10 dead in Boulder, 8 in Atlanta;
Law enforcement looks for motive.
In Georgia we’re told
It’s an anti Asian hate crime.
In Colorado we’re
Waiting for “answers.”
What is driving the violence?
More than individual motives.
We were taught that
progress is steady
and will prevail,
setbacks notwithstanding.
The pandemic challenges;
Corruption corrodes trust;
Poverty persists;
Inequality grows.
Peace remains
A distant dream.
Anger and violence
is no surprise.
March 25, 2021
poems for friends 
Thank you Harry for giving voice to humanity; to the immorality, the insanity. It’s tragedy after tragedy. The atrocity is that they’re quick to grab a bandaid but they’ll miss the gas ovens the every time…
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Sadly so true. Thanks, Harry.
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Thank you Harry. Find myself very moved by your simple words and profound phrases.
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Thanks Jim.
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Love the poem….can’t wash over what’s happening with explanations!
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“Peace remains a distant dream,” indeed Harry. And as Fred commented after Blacksburg years ago, it’s the only “solution” to violence. Right on/write on
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