wrapping it in gold
will not turn lies into truth—
nor make him a king
Tag: truth
Runaway
a billion years ago
I hit the road
with just my thumb
pockets full of hope
mind full of dreams
head in the clouds
feet itching
for something
knowing nothing
headed off on my own
alone
and no one even
seemed
to care
where I ended up
I’ll let you know
when I get there
~A Rose by Any Other Name~
They say
that in poetry
one can confess
all their sins
be freed from
their past
and start again
but these words
I write
won’t last long enough
to be remembered
no matter how hard
I try to hide them
behind flowery prose
they will never
smell like a rose
A Snail’s Pace
The Equal Rights Amendment was first proposed in 1923 and passed through the House of Representatives in 1971 and the Senate in 1972. However, it took until 2020 for 38 of the 50 states to ratify it. On January 17th, 2025, then President Joe Biden declared that the ERA had met the requirements for certification to the Constitution. Today, it still has not been certified, and not all 50 states have yet to ratify it.
it takes a long time
for Ents to say anything
governments need more
Jerry Brotherton 