rehabilitation not revenge
\nthe little tribe tended their own
\nthe larger the tribe the further they walked
\nfrom their own center
\n300 million members
\nout of 6.5 billion
\nturn around don’t drown
\nthe spark that brings a child to life
\ndoes not die in the enemy\/criminal worms outta wood
\nsometime somewhere along their life
\nthe spark was snuffed but the ember lives
\nthe ring of life is a sacred thing
\nfrom Tea Pot dome to Watergate
\nthe sacred rights of freedoms imperiled
\nFederalist Bork avengers prepare…
\napplauding penguins echo party lines
\nMonday morning stoke the fire
\nlittle politicians in Washington
\nlet go the tails of big politicians
\nprotect we the people’s courts
\nstart today
\nspeak the voice of the statesman
\nyou intended to become
\nnow is a good day to come to the aid of the people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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