Fire and Fury

Will we see fire death and pain, 
fall from the fingertips of the insane?  

Will we get tweets of our own destruction 
from people on permanent malfunction? 

If you’re searching for the truth you’d better not ask 
those politicians who hide behind an outlaw's black mask.  

What we do this day can never be undone 
and the ropes we let bind us can never be unstrung.  

Yet we will close our eyes and praise their name 
because there’s always someone else to blame.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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October 13, 2023 at 6:43 AM
People are too easily led by narcissists who blame others for their shortcomings. Of course, they never think they have faults, but everyone else does. I'd label them 'outlaws,' because it's the integrity of others they try to steal with slander. Your lines are filled with good points, Jerry.
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October 14, 2023 at 2:57 PM
Thanks, Lin. And I had promised to behave myself.
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