Wail Away
There are potions brewed
To soothe and smooth
The trouble from our brow
And gifts of gold and precious food
To still man’s deadly vow
A Cadillac
A Porsche
A Jag
To keep us up and proud
To stop the wife from getting mad
A child from getting loud
But all’s for naught where sadness reigns
In shadows born to die
Where nothing helps to quell the pains
Except a good long cry
John Christopher
1989
When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA
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