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Say you are in Charge
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Say you are in Charge
 
If you were offered a million dollars for peace,
would you take it?
If you were offered ten million,
would you sell?
If you were offered a drug that would give you joy
without side effects,
would you bite?
If you were offered a king's ransom for your pet,
would you pat it goodbye, throw in its bed?
If you were offered a Porsche and a key
to a cottage where Brad and Angela stayed
if you helped stamp out rights,
would you hold out your hand?
If you were offered Time-Warner to see
people keep going hungry and getting sick,
would you be, like, Where do I sign?
How much for looking the other way
while Strong tears into Weak?
If you were offered all the money on or off shore
{see U.S. Ports Deal}, would you  suv your loved ones
to the buyer, then run like hell?
If someone offered you a dollar to replace
love with hate,  send them packing,
right?
Love your neighbor means just that?
All neighbors, get right down?
 
 
....what i thought...


 


(c)  Phyllis Jean Green,  March 2, 2006


 


 


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Reviewed on May 11, 2006
This is a striking and needed one. "Say you are in Charge" ignites the dynamo of good sense into understanding politics as a SCIENCE OF THE STATE, ~ THE ADMINISTRATIVE TOOL OF THE GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE NATIONWIDE WELFARE TO THE PEOPLE ~ The Government only holy EMPLOYER.

Keep posting, Poet!


Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

Reviewed by Carmen Ruggero
Reviewed on March 3, 2006
It seems life has become expendable. And no, I don't like it one bit. As usual, Pea, you've hit the nail right on the proverbial head!

Carmen :-)

Reviewed by Sage Sweetwater
Reviewed on March 2, 2006
Well I put the crows in charge. Crows love the meat of a walnut. They have figured out a way to crack a walnut to get to the meat. They pick up a walnut with their friendly beaks, fly high, then let the damn nuts fall on the hard surface! The walnuts crack and the clever crows swoop down to eat the meat. If a crow's brain can find a solution to this, then I say they can solve greed, materialism, and hate and we can live in a barter society, no money exchange, just giving our neighbors walnuts in kind return for their just being them. Yes, I put the crows in charge. Peace, Pea!

Sage

Reviewed by Ron (sketchman) Axelson (Reader)
Reviewed on March 2, 2006
Hi Phyllis, thanks.....

Reviewed on March 2, 2006
Pea,

I wouldn't want to be in charge; I'd want to change the world, but not at the expense of my loved ones. Powerful, thought provoking write--well done.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Reviewed by Constance Gotsch
Reviewed on March 2, 2006
The line about the pets made me wince, just thinkingof Kiri and Ben's little blankets under my table.

Reviewed on March 2, 2006
Ah, so very powerful. Yes indeed, it does make you wonder doesn't it. Excellent Phyllis.

Reindeer


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