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politicians ruin everything;
their touch prematurely ages
the world, the words
anything they extol the virtues of
popes, presidents and cali..
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where do they learn it?
diplomacy until that fails
and then the crushing blow
where do they learn it?
tolerant idealism
beyond nature's limit..
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we are as they:
sisyphus, tantalusand atlas conjoined;
or samson with his eyes put out
and no-one ableto guide.
olympus and hades are only quart..
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in timeless dream
i stole away to rome
and ’borrowed’ nero’s fiddle
it is the new american way
importunity
and, that ..
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obsidian disks, flat beneath moonless nights
welcome no reflected stars
the depthless pools invite questions
refusing to be answered.
there ..
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consider eight
different ways, eight
different wastes
of the time wewish we couldbottle
so strongly we crave stability
surety, security,
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witness carnage
melodic disharmony
ordered chaos
bitter laughter
gratuitous violence
simple solutions
final
ignorance is easier i..
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scandalised tongues wager over what will come next
is it really the end,
or is a comeback imminent?
not wanting to seem passe
or 'out of the..
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peace;
they've all come home now,
so it must be.
most of the heroes are dead,
most of the casualties still live.
some have left their lim..
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