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This trumpeter of nothingness, employed To keep our reason dull and null and void. This man of wind and froth and flux will sell The wares of any who reward him well. Praising whatever he is paid to praise, He hunts for ever-newer, smarter ways To make the gilt seen gold; the shoddy, silk; To cheat us legally; to bluff and bilk By methods which no jury can prevent Because the law's not broken, only bent. This mind for hire, this mental ********** Can tell the half-lie hardest to refute; Knows how to hide an inconvenient fact And when to leave a doubtful claim unbacked; Manipulates the truth but not too much, And if his patter needs the Human Touch, Skillfully artless, artlessly naive, Wears his convenient heart upon his sleeve. He uses words that once were strong and fine, Primal as sun and moon and bread and wine, True, honourable, honoured, clear and keen, And leaves them shabby, worn, diminished, mean. He takes ideas and trains them to engage In the long little wars big combines wage... He keeps his logic loose, his feelings flimsy; Turns eloquence to cant and wit to whimsy; Trims language till it fits his clients, pattern And style's a glossy **** or limping slattern. He studies our defences, finds the cracks And where the wall is weak or worn, attacks. lie finds the fear that's deep, the wound that's tender, And mastered, outmanouevered, we surrender. We who have tried to choose accept his choice And tired succumb to his untiring voice. The dripping tap makes even granite soften We trust the brand-name we have heard so often And join the queue of sheep that flock to buy; We fools who know our folly, you and I.
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Attack On The Ad-Man
This trumpeter of nothingness, employed To keep our reason dull and null and void. This man of wind and froth and flux will sell The wares of any who reward him well. Praising whatever he is paid to praise, He hunts for ever-newer, smarter ways To make the gilt seen gold; the shoddy, silk; To cheat us legally; to bluff and bilk By methods which no jury can prevent Because the law's not broken, only bent. This mind for hire, this mental ********** Can tell the half-lie hardest to refute; Knows how to hide an inconvenient fact And when to leave a doubtful claim unbacked; Manipulates the truth but not too much, And if his patter needs the Human Touch, Skillfully artless, artlessly naive, Wears his convenient heart upon his sleeve. He uses words that once were strong and fine, Primal as sun and moon and bread and wine, True, honourable, honoured, clear and keen, And leaves them shabby, worn, diminished, mean. He takes ideas and trains them to engage In the long little wars big combines wage... He keeps his logic loose, his feelings flimsy; Turns eloquence to cant and wit to whimsy; Trims language till it fits his clients, pattern And style's a glossy **** or limping slattern. He studies our defences, finds the cracks And where the wall is weak or worn, attacks. lie finds the fear that's deep, the wound that's tender, And mastered, outmanouevered, we surrender. We who have tried to choose accept his choice And tired succumb to his untiring voice. The dripping tap makes even granite soften We trust the brand-name we have heard so often And join the queue of sheep that flock to buy; We fools who know our folly, you and I.
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When you hear the lines We can be friends But not as you want it I don't deserve you These are legends Masters of breakups Know it's time to walk away Can't you see there is lockdown? I'm observing social distancing Someone who once stole your heart You even promised heaven on earth My Dear, the calabash is crashed Give yourself some dignity I need a break my dear I want to re-discover myself My Mum said we can't marry Sincerely, I truly love you But if you see another, say "Yes" My dear, please, walk away Let's avoid imminent divorce Especially when the signs are clear They have a masters in heartbreaks I got a revelation last night My Pastor, my Prophet said No calls, no messages, just blanks If you've witnessed this Please, come, let's cry together Just believe that "Cue sera sera" Maybe you even just delivered... Breakups are never easy It has sent many to depression And some, early graves Love cannot be forced my dear If you are not valued and appreciated And ghostmode is activated Take the honourable part Just walk away... Where there is pain I wish you immeasurable love True love is never hurtful Your setback will be a setup For your glorious come back And it will end in praise Just like a Cinderella story You aren't alone, I've been there too...
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May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020 at 8:06 AM UTC
Breakups
Hail, happy day, when, smiling like the morn, Fair Freedom rose New-England to adorn: The northern clime beneath her genial ray, Dartmouth, congratulates thy blissful sway: Elate with hope her race no longer mourns, Each soul expands, each grateful ***** burns, While in thine hand with pleasure we behold The silken reins, and Freedom’s charms unfold. Long lost to realms beneath the northern skies She shines supreme, while hated faction dies: Soon as appear’d the Goddess long desir’d, Sick at the view, she languish’d and expir’d; Thus from the splendors of the morning light The owl in sadness seeks the caves of night. No more, America, in mournful strain Of wrongs, and grievance unredress’d complain, No longer shalt thou dread the iron chain, Which wanton Tyranny with lawless hand Had made, and with it meant t’ enslave the land. Should you, my lord, while you peruse my song, Wonder from whence my love of Freedom sprung, Whence flow these wishes for the common good, By feeling hearts alone best understood, I, young in life, by seeming cruel fate Was snatch’d from Afric’s fancy’d happy seat: What pangs excruciating must ****** What sorrows labour in my parent’s breast? Steel’d was that soul and by no misery mov’d That from a father seiz’d his babe belov’d: Such, such my case. And can I then but pray Others may never feel tyrannic sway? For favours past, great Sir, our thanks are due, And thee we ask thy favours to renew, Since in thy pow’r, as in thy will before, To sooth the griefs, which thou did’st once deplore. May heav’nly grace the sacred sanction give To all thy works, and thou for ever live Not only on the wings of fleeting Fame, Though praise immortal crowns the patriot’s name, But to conduct to heav’ns refulgent fane, May fiery coursers sweep th’ ethereal plain, And bear thee upwards to that blest abode, Where, like the prophet, thou shalt find thy God.
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To The Right Honourable William, Earl Of Dartmouth, His Majesty’s Principal Secretary Of State For North-America, &c.
Hail, happy day, when, smiling like the morn, Fair Freedom rose New-England to adorn: The northern clime beneath her genial ray, Dartmouth, congratulates thy blissful sway: Elate with hope her race no longer mourns, Each soul expands, each grateful ***** burns, While in thine hand with pleasure we behold The silken reins, and Freedom’s charms unfold. Long lost to realms beneath the northern skies She shines supreme, while hated faction dies: Soon as appear’d the Goddess long desir’d, Sick at the view, she languish’d and expir’d; Thus from the splendors of the morning light The owl in sadness seeks the caves of night. No more, America, in mournful strain Of wrongs, and grievance unredress’d complain, No longer shalt thou dread the iron chain, Which wanton Tyranny with lawless hand Had made, and with it meant t’ enslave the land. Should you, my lord, while you peruse my song, Wonder from whence my love of Freedom sprung, Whence flow these wishes for the common good, By feeling hearts alone best understood, I, young in life, by seeming cruel fate Was snatch’d from Afric’s fancy’d happy seat: What pangs excruciating must ****** What sorrows labour in my parent’s breast? Steel’d was that soul and by no misery mov’d That from a father seiz’d his babe belov’d: Such, such my case. And can I then but pray Others may never feel tyrannic sway? For favours past, great Sir, our thanks are due, And thee we ask thy favours to renew, Since in thy pow’r, as in thy will before, To sooth the griefs, which thou did’st once deplore. May heav’nly grace the sacred sanction give To all thy works, and thou for ever live Not only on the wings of fleeting Fame, Though praise immortal crowns the patriot’s name, But to conduct to heav’ns refulgent fane, May fiery coursers sweep th’ ethereal plain, And bear thee upwards to that blest abode, Where, like the prophet, thou shalt find thy God.
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It was a dissonant melody that made the lonesome mole weep from his blind eyes and there were mascara stains on the face of a pensive ********** lady in the streetlights When the orchestral waves wound up at the shores of a sandblasted city the denizens were too afraid to speak out against tyranny, and they died Wistful wonderment in the souls of the children as they walk hand in hand and experience the crumbling of wonton rocks in the skies of their homeland A celestial boom, droning on the streets, and the women are beat Are you outraged yet?
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May 13, 2013
May 13, 2013 at 7:55 AM UTC
Pushkin's Dustbin (The Honourable Ones Are Crying)
She is the lady on the road. She is a mother, a sister, a colleague, a bird, a lassie, a damsel. She is the lady on the road. She spreads love and enriches kindness in the society, She is the crux of an organization, and the fundamental principles. She is the lady on the road. She twinkles with the stars and shimmers with the moon, She scampers with her pets and hops like a frog, She is not a nomad, but a faithful keeper. She is the lady on the road. She wears short skirts, She wears tight tops, She doesn't encourage the flirts, She neither abominates the leering of cops. She is the lady on the road. She holds a honourable reputation, She forms the base of ethical standards, She buries the grudges and resolves the dissension, She consolidates herself and maintains her fettle, She is the epitome of cheerful disposition. She is the lady on the road. She ignores the catcalls, She endures the torture and prevails her morale, She is a monument unshakable, and a stone unbreakable, She dumps her burdens and enlightens her destiny, She protects her dignity and negotiates with denunciation, She does no harm, but deals with it. She is the lady on the road, ..the seventh wonder of the world.
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Jan 27, 2015
Jan 27, 2015 at 7:37 PM UTC
Misfit Angel , the seventh wonder.
Marriage is an incomprehensible mystery, a hidden truth kept secret from the foundation of the world. It cannot be discovered by intelligence or insight, but made explainatory by revelation. Revelation reveals the mystery of marriage, it explains the mutual relationship in marriage. It shows the rhema, light and love in marriage. The mystery of marriage is accessed through the throne of grace. Wisdom, knowledge and understandingof marriage is made known by revelation. The ability to see beyond the seen, in oder to see many unseen realities of life. Revelation unveils the principles of building a blissful marriage. Marriage is honourable in all, above all in a bed undefiled. It's hidden truth is unveiled by revelation from divinity. It constitutes a platfrom for fruitfulness in life and ministry. It spreads the continuity of human generation. Marriage as a divine institution, solves the problem of aloneness. It empowers man with resources to fulfil destiny on earth. It is a hidden treasure not discovered without revelation. Let revelation inspire the discovery of marriage treasures. Marriage not only give pleasures, but help partners fulfil destinies. Understanding kills separation and builds togetherness. It develops unity and oneness among couples. Understanding curbs separation in marriage, and solves marriage mystery. The manifestation in marriage cannot be explained, except by revelation. Marriage is a mantle not a struggle. The man must provide for his wife, the woman must submit to her husband. Seek love not lust before marriage, let character and charisma build marriage, let love and care establish marriage. Marriage remains a mystery till death.
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Jul 5, 2013
Jul 5, 2013 at 6:41 PM UTC
The Mystery Of Marriage
Marriage is an incomprehensible mystery, a hidden truth kept secret from the foundation of the world. It cannot be discovered by intelligence or insight, but made explainatory by revelation. Revelation reveals the mystery of marriage, it explains the mutual relationship in marriage. It shows the rhema, light and love in marriage. The mystery of marriage is accessed through the throne of grace. Wisdom, knowledge and understandingof marriage is made known by revelation. The ability to see beyond the seen, in oder to see many unseen realities of life. Revelation unveils the principles of building a blissful marriage. Marriage is honourable in all, above all in a bed undefiled. It's hidden truth is unveiled by revelation from divinity. It constitutes a platfrom for fruitfulness in life and ministry. It spreads the continuity of human generation. Marriage as a divine institution, solves the problem of aloneness. It empowers man with resources to fulfil destiny on earth. It is a hidden treasure not discovered without revelation. Let revelation inspire the discovery of marriage treasures. Marriage not only give pleasures, but help partners fulfil destinies. Understanding kills separation and builds togetherness. It develops unity and oneness among couples. Understanding curbs separation in marriage, and solves marriage mystery. The manifestation in marriage cannot be explained, except by revelation. Marriage is a mantle not a struggle. The man must provide for his wife, the woman must submit to her husband. Seek love not lust before marriage, let character and charisma build marriage, let love and care establish marriage. Marriage remains a mystery till death.
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The little Prince of Persia Who's purpose is to depurse ya, Dispersing suits, clock off time city worker, Mark your card, inertia. He's no mathematician or magician But give him a dynamoment to take you to the cleaners, cause this one's mean a! Hellbent on humiliation he'll reverend run you to the station. He's counting cards, counting on ya till your seeing stars, K.O, ringside seat whilst you get parred, po, poker face he'll drive you gaga! So Loay and behold he might not be honourable, but he's willing and able to bring the last supper to this table. He's not called Jack but he's a joker, in guise he tries to choke ya, draw the ace but it won't help ya, cause you're a disgraced King and you've just been usurped sir, by that little Prince of Persia.
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Dec 1, 2014
Dec 1, 2014 at 4:44 PM UTC
P.O.P
if the sinking-of-boat …ice-cream by name be deducted from the swept-off-in-flood … by name roll no 31 then would the wings of the comics cease to exist what says the uninterrupted sound of water-falling from the stomach of the moon what writes the pus and blood what writes the fuming-hot rice the creepers and the herbs grow continuously in the insomniac bath-tub the sounds of the horse-hoof floated by the river used to change the velocity of its clothes both in the morning and evening the birds from the cornice go to school by dip-swimming it may come one day when the fishes become very angry and in the tale of the sweet-meat the potter will destroy the jointly-built bee-hive then all hurricane would be habituated to dinner sans saliva then there would be no such morning-walk in the body of the trees from which such a bore could be found out through which an elderly saral may fly into the blue translation of a squirrel the magnetic field of the orange-pulp and the productivity of the open window reside in the same locality if their frequency be touched   then the the antenna of the mermaids speared with sleeping-oil may be injured by burnings their eyes the crow-birds knocks at in the soap-foams produced by the afternoon the pond with a jumping deer wants to make bite   it is not known by this way when a white hyphen sticks to the palate of the shirt now put off all the whispers and let it be talked on the will-paper of the bees why the pages from the honourable ash-trays be excluded those bunch of waters that come out from the churning of the anises and the jumps born of their ***** also make friends with the group-photos now let this other night sends its best wishes to the future candles through a cell-phone
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Sep 14, 2010
Sep 14, 2010 at 5:25 PM UTC
soap-song
if the sinking-of-boat …ice-cream by name be deducted from the swept-off-in-flood … by name roll no 31 then would the wings of the comics cease to exist what says the uninterrupted sound of water-falling from the stomach of the moon what writes the pus and blood what writes the fuming-hot rice the creepers and the herbs grow continuously in the insomniac bath-tub the sounds of the horse-hoof floated by the river used to change the velocity of its clothes both in the morning and evening the birds from the cornice go to school by dip-swimming it may come one day when the fishes become very angry and in the tale of the sweet-meat the potter will destroy the jointly-built bee-hive then all hurricane would be habituated to dinner sans saliva then there would be no such morning-walk in the body of the trees from which such a bore could be found out through which an elderly saral may fly into the blue translation of a squirrel the magnetic field of the orange-pulp and the productivity of the open window reside in the same locality if their frequency be touched   then the the antenna of the mermaids speared with sleeping-oil may be injured by burnings their eyes the crow-birds knocks at in the soap-foams produced by the afternoon the pond with a jumping deer wants to make bite   it is not known by this way when a white hyphen sticks to the palate of the shirt now put off all the whispers and let it be talked on the will-paper of the bees why the pages from the honourable ash-trays be excluded those bunch of waters that come out from the churning of the anises and the jumps born of their ***** also make friends with the group-photos now let this other night sends its best wishes to the future candles through a cell-phone
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*“Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.” (Marcus Aurelius; Meditations)* As many of you may already know by now, the above quote by Marcus Aurelius has been my motto in life. But today I raise a question for all of us to think about! What happens when one day someone comes exploding into your life and already knows that you're an emerald? You have spent your life keeping your color; despite the fears, betrayals, disappointments and hurts, then what if one day somebody falls down from the assembly of the gods and simply knows you through and through? Your color, your worth... the fact that you are emerald! The question is: how do you stop "keeping" color, when all you have left to do is simply to "be" emerald? No more fear. How does one begin to cope with the sudden loss of fear? Certainly it is the very best thing that can happen to an individual on earth, but I am startled by the realization that letting go of the battle against life and simply being alive, might actually require courage, in itself! It takes courage not only to fight; it also takes courage to believe that good things can happen. It takes courage to simply have grace, to breathe. There comes a time when you no longer need to protect yourself, and that is just as honourable, and perhaps even more honourable, than all the battles you stood up to fight!
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Mar 4, 2013
Mar 4, 2013 at 7:50 PM UTC
Blog Post From: C. Joybell C.
When battles were fought With a chivalrous sense of should and ought, In spirit men said, “End we quick or dead, Honour is some reward! Let us fight fair—for our own best or worst; So, Gentlemen of the Guard, Fire first!” In the open they stood, Man to man in his knightlihood: They would not deign To profit by a stain On the honourable rules, Knowing that practise perfidy no man durst Who in the heroic schools Was nurst. But now, behold, what Is war with those where honour is not! Rama laments Its dead innocents; Herod howls: “Sly slaughter Rules now! Let us, by modes once called accurst, Overhead, under water, Stab first.”
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Then And Now
He was the kind of man You could trust your wife with Honourable and trustworthy The perfect gentleman. Maybe they took him for granted Or trusted him too much. He couldn't believe his luck Finally he got a shot. When asked what changed He said he loved too much More than life itself everything else was a distraction. He said he would **** for her And he eventually did The over bearing husband That wouldn't treat her right.
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Nov 26, 2012
Nov 26, 2012 at 12:24 PM UTC
The honourable gentleman
The epitome of greatness, a mark in history Of discipline remarkable, a stellar victory Defeating the unbeaten, knock and break the mould International heavyweight of Olympic Gold Strike in quick succession, opponents retreat Delivery duration, a knockout of defeat Tactical ability, step into the range Catalyst created, set for further change Of the highest calibre, man who beat the man Delivery on target, a humble champion Of opponents outclassed, discontinued bout Dominant performance, within and without With athletic excellence, distance travelled far Gym of daily training, cardio and spar Professional perspective, stood to set the pace Dedication, boldness, motivate, embrace Influencing globally, rank of the elite Rapid combinations, uppercuts repeat Powerful formation, readiness of stance Daily preparation, practice over chance An honourable service, magnificence abound Celebrating victory, crowding to surround Continuing the greatness, strength and stamina The world is truly grateful, Anthony Joshua Written by Geraldine Taylor ©
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Jun 11, 2017
Jun 11, 2017 at 3:21 PM UTC
Anthony Joshua
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. ************************************ **************** 1. When the heaven is cleft asunder. 2. And when the stars have fallen and scattered; 3. And when the seas are burst forth; 4. And when the graves are turned upside down (and they bring out their contents) 5. (Then) a person will know what he has sent forward and (what he has) left behind (of good or bad deeds) . 6. O man! What has made you careless concerning your Lord, the Most Generous? 7. Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you due proportion; 8. In whatever form He willed, He put you together. 9. Nay! But you deny the Recompense (reward for good deeds and punishment for evil deeds) . 10. But verily, over you (are appointed angels in charge of mankind) to watch you, 11. Kiraman (honourable) Katibin writing down (your deeds) , 12. They know all that you do. 13. Verily, the Abrar (pious and righteous) will be in delight (Paradise): 14. And verily, the Fujjar (the wicked, disbelievers, sinners and evil-doers) will be in the blazing Fire (Hell) , 15. In which they will enter, and taste its burning flame on the Day of Recompense, 16. And they (Al-Fujjar) will not be absent therefrom (i.e. will not go out from the Hell) . 17. And what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is? 18. Again, what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is? 19. (It will be) the Day when no person shall have power (to do) anything for another, and the Decision, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah.
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Dec 25, 2015
Dec 25, 2015 at 9:36 AM UTC
- Quran 82. Surah Al-Infitaar (The Cleaving) -
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. ************************************ **************** 1. When the heaven is cleft asunder. 2. And when the stars have fallen and scattered; 3. And when the seas are burst forth; 4. And when the graves are turned upside down (and they bring out their contents) 5. (Then) a person will know what he has sent forward and (what he has) left behind (of good or bad deeds) . 6. O man! What has made you careless concerning your Lord, the Most Generous? 7. Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you due proportion; 8. In whatever form He willed, He put you together. 9. Nay! But you deny the Recompense (reward for good deeds and punishment for evil deeds) . 10. But verily, over you (are appointed angels in charge of mankind) to watch you, 11. Kiraman (honourable) Katibin writing down (your deeds) , 12. They know all that you do. 13. Verily, the Abrar (pious and righteous) will be in delight (Paradise): 14. And verily, the Fujjar (the wicked, disbelievers, sinners and evil-doers) will be in the blazing Fire (Hell) , 15. In which they will enter, and taste its burning flame on the Day of Recompense, 16. And they (Al-Fujjar) will not be absent therefrom (i.e. will not go out from the Hell) . 17. And what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is? 18. Again, what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is? 19. (It will be) the Day when no person shall have power (to do) anything for another, and the Decision, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah.
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you came in from the cold dressed bold under a black flag like isis on the road to baghdad in a red ferrari going all john le carré defecting with the little drummer girl laurie in a deadly affair expecting the honourable school boy when i'm used to being a most wanted man - now i'm no naïve and sentimental lover, baby i'm the perfect spy and this ain't a small town in germany but ich bin ein berliner, fraulein - you better make this your last call for the dead - it was (y)our kind of game playing tinkering tailoring soldiering spying - doodling smiley's people on the side acting like absolute friends with fred the constant gardener at the russia house and red the tailor of panama like a ***** with a straw up your nose in the looking glass war but if you do it again - let me tell you a secret, pilgrim i'll drop you where you lie - it'll be a ****** of quality, baby and that's a delicate truth - you were our kind of traitor on the blue mesa. r ~ 11/14/14 i like john le carré :)
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Nov 14, 2014
Nov 14, 2014 at 8:48 AM UTC
dead drop on the blue mesa
(Earnestly) I beg to move the motion Standing on the Order Paper In my name and those good names Of my Right Honourable Friends. Straight up, I’ll say, it’s right that we this House Should debate this issue, should pass judgement. That is democracy; that is our Right That others elsewhere struggle for in vain. Again I’ll say I do not disrespect The wavering of those not yet convinced. This is a tough choice and – yes – a stark one: To stand down our committed troops and turn back Or to hold firm and so continue on. I strongly believe that we must hold firm. The question most people will ask is not Why does it matter – no – but why so much? Well, as we brave this new Millenium And face up to the Nation’s greatest threat With our majority already stretched, A resignation from the cabinet, With all the other parties also split, With everywhere the closest of allies In disagreement while on different sides Those who usually would not agree Agree on this. The people, this parliament Echo the discord with an echo made Less bitter as time passes, not less grave. So why, then, does it matter quite so much? Because the outcome of our firm resolve Will find itself determining much more Than Iraq’s future and her peoples’ fate More than the liberty of an whole race Brutalized in Saddam’s sick sick name. It will in fact decide the way in which Britain, the world and we confront the threats Our right to liberty requires met. It will, what’s more, affect the UN’s role, EU relations, Transatlantic ties, The manners of the US in the world. It will prove the political pattern For a generation, perhaps more, to come. This is no longer the time to falter; I will not be party to such a course. This is now the time for this house to lead; To show that we will fearlessly confront Terror, tyranny and dictatorships Which threaten to put all our lives at risk. To show that at this moment of decision We have the courage, we have the vision To do the right thing. I beg to move the motion…
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Feb 22, 2011
Feb 22, 2011 at 1:58 AM UTC
Tony Blair 's Speech to Parliament on the Eve of the Iraq War
(Earnestly) I beg to move the motion Standing on the Order Paper In my name and those good names Of my Right Honourable Friends. Straight up, I’ll say, it’s right that we this House Should debate this issue, should pass judgement. That is democracy; that is our Right That others elsewhere struggle for in vain. Again I’ll say I do not disrespect The wavering of those not yet convinced. This is a tough choice and – yes – a stark one: To stand down our committed troops and turn back Or to hold firm and so continue on. I strongly believe that we must hold firm. The question most people will ask is not Why does it matter – no – but why so much? Well, as we brave this new Millenium And face up to the Nation’s greatest threat With our majority already stretched, A resignation from the cabinet, With all the other parties also split, With everywhere the closest of allies In disagreement while on different sides Those who usually would not agree Agree on this. The people, this parliament Echo the discord with an echo made Less bitter as time passes, not less grave. So why, then, does it matter quite so much? Because the outcome of our firm resolve Will find itself determining much more Than Iraq’s future and her peoples’ fate More than the liberty of an whole race Brutalized in Saddam’s sick sick name. It will in fact decide the way in which Britain, the world and we confront the threats Our right to liberty requires met. It will, what’s more, affect the UN’s role, EU relations, Transatlantic ties, The manners of the US in the world. It will prove the political pattern For a generation, perhaps more, to come. This is no longer the time to falter; I will not be party to such a course. This is now the time for this house to lead; To show that we will fearlessly confront Terror, tyranny and dictatorships Which threaten to put all our lives at risk. To show that at this moment of decision We have the courage, we have the vision To do the right thing. I beg to move the motion…
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The hiding Is so much worse. All i want to be is symmetrical. Symmetrical. Knowledge rained On them today. They tasted the acid and it burned their lungs, it burned their lungs. Symmetrical. Run into darkness For safety. You never know what you will find. Symmetrical. Symmetrical to me. Find the treasures On a lonely island. Talk to the trees. Find a friend in the fish. Die an honourable death. Symmetrical.
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Apr 5, 2014
Apr 5, 2014 at 3:08 PM UTC
Symmetrical
Where there is thunder that reigns down the emptiness of your flesh, in a war hidden and filled with apathy, to sink behind darkness , once named shame. There it is, the torn kingdom, that you've claimed as your body. The temple which you've loved, but never cared for in those aeons of silence. *Where you pretended that doing nothing would solve everything*. And so you weep, for the unfairness of it all, as you claw at your already mangled flesh, and press for the warmth of your heart. Pretend that the rush of blood is a rolling blanket. You swallow those shards of glass, and emulate the heavens, and pretend your body with jagged scars is the place for honourable heroes; pretend your triumph in this barren, damp land of storms is the place where thunder always reigns. A place for heroes who never won, but died in their place.
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Jan 11, 2019
Jan 11, 2019 at 8:49 AM UTC
Where thunder reigns.
I used to dream of being a great man a heroic man the kind that songs are sung of stories are written of The kind of man that leads people to victory that sacrifices for the greater good noble, honourable and courageous But I realise now; I am none of that - but; I am a content man, I am a happy man In the end, I think I prefer to be happy I think...
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Sep 8, 2014
Sep 8, 2014 at 6:58 PM UTC
Great man
The day blister as the sun followed 'er. No shade nor a parasol as she goeth an' hope for evanescent heat A basket in 'er hand, one way to marketplace 'Alt! A mad horse kicked thro' Dropped on earth, dirt in 'er sleeves "Gawd o' all horses keep yer eyes open to see!" A fine young man bowed down for repent about his detriment ride. O! Poor little thing! A thorough water in the basket she offered for 'er long little journey. ** The vigor horse galloped an' circle round she. 'twas a good thing an' he proffers honourable  ride. There goes the curtsy 'off in the marketplace' says she. Alt! The creature pause. Where is this? "thy big heart shalt hail for I, present thankfulness. Devoting thy fortune." the prince rendered his throne bounteously. O! Applause how majestic upclose a palace could be. 'tis she wish e'er since. To seek for a lost playmate, hoping for camaraderie. Remembering in that small village where the little prince sneaked. Oh dear! 'Twas he! Aye! The prince hoped the same an' knew all of a sudden. He made 'er his wife! (An' they live happily e'er after. Bow) -A 8/11/14
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Aug 11, 2014
Aug 11, 2014 at 2:14 AM UTC
One Hot Sunny Day--
*the ones warring on the flag of defeat can't be called either troll or parasite... too noble such entitlements, they are the **** genus worthy of ignorance, that they are found roaring on the flag of defeat, when such publicity is allowed of public musing deeper than soft-spoken in one's own room, as transcript of thought made public, ironically without one's geographic coordinates... and what lack of honour to be warring with such circumstances being allowed.* i shouldn't have written my words among poets, too many simplicities surrounded them, with the poets came made surrogates, a stillbirth, if nothing more 9 months of **** as the new economics that gave us appreciative homosexuality, a curbing of the expeditions of population we didn't blame on Chinese or Blue Indians due to having inherited masochistic Christianity, the last greek mythology, THE, LAST! and no more from the greek tongue! no more! then the second feat of the suffragettes that became the surrogates... and yet, i stilled braved to sing for the escapist tongue of brotherhood that the misty mountain's cold encapsulated... in which i braved the brotherhood, every, second, counter, to marriage to a woman... domestication is no adventure! it's no adventure! there is no fear and sudden death in domestication... it breeds cattle! readied for death not ready! *two dungeons deep and caverns old... the pines were roaring on the hight!    the winds were mourning in the night... the fire was red it flamed and spread, the trees like torches, blazed with light.* this... this is my ideal afterlife! take your Koran and terrorism and take a **** in the desert with the cats for worth of knowing such "exquisiteness" as it might be worth mining in the dunes of sand! while the thirst of metalloid and abstract horse-tow gives your false timing... and when you take this anger written on the flag of defeat, and turn to warring with it on your own flag of defeat... you will be conquered, slain and tortured, as is my promise, always honourable.
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May 12, 2016
May 12, 2016 at 7:36 PM UTC
surrogates and suffragettes
*the ones warring on the flag of defeat can't be called either troll or parasite... too noble such entitlements, they are the **** genus worthy of ignorance, that they are found roaring on the flag of defeat, when such publicity is allowed of public musing deeper than soft-spoken in one's own room, as transcript of thought made public, ironically without one's geographic coordinates... and what lack of honour to be warring with such circumstances being allowed.* i shouldn't have written my words among poets, too many simplicities surrounded them, with the poets came made surrogates, a stillbirth, if nothing more 9 months of **** as the new economics that gave us appreciative homosexuality, a curbing of the expeditions of population we didn't blame on Chinese or Blue Indians due to having inherited masochistic Christianity, the last greek mythology, THE, LAST! and no more from the greek tongue! no more! then the second feat of the suffragettes that became the surrogates... and yet, i stilled braved to sing for the escapist tongue of brotherhood that the misty mountain's cold encapsulated... in which i braved the brotherhood, every, second, counter, to marriage to a woman... domestication is no adventure! it's no adventure! there is no fear and sudden death in domestication... it breeds cattle! readied for death not ready! *two dungeons deep and caverns old... the pines were roaring on the hight!    the winds were mourning in the night... the fire was red it flamed and spread, the trees like torches, blazed with light.* this... this is my ideal afterlife! take your Koran and terrorism and take a **** in the desert with the cats for worth of knowing such "exquisiteness" as it might be worth mining in the dunes of sand! while the thirst of metalloid and abstract horse-tow gives your false timing... and when you take this anger written on the flag of defeat, and turn to warring with it on your own flag of defeat... you will be conquered, slain and tortured, as is my promise, always honourable.
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Command or conform, You don't have a choice, For that's the way of the world. Lead the pack Or be the pack; Your mind laying dormant and furled. You'll be governed by strict rules, But no, think for yourself: Do the good, fight the evil, Put your life on a shelf. For when people say follow your dreams, They don't really mean follow It's a masquerade for *co-align with us Or we'll leave you dry and hollow* If you lead, You're honourable, worthy, But only for a while; For if you infringe the decisions of the pack, They'll watch your ousting with a smile. But that is the law of the land, The way the world works. If you follow, you're weak But if you lead, it hurts. > a.t.
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Dec 28, 2016
Dec 28, 2016 at 5:52 AM UTC
Command or Conform
Mercy is weak Mercy is honourable Mercy is dangerous Mercy is horrible Mercy is the game that you play with your hands Mercy is ok when the rules expand. Mercy is the point to which you wish you could return Mercy is a moment that still makes you burn. Mercy is a crying plea all through the night Mercy is a cross-stitch caused by knife Mercy is the **** that lets you run Mercy is staring down the barrel of a gun.
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Feb 19, 2013
Feb 19, 2013 at 11:31 AM UTC
Mercy
While deep you mourn beneath the cypress-shade The hand of Death, and your dear daughter laid In dust, whose absence gives your tears to flow, And racks your ***** with incessant woe, Let Recollection take a tender part, Assuage the raging tortures of your heart, Still the wild tempest of tumultuous grief, And pour the heav’nly nectar of relief: Suspend the sigh, dear Sir, and check the groan, Divinely bright your daughter’s Virtues shone: How free from scornful pride her gentle mind, Which ne’er its aid to indigence declin’d! Expanding free, it sought the means to prove Unfailing charity, unbounded love! She unreluctant flies to see no more Her dear-lov’d parents on earth’s dusky shore: Impatient heav’n’s resplendent goal to gain, She with swift progress cuts the azure plain, Where grief subsides, where changes are no more, And life’s tumultuous billows cease to roar; She leaves her earthly mansion for the skies, Where new creations feast her wond’ring eyes. To heav’n’s high mandate cheerfully resign’d She mounts, and leaves the rolling globe behind; She, who late wish’d that Leonard might return, Has ceas’d to languish, and forgot to mourn; To the same high empyreal mansions come, She joins her spouse, and smiles upon the tomb: And thus I hear her from the realms above: “Lo! this the kingdom of celestial love! “Could ye, fond parents, see our present bliss, “How soon would you each sigh, each fear dismiss? “Amidst unutter’d pleasures whilst I play “In the fair sunshine of celestial day, “As far as grief affects an happy soul “So far doth grief my better mind controul, “To see on earth my aged parents mourn, “And secret wish for T——! to return: “Let brighter scenes your ev’ning-hours employ: “Converse with heav’n, and taste the promis’d joy”
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To The Honourable T. H. Esq; On The Death Of His Daughter
While deep you mourn beneath the cypress-shade The hand of Death, and your dear daughter laid In dust, whose absence gives your tears to flow, And racks your ***** with incessant woe, Let Recollection take a tender part, Assuage the raging tortures of your heart, Still the wild tempest of tumultuous grief, And pour the heav’nly nectar of relief: Suspend the sigh, dear Sir, and check the groan, Divinely bright your daughter’s Virtues shone: How free from scornful pride her gentle mind, Which ne’er its aid to indigence declin’d! Expanding free, it sought the means to prove Unfailing charity, unbounded love! She unreluctant flies to see no more Her dear-lov’d parents on earth’s dusky shore: Impatient heav’n’s resplendent goal to gain, She with swift progress cuts the azure plain, Where grief subsides, where changes are no more, And life’s tumultuous billows cease to roar; She leaves her earthly mansion for the skies, Where new creations feast her wond’ring eyes. To heav’n’s high mandate cheerfully resign’d She mounts, and leaves the rolling globe behind; She, who late wish’d that Leonard might return, Has ceas’d to languish, and forgot to mourn; To the same high empyreal mansions come, She joins her spouse, and smiles upon the tomb: And thus I hear her from the realms above: “Lo! this the kingdom of celestial love! “Could ye, fond parents, see our present bliss, “How soon would you each sigh, each fear dismiss? “Amidst unutter’d pleasures whilst I play “In the fair sunshine of celestial day, “As far as grief affects an happy soul “So far doth grief my better mind controul, “To see on earth my aged parents mourn, “And secret wish for T——! to return: “Let brighter scenes your ev’ning-hours employ: “Converse with heav’n, and taste the promis’d joy”
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**Beauty of presence, resplendent in grace, such beautiful eyes, in a beautiful face. Aphrodite child, exquisite in form, an Orchid, so fragrant, with countenance warm. To light up the sky, you bewitch, you beguile, instinctive, reflexive, with Heavenly smile. Galadriel Lady, the only one of a kind, an Angel of light, and so refined. Honourable woman, so noble of heart genuine, proud, a woman apart. Unfailing, loyal, a dependable friend there when you're needed, always there to the end. ...   ...   ...**
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May 2, 2011
May 2, 2011 at 3:13 AM UTC
... Galadriel Lady ...
As I sat by the window sill Decked in grey garb Listening to adumbrations And other grey garbage, My eyes were drawn beyond the room, Out across an odd sea of serrated roofs Till I saw, On a sandy patch of land Ten boys and a ball. I sat between my passion and my profession, Peering out the window of my profession. I watched engrossed, my passion Bib around my neck, Boots upon their feet. “LD/HCR/.... “ The court clerk cried. I profess passion for another profession, I’m not a professional at my passion, But I can profess my profession passionately! And so I rise... “May it please this honourable court...” And it was ******
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Sep 24, 2018
Sep 24, 2018 at 2:35 PM UTC
Passion and Profession