Category Archives: Cultures

Rise Up

Posted on May 15, 2014 by oldmainer

Rise up, child of poverty Look beyond the squalor See another world Taste another life Rise up, child of hate Cast aside your rancor Listen to dissent Hear another view Rise up, child of war Lay down your arrows Embrace … Continue reading →

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Masks

Posted on February 15, 2014 by oldmainer

We laugh at jokes not funny In a effort to fit in We don’t care how others feel Yet ask them how they’ve been We show up at functions When we don’t want to go We dislike many people But … Continue reading →

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Who Owns The Truth

Posted on November 30, 2013 by oldmainer

I have beliefs Held strong by me You have yours too We don’t agree I know to you Mine may seem strange I also know I cannot change You feel as I Our wisdom clear To our beliefs We will … Continue reading →

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