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I believe this is a word of advice or warning More than it is a poem I don’t even know where to begin To express the things I feel How deeply I believe in my understanding Of what’s to come As well as What has been As I watch our Government Scramble To solve our nations problems with money As did all the great Empires in History That has crumbled before us My heart bleeds for the people Who have no concept Of how to grow their own garden Raise their own beef Fish, hunt and live off the land Which to be quite frank is about 90% of the population What is going to happen when the people Can no longer feed their families Out of the local supermarket Because when they go there All they will find is a sign that says “Sorry out of business” Ponder this for just a moment if you will 800 hundred billion may as well be 800 trillion Because the simple fact is None of it is even worth the price Of the paper it’s printed on And by the time our Government prints that money out It will be even more worthless than it is today BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY To reverse the wrath of God And that is through prayer And I don’t see Congress Falling on their knees Begging for mercy Before they start to argue about which idiot has the best idea To fix what their intelligence has already destroyed “ONE NATION UNDER GOD” One of my first memories of what I was taught in school History---------Repeats----------Itself Every Empire that considered themselves above the wrath of God “GOD HUMBLED THAT ASS” (Pardon the Language) And guess what Were next

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 2/13/2009 1:38:00 PM
MJ, I think you have hit a universal concern in this work. As we fear for the future of our country, we must also prepare by learning survival skills. Alas, I can grow veggies and reel in fish, but I cannot bring myself to put a bullet into an animal. This is truly a great poem!!!
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Date: 2/10/2009 1:41:00 PM
Awesome write Michael. You penned a lot of good points we all need to think about. Where are we heading? It is scary. Loved that ending too! Well said! Love, Robin
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Date: 2/9/2009 8:43:00 AM
Hi Michael.. thank you so much for your comment on Solar Plexus, most appreciated. This is an interesting read Micael, to be sure we are not the only ones who feel that something is coming, or in the wind... but I have to disagree on "Wrath"... it seems strange to me.. surely the only way to heal a planet is a divine unstoppable influx of "Love" and all the compassion, understanding and reason that simple word contains... all the best Michael.. Col
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Date: 2/8/2009 2:46:00 PM
It's sad but true and a great bit of advice that most people won't even heed. History does repeat itself and the sad part is we teach history but never really learn it. This will be a hard pill to swallow. Fantastic write- Monique
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Date: 2/8/2009 7:26:00 AM
You are so right. God has His way of turning us all back to him. We must stay prayerful and trust God for he said a cattle on a thousand hills is His. David said, he was young and now old and he had never seen the righteous forsaken nor his seed beg for bread. I believe God will take care of His own...Love the write.
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Date: 2/8/2009 6:26:00 AM
Reality unfolded in words! To your faith... I bow! ~ Arany
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Date: 2/8/2009 4:27:00 AM
a smile worth a thousand imperfect prayers. i heard that somewhere. utopia is a world with out money or boarders. and it's up to the people to make this world in to heaven.
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Date: 2/8/2009 2:57:00 AM
I could not agree more - it makes me SICK knowing the reality of what they are turning this land into - taking God out of everywhere, trying to erase history - disgusting! I agree, awesome write, love, Kristin
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Date: 2/8/2009 12:58:00 AM
A telling writeMichael.Rgds Brian
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Date: 2/7/2009 6:42:00 PM
Michael, this write is so true. We as a nation are only here by the Grace of God. When one lets money be the deciding factor over what is right, and honest it is shameful...GREED is not something to be proud of, I wonder if they have a clue...I love this straight forward write...always, Christy
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Date: 2/7/2009 5:30:00 PM
This is soooooooooo true,it is here but,we may not live to see it, they too will beg ,for their money will be useless. God Bless, Marie
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Date: 2/7/2009 4:31:00 PM
This is very powerful and almost too upsetting for me. As it does seem things will get worse before they get better, and what scares me is how much worse. Your faith is strong and your message loud and clear. We know what's in our own heart and soul, we can only pray the same reaches those making decisions for us. Pretty scary. Amazing write. YF4L Love always, Shar
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Date: 2/7/2009 4:18:00 PM
You said it all!! Great write
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Date: 2/7/2009 3:08:00 PM
Powerful piece with a wonderful message. I don't think we can simply keep throwing more money to cronies and special interest pals and solve the problems. Yes, our nation needs to be One With God! Therein lies the success of our country. Well said! Karen
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Date: 2/7/2009 1:41:00 PM
Oh my, Michael, you're laying it out there. I agree and you said it well. We have been living on puffery, pride and pretense for many years. The bubble had to burst. Thanks for reading and commenting on my offerings. Joyce
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