Violence Equals Erosion

VIOLENCE EQUALS EROSION by JOHN M. ARROBAS There Was a Time in this Great Land You Could Voice an Opinion, Take a Stand That Right Is Eroding in this Great Nation Mob Rule, Fear, Violence and Intimidation Have Silenced Most Opposition to Mob Rule Fear of Retaliation Is the Mobs Sinister Tool A Word Disliked by the Rampaging Horde Will Bring Swift Reprisal, Mental Discord Attacked at Home, at Work, or at the Park The Light of Liberty Suddenly Turns Dark The Leaders We Expect to Represent Our Care Absent, Cowardly Afraid, We: in Total Despair Civilized Society Cannot Condone Destruction No Excuse Is Acceptable for Feral Dysfunction It Will Take True Courage to Offer Resistance To Dispel and Destroy Chaotic Disobedience Individuals Have No Chance Against the Horde But Banded as One in Mutual Respect and Accord They Will Persist in Calming the Confusions Deflating the Forces of Dangerous Illusions Serenity Is Not Gained by Unlimited Prayer But by Recognizing Perils, Staying Aware Threats to Society to Be Challenged Post Haste If Not, Life, Liberty and Happiness; Laid to Waste