Out into the storm she went
to soak in the acid rain
and hopefully shed the prison of skin
clinging desperate to aching bones
Her feet cut on asphalt, broken bottles
glass shards reflecting such a careless sky
over worlds spinning in the same pain
Breathing in the scent of a distant peace
just there beyond the choking fumes
settling into the cracks left behind
by each bullet that could not crack the façade
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Just a reminder that “I was just following orders” wasn’t a good enough defense at the Nuremberg trials, and sure as hell isn’t a good enough defense now.
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Photo by Alex Conchillos from Pexels
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12 responses to “Acid Rain”
It seems that too many people have lost the capacity to think independently and use good judgement. Life is pretty simple, be good to others, do the right thing, hold a door, say hello, please and thank you…Real SIMPLE!
It takes courage to defy orders, but orders that are wrong need to be defied, no matter the consequences.
well done Kid!
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Cheers! It really does seem too simple to account for the difficulty most seem to have figuring it out. History will remember the defiers as those who did what was right.
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lovely!
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Thank you (:
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Gorgeous absolutely stunning imagery David. Love and hugs Joni 😘🤗🌸❤️
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Thank you Joni! (:
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😘🌺🌸
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Oh wow, hard-hitting…and always good.
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Been letting a bit of steam out in my writing. Cheers!
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Good for you–get it out! Blessings to you.
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too good
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Cheers (:
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