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(This isn't directly about the situation that came about recently) *swearing used but mostly in reference I wanted to know where people stood on the issue of "swearing"?....I think we give...
It's happened once, it's happened twice, But really... Can't we just play nice. So much mean And accusations, Privacy has its Violations. Nasty words Thrown around, Curses, mean things Always found.
[CAUTION: Foul language.] Let me tell you 'bout the kids of the 21st generation We're here for fun, not for jobs or inspiration We ain't like you We've got iPhones and things We ain't rich...
A war of words is sometimes absurd Being aggressive wont get your voice heard Don't have a tantrum, when things don't go your way Take a step back and re consider what you say No one is perfect, we...
I've just spent my time writing a letter the 'Hacked Off', but have not yet sent it.
It started out as an obsession; turned into a lifestyle and yet I lay awake at night; was it worthwile; the possessions I owned or was I possessed by them; I was strapped to the floor; I was...
Life is passing us by -like a floating butterfly. We all live short but happy lives, we all laugh we all cry; but are we content with our lives. Oh no -we want more and more and more.
I visit the same newsagent I see my mate Sanjay We have a chat about this and that And then I'm on my way Next door there's a charity shop Outside there are some bags Filled with things good people...
Ignorant is bliss, I've stopped noting, Miss. Warfare, a computer game, Pushing buttons no longer lame. Brainwashing starts at school, To be smart -you must play the fool.
+16 : not one for those excited by the papal erections.. Sorry I mean elections.. _____ Pope on a rope in a haze of white smoke, Bashing the bishop in a conclave of slaves to a joke.
We have enough food for everyone to eat; but we hoard it until others starve. we have lakes full of drinkable water and we dump our toxic waste in it.
*To the tune of 'The Candy Man'* Who can tax the sunrise. Who can tax the trees. Who can lie a bunch, And then collect up all the fees. The Government... (The Government) The Government can...
Words, words, Slip and slide, Glisten and glide. Trip from the tongue Of old and young.
#rant #againstanimalkillers [P] eople abusing animals, pets of yours or theirs. killing for the sport, and collecting up the furs [E] nemies of Mother Nature and every lover of life.
In what way are we normal. What constitutes to norm. What points us out as different When we opt not to conform. Is it simply that we're human, Each of us our own. What makes another person better.
What is the purpose of life. Why do we wander the earth. What is the point of poverty and suffering.
Killing our own kind, as if we have the right to. Polluting and destroying freely not one, but thousands of minds. We all breathe the same air and the same sun shines on us all.
The other day I saw a girl with so much blood in her face. Gravel in her mouth and a dead look in her gaze. And still we dare call ourselves the human race.
Hello again, and today is Saturday, March 9, 2013. Tomorrow we have to move our clocks an hour forward because of Daylight Savings time.
#projecthumanity One day they won't be swear words, They'll just be jokes and naught, Used so lightly, nothing bad, Another sort of sport. One day they'll just be gestures, Incriminating. No.
Back in the 1970s when men were men and pandas were pandas and not nearly as endangered as they are today, people were allowed to smoke cigarettes in public without the fear of being shot by people...
#internationalwomensday Oprah gave her money away, She only kept enough to get her by., Amelia Earheart was the First lady to fly.
#acrostic. Habits of people are changed by what's read. On the writers predictions their will is then lead. Random creations the author makes up. Of things that might happen, of money and love.
Strength comes from within, whether you're battered or beaten in. Women are equipped with this, whether they like it or not. Built on compassion and care, a motherly love grows on you unawares.