Now the war has spread to Afghanistan over terrorism concerns I hear
Pakistan is paid off and so is Afghanistan to insult Taliban bringing repeat terrorism near
When manufacturing went offshore the big corporations made a huge financial score
Western unemployment was increased shrinking government tax base even more
Huge tax breaks given to the rich to keep the corporations creating more
Crippling the country’s way of life leaving the citizen to pay for the score
More cut backs taking away our lifestyle building more frowns than smiles
Increased security crushing liberty, freedoms and rights creating poor lifestyles
Country debt building a new lifestyle beyond the comprehension of the average child
Yet the next generation will pay while the old ones had a war to fill the pockets left wild
No controls on a huge government or how they spend creating more debt in the end
The next generation is in deep trouble and may create a revolution if they don’t bend
Is this why those soldiers had to die; looking down from heaven in the sky
Democrats fight Republicans to see who can get away telling the biggest lie
Waiting for more fellow soldiers to die or turn crazy from stress hearing more lies
Terrorism created by war or anti terrorism created by peace when no one dies
The First Time I Tried To Swim
Earlier today I tried to carefully walk across the river on a log
I was doing ok and I really have good balance for a dog
All of a sudden my owner pushes me off the log
I am in shock and did not expect him to push this dog
I land on all fours but the water is deep
I try to run and even try taking a leap
I feel myself sink under the water deep
I try to run again and take another leap
The water feels so cold I think I am going to die
I think you can see the fear in my eyes and that is no lie
My owner makes a loud noise that sounded like paddle
What does this mean or did he say saddle?
My eyes are wide open and feelings of panic come over me
Water is flying into my eyes and I find it hard to see
I feel my arthritis in my joints giving me pain
I can’t think and I feel like I am being pulled under by a chain
The cold water is making me tense and feeling scared
I am trying to remember the information on swimming my mom shared
I yelp as loud as I can and I am afraid I am going to drown
Then I hear I got you, and the familiar voice is creating the sound
I am shaking as my owner carries me in his arms to shore
The failure is mine and I do not think I will try to swim anymore
My owner hugs me and I hear him laughing out loud
I feel embarrassed after failing to swim, being a dog that is proud
He takes out a towel and starts drying me off
I feel him rub my fur and as he takes good care of me I cough
I feel the love in his heart for me and I no longer have the arthritis pain
He gives me a hug and now I am in love with him again
I shake a few times and roll in the dirt
I hate being wet and then I jump up on his shirt
I leave the muddy marks on his shirt and run away
I am gone before he can push me down and now we can play
The time today has gone by so fast
Every time we play we have fun and I want it to last
We walk over to the lake together watching the sun setting on our fun day
Then I hear him tell me he loves me and together we start to play
Plant Addiction Creating Insanity
I see the battle scars on my old brown cat’s face
The scars remind me of my own life feeling out of place
My brain feels tattered and torn as I live my life in this rat race
Fighting with anyone who makes me feel out of place
I find it hard to smile or even be happy at this time
I live lost in my mind and my happiness is an uphill climb
I am slowly going into more depression falling downward into my dark mind
When I look into the mirror on the wall the picture I see is not kind
I look wrinkled and old, sad perhaps and most days mad
My once beautiful life has turned into a dark cloud making me sad
I hear intelligent words created by special voices in my head
Telling me I am better off alone and will find peace when I am dead
The voices in my head have become the only friends I have today
My doctor tells me I am sick and I am becoming my mind’s prey
I have two brains speaking and at times they feel tied together by a chain
I long for the peaceful feelings in my head and to no longer fight my brain
I have so much anger and love for the voice talking in my head
I am not sure how to think when I feel lonely and mentally half-dead
When I knock on heaven’s door to die the voices will die with me
So I have started to plan this peaceful day and soon will be free
From smoking marijuana every day my mind has become the prey
I wonder if I will ever be straight without voices and feel ok
My voices tell me I will feel better if I keep smoking the weed
I feel shattered and vulnerable and think medication is what I need
I used to be so smart with a memory like a steel trap
Now I cannot even remember where I laid my baseball cap
For years I have smoked marijuana and poisoned my brain
No wonder inside my mind I feel like a runaway crashing train
When I think about all the money for weed I spent
Feeding my habit just too mentally feel good and vent
I am tasting insanity in my mind and barely able to pay my rent
As I reflect I understand why I need help after reading the message this poem sent