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America Unbroken

America Unbrokenby Michael DoyleTime comes at us with brutality,Not caring at all about our humanity.Every second comes with its own rush.The weakest of us feels the crush.Cutting through the skin to the inside,Until it takes every part of our pride.That’s … Continue reading

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What It Takes To Be A New Yorker

What It Takes To Be A New Yorkerby Michael DoyleIt used to be that all it took was a remembranceOf what used to be and now is turned into encumbranceSummoning a piece of the city that used to existWhen what … Continue reading

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Seventeen Years To This Day

On 9/11/2001, cowards struck and killed many innocent people for wrongs mostly imagined, some perhaps real.  But, none of these directly attributable to 99% who died that day.  Let’s never, ever forget this. Seventeen Years To This Day by Michael … Continue reading

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In Remembrance of Patriot’s Day

  I never thought I would find a day that I would agree with much that Howard Zinn had to say.  Today I do just that.  There is no flag large enough to cover up the shame of killing innocent … Continue reading

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Sympathy

There’s an old song about man becoming more wise I don’t see it when I look out with these older eyes Seems to me that life will always be filled with four questions Who? What? Where? and .. Why? Looking … Continue reading

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