Their Abysmal Fourth of July
by Mr. Ed — Read all 1,530 poems by Mr. Ed
Thursday, July 2, 2015
-->It's 5 AM, Two Days Before the Fourth,
And Some Idiots Are Shooting Off Fireworks, Right Now
The Worst Time of The Year,
For Many Vets and Many Pets
-My Own Pets Are Already Traumatized-
It’s supposed to be an observance
Of our country’s independence
Instead, it’s become a nightmare
For many veterans and many pets
People today, are just not satisfied
With the Official Fireworks Displays
Which usually last just about an hour
They have to shoot their own, for days
Many of my own neighbors spend thousands of dollars
Buying illegal fireworks, and shooting them, night and day
They now launch booming rockets and mortars, everywhere
Not caring at all about the trauma and anxiety they cause today
Many of our valiant combat veterans now suffer from PTSD
Many of our pets tremble in fear, or run away, and become lost
When a vet or a pet owner asks someone to curtail their fireworks
They are ignored or ridiculed, and the fireworks continue to be tossed
Our politicians and our police departments ignore most of our fireworks complaints
None of them seem to care very much at all about our valiant veterans, or our pets
I for one long for the good old days when the hour long fireworks shows were enough
I think it’s a damned shame that many people today have very little empathy or respect
©Mr. Ed, One Who Now Absolutely Hates The Fourth of July,
As Do My Dogs, and Cats, and Many of Our Combat Veterans
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I'm often reminded of the scene from Apocalypse Now, where they had gone up river and reached what appeared to be a bridge or a dam that was under attack by the VC. It looked exactly like a fireworks show. I can see why veterans would find neighborhood fireworks disconcerting. As for dogs and cats. They can hear better than us, in ranges we can't hear. Maybe those that set off illegal fireworks for fun and irritating their neighbors could be given dog's hearing and see how they would take that.
Ron
Michael D.
spot on re combat vets & pets, timely, needed, ignored in our area where the bop pow has been firing up for several days
to the distress of the old Nam vet who shares my life, and the critters who do the same
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Specially about modern society
for we are now
Reliving the days of Sodom & Gomorrah whereno one
Gave a rat's ass about anyone else.
May piece be with you
William