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No One Stood Up

no one stood up and said what was right or pointed out what was wrong we kept to ourselves, plugging away at our jobs none of us realizing the real job is to uplift and help others we soon became the oppressed, the put upon, the picked on we wanted desperately to be rescued, to be heard, to be freed but no one pointed out what was wrong they kept to themselves ignoring our plight and so we suffered as we had let others suffer before us.

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Date: 8/13/2022 10:00:00 PM
CYA the name of the game from time immemorial... Being played in Russia now, where all are scared to death of Putin... When his end arrives, theirs will too probably...
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 8/14/2022 7:18:00 AM
It is crazy times
Date: 8/13/2022 7:30:00 PM
I believe this is one of these main reasons things are as they are...those who knew things could be different never stood up! Great poem, Caren.
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/14/2022 8:57:00 AM
I have written this as a monoku, Caren. Thanks for the inspiration...or was it Trixie? Oh, well, many thanks.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 8/14/2022 7:18:00 AM
We all need to stand up!

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