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I Am Charlie

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

Copyright © Arthur Vaso | Year Posted 2015

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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 Login to Reply

Arthur Vaso Date: 2/7/2015 9:54:00 PM Thank you so much Amor, very kind of you Login to Reply

Amor Otong Date: 2/7/2015 9:53:00 PM Good thinking, Arthur. Strong and deep. Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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. Login to Reply 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! Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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! Login to Reply 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! Login to Reply 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!!!! Login to Reply 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! Login to Reply 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. Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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. Login to Reply 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 :) Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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!