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Life In the So Called Free World

Life in the so called free world So we live in the free world...really? Are you free to go out at night, go where ever you like...or are you afraid, living in fear, hiding behind triple locked doors with bars on the windows, like a prisoner doing time until daylight comes? Who rules the night? is it not the delinquents, and gang members and gun toting criminals, that have the freedom to kill, and do as they please. Land of the free? You decide! What about freedom from lies? that are spread like manure on the ground, and we eat of it's poisonous fruit everyday and it becomes a part of us and the cycle repeats. What about freedom from hate and prejudice? Or is it alive and kicking still your neighborhoods? Hate and racism run wild like the wolf and the lion seeking to devour their next innocent young victim, who waits wide eyed like a deer in the headlights waiting for death to come without even knowing what hit them. What about freedom from fear? When it is preached in the pulpits that God is vengeful and tortures for an eternity in a hellfire. Does that make sense to you, that a God of love tortures and torments, when we are made in his image and torture to us is repugnant? Life in the free world is really free? You decide. John Derek Hamilton January 17,2016

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Date: 1/27/2016 12:15:00 PM
what a stirring write ; much to ponder on and choice is important based on what really makes sense... huggs
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John Hamilton
Date: 5/7/2016 5:26:00 PM
Thanks Nette sorry I missed this one!
Date: 1/24/2016 7:55:00 AM
- A poem that gives me thoughts .... it's really well written, John ..... word of truth ! - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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John Hamilton
Date: 1/25/2016 8:42:00 PM
Thanks Anne Lise appreciate your words of encouragement!

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