Just Fishing

Way off the coast of Maine he is fishing
while soldiers he sent to war are dying;
and out in the desert blood is flowing
as he is busily catching some marlin.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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July 17, 2008 at 1:14 AM
Apathy is always an interesting subject, and the apathy you've portrayed is indeed potent. Good one Wilfredo.
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