All posts tagged Blind Man At The Gate

  • June 14, 2013

    Ten Flags

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    Ten Flags
    by Blind Man at the Gate
    (This poem is mostly true)

    Today I saw ten flags in ten minutes
    Of the stars and stripes variety
    Three were flown from churches
    With marquees that said things like
    “Celebrate Freedom”
    Five were flown in front of banks
    The biggest one waved proudly above a
    Perkins Restaurant
    (Omelettes starting at $6.99)
    The highest one flew atop a
    Wal-Mart
    Of the Supercenter variety
    (Open 24 hrs)
    Ain’t this America
    With liberty and justice and omelettes
    And low mortgage refinancing for all
    Freedom is what it’s called
    Freedom is what it’s about
    Freedom is what we’re fighting for
    Just remember buckaroo
    Freedom isn’t free
    It starts at $6.99
    With 7.39% APR financing
    (Rates adjust annually thereafter)
    O say!
    Does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave
    O’er
    Churches and Banks and Perkins and Wal-Mart?
    Freedom© made in America®
    Freedom of religion and commerce and omelette
    Freedom to buy cheap apparel made in Guatemala
    I’m proud to be an American
    Where at least I know I’m free
    Ev’ry heart beats true
    ‘Neath the Red, White and Blue
    Support our troops
    Buy American. Save Jobs.
    Financing options available
    Today I saw ten flags in ten minutes
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    1 Comment / America, Poetry /

  • May 16, 2012

    Eye-Deep In Lies

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    Eye-Deep In Lies
    by Blindman At The Gate

    Why is it that if we dare to envision a world without war
    (A hope offered humanity by the prophet Isaiah bar Amoz)
    We’re considered hopelessly naïve or even treasonous?

    Why is it that everyone knows Jesus taught the way of nonviolence
    (Just read the Sermon on the Mount and you’ll see what I mean)
    Except those who most vociferously call themselves Christians?

    Why is it that a clear renunciation of war is called cowardly
    (Suggest killing enemies is not the way and see what happens)
    When following the crowd has never required any courage?

    Why is it we’re suspicious of those called peacemakers
    (Ask brave Daniel Ellsberg, he’ll tell you all about it)
    When the One we worship is called the Prince of Peace?

    Why is it we believe the coming of Christ will bring the reign of peace
    (For we do confess that someday the lion will lay down with the lamb)
    But in the mean time act as if we must preserve war as long as possible?

    Why are those who renounce war and embrace peace called stupid
    (“The poor dolts don’t have enough sense to come in out of the rain”)
    When Einstein said, “I’m not only a pacifist, but a militant pacifist”?

    Why am I even bothering to talk about the topic of peace
    (“Shouldn’t he be preaching the gospel or something?”)
    When I know good and well it will only cause me grief? Read more

    3 Comments / Peace, Poetry /

  • July 29, 2009

    LEAP!

    For those who have been asking for the Leap! poem, here it is… Read more

    No Comments / Poetry /

  • August 9, 2008

    Out Of The Corner Of My Eye


    The Two Crowns
    by Sir Frank Dicksee

    Out Of The Corner Of My Eye
    by Blind Man At The Gate
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    2 Comments / Christianity, Poetry /

  • September 12, 2007

    LEAP!

    And shall I go on being casual and numb?
    Pretending
    Pretending that I know something about this being I so glibly call God
    Or shall I dare to encounter Him?
    Him
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    No Comments / Poetry /

  • July 13, 2007

    What Do I?

    What do I feel?
    What do I know?
    What do I steal?
    What do I show?

    Longing
    Learning
    Language
    Lineage
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    No Comments / Uncategorized /
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