Poetry is to Music as Lyric is to Soul for Monday, August 3, 2020

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Monday, August 3, 2020

To Protect and Serve

To Protect and Serve The social contract includes Our right to live in peace and civility. And so we created the constable. to protect us And to serve, Like helping our kitten from the tree. When did we decide that our constables Needed military equipment? Why did we ever believe That our officers needed training To be a predator, prepared to kill? Why did we ever demand That our constables Handle all our social ills? Can we agree That this has not worked? There is good news: To be human means... Sign in to see full entry.

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