“It is necessary for every American, with becoming energy to endeavor to stop the dissemination of principles evidently destructive of the cause for which they have bled. It must be the combined virtue of the rulers and of the people to do this, and to rescue and save their civil and religious rights from the outstretched arm of tyranny, which may appear under any mode or form of government” – Mercy Warren, Author, 1805
The man who is a 100% service-connected disabled veteran whispered, “Amen.”
“Any parent or doctor who sterilizes a child before they are a consenting adult should go to prison for life.” – Elon Musk
Screaming the Dream
by Michael Doyle
Who would have believed
Were my eyes deceived
Could this really be
Within any possibility
Screaming the dream
Who would have believed
The nutritional value of ice cream
Factually known, not deceived
Now isn't this something nice
A glycemic index less than brown rice
Maybe better than striking it wealthy
It turns out ice cream is healthy
Who would have believed
Were my eyes deceived
Could this really be
Within any possibility
Inside my hunger is burning
While the ice cream is churning
And by God's grace, I'm willing
To taste that the treat that's chilling
Laced with minerals, a source of energy
And I'll skip past what's bad for me
It seems a modest urge to indulge
As long as you don't make your tummy bulge
Who would have believed
Were my eyes deceived
Could this really be
Within any possibility
Like all things needing moderation
It's to be enjoyed with accommodation
Reasonably reported with good conscience
The stigma against might be cultural bias
Not to be taken as an insult
But findings land on minds set on result
Scientific inquiry is a messy process
Over which one must never obsess
Who would have believed
Were my eyes deceived
Could this really be
Within any real possibility
That a half cup of ice cream is good
As scientists have to finally understood
But ask any child and they surely know
The goodness of ice cream is easy to show
(c) April 14, 2023 Michael Doyle
All Rights Reserved
“Civilizations in decline are consistently characterized by a tendency towards standardization and uniformity.”-Arnold Toynbee, historian (14 Apr 1889-1975)
“The circumstances that endanger the safety of nations are infinite.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787)
“Who are we but the stories we tell ourselves, about ourselves, and believe?” -Scott Turow, author and lawyer (b. 12 Apr 1949)
“The public cannot be too curious concerning the characters of public men.” – Samuel Adams (1775)
“The three poisons of America’s leftist cities are 1) high taxes, 2) schools that don’t educate and 3) crime running rampant. … Alas, our cities can’t be saved if the voters in these metropolises don’t want to be saved.” – Stephen Moore
“Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.” -Aesop (c. 620–564 BC)
Laws of Madness
by Michael Doyle
Systematic failures that lead to sadness
Across the nations are laws of madness
That constantly flourish and prevail
All of these bringing us a living Hell
It's as if we've misconceived the operation
That leads us to those final conversations
Vague, equivocal, and something reprehensible
The thoughts unneeded seethe incomprehensible
That is until they override all common decency
Leaving death's footprint oppressive in its legacy
Compulsion leads to an abject statement dreadfully wrong
These are the ill-considered meaning that do not belong
Systematic failures that lead to sadness
Across the nations are laws of madness
That constantly flourish and prevail
All of these bringing us a living Hell
A silhouetted figure slinks across the quad
Who would suspect or even find this odd
The shrouded figure hints a whisper of danger
Who would suspect the clench fisted stranger
It's as if we've misconceived the operation
That leads us to those final conversations
Vague, equivocal, and something reprehensible
The thoughts unneeded seethe incomprehensible
Having killed the windup doll of flesh and blood
His soul had slipped into darkness and the mud
Urgently concerned for the death he had brought
A woman's death was a mystery with answers sought
The most famous schizophrenic in perverse designation
His head hung low knowing his wrongs in full resignation
His mind was now his enemy and no longer his friend
This was not something he could smile and pretend
It's as if we've misconceived the operation
That leads us to those final conversations
Vague, equivocal, and something reprehensible
The thoughts unneeded seethe incomprehensible
A twisted mind turned his fiancée into inhuman imposter
Who had deceived all as she had simply assumed posture
He sought asylum the only way he knew in taking her death
Avoiding the torture she brought with her last breath
Seeking respite and asylum from the strain of delusion
That could not be provided by the poison minded confusion
Provided from something the aliens described as medication
There was nothing in his mindset resembling premeditation
It's as if we've misconceived the operation
That leads us to those final conversations
Vague, equivocal, and something reprehensible
The thoughts unneeded seethe incomprehensible
Policy, law, and accountability should have been there
But in the never neverland of society, it's not clear
That there's an abysmal morass causing slips into cracks
And the homicidal moments that bring unthinkable acts
Untold suffering has led to a culture of uncertainty
And this uncertainty has it's anguished and bloody legacy
Coming of age in the wreckage of deinstitutionalization
An end came to when moral care was the substance of civilization
It's as if we've misconceived the operation
That leads us to those final conversations
Vague, equivocal, and something reprehensible
The thoughts unneeded seethe incomprehensible
Funding never came for the one stop process of ice pick lobotomy
And with no outpatient clinics to bring society's harmony
What are needed are the small steps that lead to repair
Innocence and hope deserve the small chances of such care
Ten year old boys remember each other as who was friend
But once around the cuckoo's nest is not for the pretend
Dribbled basketballs rap on the road before a knocked on door
Decided in the plans society has to always reach for more
It's as if we've misconceived the operation
That leads us to those final conversations
Vague, equivocal, and something reprehensible
The thoughts unneeded seethe incomprehensible
(c) April 11, 2023 Michael Doyle
All Rights Reserved
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