Previous winners were Elie Wiesel,
Mother Teresa, Bob Hope,
Norman Rockwell, Rosa Parks,
Walt Disney and a Pope*…
B.B.King and Yo Yo Ma,
Dylan and Pearl Bailey,
Frank Sinatra, E.B. White,
Tom Hanks and Alvin Ailey…
Meryl Streep and I.M. Pei,
Spielberg and De Niro,
Harper Lee, Casals, Aretha –
Every one a hero.
Shockingly, another name’s
Been added to the list,
With whom most honorees, I think,
Would hate to coexist.
For if you read Rush Limbaugh’s quotes,
So shameful, cruel and mean,
You likely would agree his presence
In that group’s obscene.
It should have come as no surprise
For such a bad decision
Is what’s to be expected from
The master of division.
*Pope John XXIII
they didn't believe me
I tried to tell them so
I didn't know what I was
feeling
Until I let you go
when I told them i loved you
they went into advocacy
said she deserved better
and they didn't believe me
they didn't believe me
when I said I loved her
It was easier to cause me grief
than to let me love her
they didn't believe me
or simply they didn't care
everybody needs someone to love
some people like being in opposition
of other people who are in love
they divide and curse
and look in the woman purse
and they always say she deserves better than this
they don't believe in God
and every man's a fraud
they troublemaker
and undermined peoples
intentions
find a lover
they'll take her away
they don't care about anything but money
and they want every thing their way
they didn't believe me
when they heard me say
they didn't believe me
who are they anyway
When I was a child I use to love Pearl Bailey, she was one of those people I wanted to learn about,I thought she was beautiful, and I loved her music.
The late Pearl Bailey stated it well in her song.
You don't always need a partner to get along.
Anyone can get into trouble or debt on their own.
There are lots of things people can do alone.
To do a tango, it always takes two.
That is an undeniable fact that is true.
There is one other thing, and I don't mean maybe:
It also takes two to make a baby.
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