Tag Archives: Unpleasant

If the Truth…

If the Truth…by Michael DoyleIf the truth is to be unpleasant Let it be spoken in a bold voiceKeeping focused on the presentNot a stumbled mumble as if not a choiceIt is better that the disagreeableBe out there and quickly … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: If History Teaches Anything, It Teaches Self-Delusion In the Face of Unpleasant Facts Is Folly

“If history teaches anything, it teaches self-delusion in the face of unpleasant facts is folly.” – President Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)

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An Appetite For Destruction

An Appetite For Destructionby Michael DoyleI awoke with a startled coughWondering how it was, I drifted offThe Mad Hatter’s world is no longer pretenseAs I awoke to a world of nonsenseThere were poets denying use of rhymeAs though that were … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Time Etches Our Smiles and Tears On Our Faces

“Time engraves our faces with all the tears we have not shed.” – Natalie Clifford Barney, poet, playwright, and novelist (31 Oct 1876-1972) Given her unusual life, it’s not surprising that she forgets that life also engraves it’s laughs and … Continue reading

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