If a tree falls in the woods…,
Do we hear it?
If a boy cries wolf,
Do we reprimand it?
If politics contradict science,
Do we believe it?
If a lie is told over and over,
Do we ignore it?
If a line is drawn in the sand,
Do we cross it?
If we won’t think for ourselves,
Do we deserve it?
If we refuse to learn from the past,
Do we repeat it?
Question authority as a thoughtful man.
Trust the facts when facts support,
For ignorance can never replace truth.
Aging fingers grasp at the past
While winds of change buffet them at every turn.
Quiescence is unnatural,
Steamrolling those that refuse to align.
Each generation flavors their water,
Drinking from the fountain of their creation;
Shaping the new world in the vision of the time.
Neither we nor our Constitution were meant to be stagnant,
Fluidity is what protects us, what progresses us.
We must put aside our antiquated notions of the past,
For as society evolves, we too are obliged to evolve,
Lest we die as a nation and as a people.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Destroyer Shiva
Hunts my elusive ego
All to free my soul
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
To fly like a bird
Floating silently above
So close to Heaven
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This would be liberation
And indescribable joy
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Independence Day,
Celebration of freedom,
It’s slipping away
With America’s blessing.
Let’s keep our heads in the sand.
We’ve handed it off
To corporations and shills
With a boldface smile.
We have no one else to blame
But the face in the mirror.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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In this time of tragedy, it does my heart good,
To see peoples so diverse as allies.
Evil’s terror brings unity, just as it should,
With “Je suis Charlie” their defiant battle cry.
How must it have felt staring fate in the face
When our wrath brought their final curtain call.
Surely their God, will not bring them to grace
Instead down to Hell they must fall.
What God could condone their horrible acts,
Murdering innocents over Charlie’s cartoon.
Under guise of offense, an excuse for attacks,
Their cause becomes fodder for lampoon.
So pray on this day and stand steadfast as one, for us all they cannot defeat.
To live by the gun is to die by the gun, let us hope this will never repeat.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Election day nears
We have an obligation
To get out and vote
People have died for this right
So be sure not to waste it
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Darkness blinded me
I was lost in self pity
Seeing no way out
Then I opened up my eyes
And was saved by light and love
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
The ghostly killer
Whose silent voyage complete
Rests within our shores
The price paid for our freedom
The cost of humanity
Testing fortitude
Will we practice what we preach
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Independence should not be a question,
It cannot be caged by man made boundaries,
It is the birthright of all men!
As a world we should cheer,
Hold hands in solidarity for those that long for freedom.
Our Scottish brothers and sisters strive for self-rule,
To live their lives of shared history as one nation,
Abandoning the sovereignty of the Crown.
This eve we should pray that their dream comes to fruition,
That they may stand as an independent Scotland
And proudly wave their flag for all the world to behold.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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