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RISE
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Generations Come and go No clear cut winners Rigged human race Viscous oil slicks Choke our shores of gilded lust Counting to a trillion Still it’s not enough We grieve perceived lost fortunes Deceptive opulence Betrayed birthright As if we truly prospered You see It never was Merely an illusion Mortal sleight of hand Fiat paper Fancy minted ink Now we pay the devils due For our foolishness Intimidation Servitude Torture Degradation Time to let it go Refuse to run for cover You who hold the weapons Let them rip I say No stopping angry multitudes Who fail to jump when you say “BOO” Basal sincerity What it takes to rise A man without a humble soul A doomed man indeed © Bill Grimes Jr. 2008

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Reviewed by Karen Palumbo

Reviewed on November 24, 2008

To be humble in thought and spirit is the wisest of all...

Be always safe,
Karen

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My Brother who shot himself 2 days ago.........Rest in Peace dear Paul........

PAUL

A short piece I wrote in 2005......it seems so appropriate to share it again now......

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