Thursday, August 12, 2010

Soliloquy #3



ANOTHER SLEEPLESS NIGHT

BROUGHT ON BY MEDICINE

AND THOUGHTS OF KATRINA



I WILL RESTORE ORDER

THE GREAT MAN SAID

TO THE HUNGRY AND THIRSTY

I WILL RESTORE ORDER



NO THOUGHT OF USING

THE MIGHTY MACHINES OF WAR

TO DELIVER FOOD

LIKE THEY BUILD A BRIDGE IN IRAQ

INSTANTLY



IS THIS THE WAY WE HANDLE OUR POOR

RESTORE ORDER

AND THE CRY OF THE POOR

BECOMES LIKE THE RUMBLE OF DISTANT THUNDER



SO POOR BLACK MEN LOOTED

AND POOR WHITE MEN STOLE BREAD

AND NOTED PUNDITS SAID

WE ARE SEVEN MEALS AWAY FROM ANARCHY

BUT I WILL RESTORE ORDER

AND WHEN WE GET AROUND TO IT

FOOD



WHEN JESUS

WANTED TO SHOW JOHN WHO HE WAS

HE SAID

TELL HIM THE POOR HAVE THE GOSPEL

PREACHED TO THEM



FIRST WE MAKE THEM POOR

THEN COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR POVERTY



WE HAVE NO DARK AGES

BUT MANY DARK PAGES

LIKE SEPARATE DRINKING FOUNTAINS

BATHROOMS

SCHOOLS

CHURCHES

PLACES ON A BUS

LITTLE CHILDREN

LOVE ONE ANOTHER

REMOVE THE CAUSE OF THE PAIN



GRADUALLY

THE SITUATION BETTERS

BUT THE POOR

ARE STILL LOOKING FOR

THOSE WHO PRACTICE

WHAT THEY PREACH





FRANK A VOLLMER

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