President Obama offered the nations condolences
as he called on all Americans
to draw lessons from the lives of the fallen
and the heroes that took a stand
While confronting the political debate
which erupted after the rampage
warning “…peoples of all beliefs” not to use the tragedy
to further divide with accusatory verbiage
He asked us to, “…sharpen our instincts for empathy.”
not to turn on one another
don’t blame Democrats or Republicans
the truth wont make you shudder
One of the most powerful addressees
President Obama has ever delivered
harnessing emotions generated by the shock and loss
his words made the far far left quiver
The President said:
“……to expand our moral imaginations
to listen to each other more carefully
……to remind ourselves of all the ways
that our hope and dreams are bound together.”
“At a time when our discourse
has become so sharply polarized
at a time when we are far to eager
to lay the blame for all that ails the world
at the feet of those who think differently than we do.”
“It’s important for us to pause for a moment
and make sure we are talking with each other
in a way that heals, not a way that wounds.”
I say ya’ got ‘a communicate with your brother
To a rally-like overflowing crowd
at the University of Arizona
eulogizing the six people who died
trying to maintain a neutral persona
Representative Gabrielle (Gabby) Gifford
was targeted for assassination
thoughts that, “…lurked in the inner recesses of a violent man’s mind.”
President Obama warned against “…simple explanations.”
The events should force individuals to look inward
and prompt a collective response
against reflexive ideological and social conflicts
don’t act with an air of nonchalance
While the content and tone were not political
there were clear political ramifications
for the evening he appeared above partisanship
but his re-election politics not on vacation
President Obama said, “If this tragedy
promotes reflection and debate, as it should
let’s make sure it is worthy of those we have lost.”
his words should not be misunderstood
The President then said, “Let’s make sure
it’s not on the usual plane of politics
and point scoring and pettiness
that drifts away with the next news cycle.”
He saved his final words for Christina Green
“If there are rain puddles in heaven
Christina is jumping in them today.”
TO BE CONTINUED
© Sailor January 13, 2011 All Rights Reserved
0103-28-2011
For billions of years life has revealed itself
upon many obscure planets throughout the Universe
Consciousness is not proof of intelligence
confused understanding may be the real curse
Attempting to explain the wonders of Nature
created theories become accepted fact
without real proof faith is required
manufactured instructions on how to act
We are simply asking
of those who have the answer
will the present ‘Holy War’ soon become
a ‘Freedom Fighter’ malignant cancer
Everything is “…need to know.”
yet the data IS available
try as we may we must
the future remains inescapable
With knowledge, I’ve been told
solutions CAN be found
still waiting for the progress
yet knowledge doth abound
America must now know the fact
we were duped by charisma and charm
turning our backs on natural suspicion
thinking that He could do us no harm
Remember when you were told
“It’s the quiet ones you need to watch.”
I say, this double-talking magician
has got us all by the crotch
© Sailor March 28, 2011 All Rights Reserved