blessed to accept

blessed by laughter

as my three kids take on

the world to protect

and shelter me - who

needs to learn

to accept graciously

insane, or acting?

Maher senses a human being

dressed as Bluffo the Clown

but if the man he sees is acting

the role that encourages hatred

and bedlam, isn’t that man

even more to be feared

as someone who knows

what he is doing and yet wills

the tearing apart fellow humans

for whatever profit he sees

as gain for himself?

expect

if truth not honored

or  ‘other’ deemed inhuman

expect betrayal

stretch the truth

stretch the truth

as politicians are not alone in doing

mislead

while not a lie, is close enough to diminish

prevaricate

it’s easier on your conscience than lying

gain in the world

lose whatever you valued in your own eyes

i cannot take no for an answer

how to respond rather than react

to those who will not honor

fundamental respect for life

bit my tongue

i bit my tongue too late

there is no honor

in refusing to tell the tale

after all of me rocked forward

to slander someone with his true deeds