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I Am Charlie

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First, I highly recommend anyone who has not read this poem to go read it! Etienne Lariviere expressed this so well! He must me one heck of a genius and poet! :)

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I am Charlie Je suis Charlie I laugh at myself I laugh at the world I mock you with love I love to contemplate I love for humanity to think There are no limits to freedom of expression As long as we have no hate in the heart Let us mock the universe In gaiety and laughter If we learn not to take ourselves too serious Maybe just maybe We shall feed a few poor Maybe an act of kindness Maybe we shall forgive and open our hearts Maybe one shall rejoice and clap at a daily good deed given Maybe our kindness will rank higher than our ideals Maybe, just maybe, a cartoon can be just that A Cartoon We all have different views Different tastes Our diversity is our beauty We can each enjoy that which we see as art We can each ignore, that which pleases not the eye Free choice is golden Cold blooded killers Have no place in our civilization Whoever kills in the name of the most merciful Is a fool and an infidel If Allah was an artist The infidels would be caricatures on a sketch pad To be erased from all of humanity Yes, I am Charlie

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Cherl Dunn

Date: 2/9/2015 4:13:00 PM

Dear Arthur You are so right, I mean write on the mark in this case lol it's a bad pon that's so true, We have the right given to us by a divine creator, to write and express ourselves and laugh at the same time while doing it, nicely done Arthur, great job cheri

Arthur Vaso

Date: 2/7/2015 9:54:00 PM

Thank you so much Amor, very kind of you

Amor Otong

Date: 2/7/2015 9:53:00 PM

Good thinking, Arthur. Strong and deep.

Arthur Vaso
Date: 2/7/2015 9:55:00 PM

Thank yo so much Amor, very kind of you

Casarah Nance

Date: 2/6/2015 6:56:00 PM

Well said. I really had no clue what je suis charlie stood for, but i have been seeing it around more. You make me think and want to learn more, and make me realize what I don't know lol. but I completely agree lets mock the univers with gaiety and laughter. Hugsxxx

Arthur Vaso
Date: 2/6/2015 9:35:00 PM

Thank you Cas, this poem has a lot of meaning for me, I will soup mail you!!

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 1/22/2015 9:29:00 AM

I have to tell you Arthur, I get such a kick out of reading your comments on poets poems. You are such an entertainer.

Arthur Vaso
Date: 1/24/2015 11:01:00 AM

Me too!!!! :) :)

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 1/20/2015 12:59:00 PM

A very light-hearted poem with very serious and deep overtones, however when we are dealing with people who execute thirteen youths because the were watching a football game on tv then we have to realize there is no room to say" It is OK to have your ideas and I have mine" A very profound message that, unfortunately, falls on their deaf ears, dear Arthur. A seven! P.S. I was the first to write on the subject!

Arthur Vaso
Date: 1/24/2015 11:00:00 AM

Thank you Demetrios, and yes your poem on the topic was very well done as well!!

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 1/20/2015 10:57:00 AM

Both poems, yours and Etienne's, are brilliant, Arthur...to stand up against evil, we must speak with our words and actions...thanks for sharing...hugs, Rhonda

Arthur Vaso
Date: 1/24/2015 10:59:00 AM

Thank you Rhonda! I completely agree!

Poesy Relish

Date: 1/20/2015 1:27:00 AM

Good pen Arthur... best wishes, nad!

Arthur Vaso
Date: 1/24/2015 10:57:00 AM

Thank you so much Nadiya!

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 1/19/2015 7:54:00 PM

You speak with power! I am impressed!

Arthur Vaso
Date: 1/24/2015 10:57:00 AM

I am impressed that you are impressed, thank you!

Robert Lindley

Date: 1/19/2015 7:05:00 PM

You have hit the right note my friend. This savagery that finds favor with so many and is protected by its foolish defenders has no place in a civilized world. We all must condemn its evil and its abject insanity. Great write a super 7 from me. Bravo!!!!

Arthur Vaso
Date: 1/24/2015 10:56:00 AM

Thank you Robert, much appreciated!

Ken Carroll

Date: 1/19/2015 5:54:00 PM

Good stuff Arthur..Thanks for the share!

Arthur Vaso
Date: 1/24/2015 10:55:00 AM

Thank for reading Ken, much appreciated.

Juliette Girardot

Date: 1/19/2015 11:42:00 AM

Bravo...tous unis...pour Maya et les enfants du monde entier.

Arthur Vaso
Date: 1/24/2015 10:53:00 AM

Moi et Étienne, nous allons défendre toute la république, Vive la France !!!

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 1/18/2015 8:36:00 PM

So nice to read your poetry this evening! And a most excellent sentiment! Light & Love

Arthur Vaso
Date: 1/24/2015 10:49:00 AM

Thank you so much! :)

Tim Smith

Date: 1/18/2015 6:16:00 PM

Beautiful my friend...I couldn't have said it any better.....cheers

Tim Smith
Date: 1/18/2015 6:19:00 PM

Etienne Lariviere's poem is brilliant

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/18/2015 4:59:00 PM

oooh, that last part. SMACK. LOVE it.

Arthur Vaso
Date: 1/18/2015 5:00:00 PM

Thank you, I do too! :)

James Fraser

Date: 1/18/2015 4:53:00 PM

Love it Arthur, great writing Sir, James :)

Arthur Vaso
Date: 1/18/2015 5:00:00 PM

Thank you so much James!

David Meade

Date: 1/18/2015 4:01:00 PM

Well written dear friend . . . to laugh at ourselves . . . to love our neighbors . . . to embrace the unloved . . . 7

Arthur Vaso
Date: 1/18/2015 4:10:00 PM

Thank you David!

Jan Allison

Date: 1/18/2015 3:23:00 PM

Such a tragic event that will be immortalised in poetry forever Arthur -Bravo on your write my friend:-) a 7 from me:-) Hugs Jan xxx

Jan Allison
Date: 1/18/2015 5:05:00 PM

I wish Arthur - never get old, never get carer's for elderly parents! Been totally dire day but getting poem of the week had made me smile:-) Hugs Jan xx

Arthur Vaso
Date: 1/18/2015 3:53:00 PM

Thank you Jan, hope you are enjoying a nice relaxing weekend!