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At An All-Time Low

Violent offenders on the streets
   Who can afford the price of meat
Culture wars are boiling over
   Screams and shouts, and moreover 

Teachers quitting in record numbers
   Police and soldiers too, torn asunder
Trust in institutions at an all-time low
   Kamala’s failed us; so has Joe

With most Americans wearing a frown
   You’d think they wouldn’t double down
On the measures that put us in this awful hole
   Seems they just don’t care ~ about us poor souls

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Date: 7/27/2022 5:09:00 AM
Sad state of affairs.... ! Things are at an all time low everywhere ! A well written poem mirroring the times !
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/27/2022 6:20:00 PM
You think so? ... I was thinking that with the proliferation of cannabis, that things are at an all-time high! lol.
Date: 7/26/2022 6:55:00 AM
playing political and social limbo games
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/26/2022 6:26:00 PM
I think the world is either in limbo or akimbo
Date: 7/25/2022 9:59:00 PM
Times are a changing said Bob Dylan, think the songs need to be re-released, Gershon. Great poem, keep them coming, together we can be the singer.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/26/2022 6:25:00 PM
I'll do my level best, Harry. Here's to change we can actually believe in.
Date: 7/25/2022 9:33:00 PM
Another favorite my friend. You are on a roll tonight. Share some of those smart pills with me. Will ya?
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Michael Tor
Date: 7/27/2022 1:13:00 AM
Haha does it make it grow, that is my mind of course, lol
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/26/2022 6:24:00 PM
I have some 'little green happy pills.' Got 'em from my wife's doctor back in the day. Want some? lol.

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