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ANCIENT PAIN
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JOURNAL#31 yes the shackles have come off
and yet the ancient pain emerged
masses held up in a pitiful lurch
unable to escape the devastation
the world held its breath
the news media perched
the racial tensions mounted
even leagues of whites were
insinuating the unfairness
and the worst
in the bloated aftermath
the cameras rolled but the help
lagged
and all the while the red tape
got thicker and more tangled
as the angry dogs of humanity growled
where is the food
where is the ice
where is the water
bring in the busses and the medicine
as the government put on an insincere
simperingly sympathetic face
the audience knew
little truly
those first days
was being done
in those harrowing days to follow
the world valiently tried
to regain its pulse
and throw a lifeline to all
her bretheren
we are only as good as those
who keep us company in our time of need.........
(written March 9,2006 1230 am )
