Peace Or Problems

Peace or Problems

Do we want peace or just more problems?  Whatever shall it be?
We will always have our differences, that is a strength for all to see.

There are countries in this world, where freedom has all been lost.
This happens when people are unarmed, it ends with a terrible cost.

If you lived in North Dakota, you would never have such fear.
We are armed with rifles and scopes, which are used for hunting deer.

I have made running headshots for years, many over 300 yards.
There are 30 guns in my home, government control is not in the cards.

Every household out here is armed, some more heavily than mine.
If I ever run out of ammo, I have strong dogs who will hold the line.

I have no fear of government, this is my home, and I will never run.
We will always be invincible; I am protected by God and my gun.

We can stay warm without any grid; we know how to live off the land.
We are a formidable force, not just some little boy band.

I think we should all get vaccinated, that is just what I believe.
But I will die for your right to choose, my convictions will never take leave.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021



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Date: 12/14/2021 2:42:00 PM
excellent ink Mark, glad we have no guns here and although vaccination isnt compulsory it is 'advisable' hugs Jan xx
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Mark Koplin
Date: 1/2/2022 2:57:00 PM
Thanks Jan!
Date: 12/13/2021 12:18:00 PM
This is marvelous - I too want everyone to have a right to choose "I think we should all get vaccinated, that is just what I believe. But I will die for your right to choose, my convictions will never take leave"
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Mark Koplin
Date: 12/13/2021 1:10:00 PM
Thank you so much Caren! I’m glad you like it.
Date: 12/12/2021 2:49:00 PM
Mark, your writing is just fantastic. You deal with various complex topics, but you do so logically and sensibly. This is in my fave.
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Mark Koplin
Date: 12/12/2021 5:34:00 PM
Thanks, I appreciate that!
Date: 12/12/2021 1:12:00 PM
I really like this, so it's north Dakota where you live. Good for you. I was thinking maybe it was Texas. I will remem ber your words to stick up for my rights, when they come for me one day (you may think I joke but seriously I believe this)
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Mark Koplin
Date: 12/12/2021 5:34:00 PM
Thanks Andrea!
Date: 12/12/2021 9:06:00 AM
Excellent writing, Mark. You touch on many controversial subjects, but you do it in a sane and sensible way. Yours is not a tirade against our president as is her latest. There's not a single note of nastiness in your poem. Wonderful!
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Mark Koplin
Date: 12/12/2021 10:19:00 AM
People are scared of us losing our freedom. This is my way of saying that will never happen.
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Mark Koplin
Date: 12/12/2021 10:18:00 AM
Thanks Milt, I’m not a trump supporter, I never was. I don’t much care for Biden either. But I do have respect for the office and our country.
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