­     An eye for an eye. If you ****
                                                                ­you should die. The rule of law
                                                             ­   you must not defy.
Killing is killing. We must be
willing, to put a stop to the
blood we are spilling.
                                                       ­          Stay the course. That historical
                                                      ­           force. Ourselves from tradition
                                                       ­          we must not divorce.
Broaden your view. Try something
new. Become a part of the new world
that's due.
                                                            ­      Progress is good. It promotes
                                                        ­          brotherhood. If it can be done
                                                            ­      it's ordained that we should.
We must conserve. Our resources
preserve. Or ruin this world and
get what we deserve.
                                                        ­          God is with us. In him we
                                                              ­    trust. He in his wisdom has
                                                             ­     made our cause just.
We have the choice. We are one
voice. In our dedication the world
will rejoice.

                           _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _

              ­                       Is there no middle ground?
                                      A consensus to be found?
                      Or do we keep going around and around?
                                                 Up and down
                                                Back and forth
                          A continual state of south versus north?
This poem was written circa 1999. Sorry, I can't get that first line to move right.
Herb
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Herb  65/M/Florence, KY
(65/M/Florence, KY)   
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