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The Court of The Oppressor
by Michael Plante Your disorderly conduct will not be condonedYea must pay a penance for such behavior.Atone, atone they scream.Or ridicule and ostracization shall be your punishment! I must disrupt the status quo,for without no reasoning exists. Tie him to the whipping post,let the world see the results of bad behavior!The people shall fall into…
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Blind Man’s Faith
by Michael Plante To those who decide to take the long road homemay they be celebrated as those before us;for the journey they’ve chosenis laborious and daunting.The road is unforgiving and the challenges many. For those that take the long road home;may they be blessed in the God’s light;forever knowing that their spirit was made…
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The Re-View
by Michael Plante The old wise man sits atop the mountain. Peering down into the valley he draws the conclusion that life alone is a much better choice.The chaos and smoke chokes the body and the mind.“better to be a wise hermit than a follower setting his own house on fire”From the top of the…
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Empty Plates
by Michael Plante The government will have you fear…but the real fear is not what they say.It’s how you respond to that fear.Panic and poor choices result in loss of moral integrity.Consequences not only affect you, but your neighbor. So you might say, “I did it for my country”.When actually you’re hiding the shame you…
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The Train Wreck
by Michael Plante I am a conductorso are you.We travel along a laid-out track.What fuels our momentum is what drives our fears;the past. Charging towards the unknownbelieving fate has our backsthe rails we call faithare the only thing we can feel.We hear the song of the railssinging out in the darknessthe old tune we’ve come…
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