death does not have one face but many some hidden behind corporate logos where money the antipsychotic drug reduces the side effects of moral responsibility while others faces parade in public agencies the second line of social injustice holding high parasols of indifference to block out the light of morality and justice they’re the kind of reapers whose scythes are laws laws with razor-sharp rules bleeding any hope from those seeking to be free from the social roles prescribed to them those seeking to be free battle an army of reapers reapers who bring death and those who bring death do not value life no matter what the color
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A fitting litany of the deaths, literal and metaphoric, as Yom Kippur approaches—both a Day of Atonement and a day of remembering the dead, as those remaining are inscribed into the Book of Life. Here’s a bit of Leonard Cohen (Who By Fire), Middle East style.
Again, thanks for reading the poem. It is so good to hear a poem well-read by the poet.
Wow. This is so well-said. There were many lines I loved in this piece, Charles, but especially, “money
the antipsychotic drug
reduces the side effects
of moral responsibility”.
It was nice to hear you read it. You have a good voice and it’s always nice to hear the emphasis on words from the poet to see if they match the internal beat in the reader’s mind.
Thanks for sharing!
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A fitting litany of the deaths, literal and metaphoric, as Yom Kippur approaches—both a Day of Atonement and a day of remembering the dead, as those remaining are inscribed into the Book of Life. Here’s a bit of Leonard Cohen (Who By Fire), Middle East style.
Again, thanks for reading the poem. It is so good to hear a poem well-read by the poet.
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Wow. This is so well-said. There were many lines I loved in this piece, Charles, but especially, “money
the antipsychotic drug
reduces the side effects
of moral responsibility”.
It was nice to hear you read it. You have a good voice and it’s always nice to hear the emphasis on words from the poet to see if they match the internal beat in the reader’s mind.
Thanks for sharing!
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