O beautiful for piercing cries,
for siren waves of sound,
for blue and red light, flashing beams
above the school yard ground.
America! America! We praise the NRA.
Our children die, we shrug and sigh.
It's the price we choose to pay.
O beautiful for congress proved
their complete lack of care
Who more than country, money loved
just send a thought and prayer.
America! America! The founders still would say,
How dare children's deaths try to transgress
on arms we bear today!
O beautiful for patriot dream
which must include a gun.
Freedom can't exist in the impotence
of men who don't need one.
America! America! Guns are a god to thee
Deny the soul; no gun control.
Only death can prove we're free.
Hymn AR15 #endgunviolence
12.09.2025 06:22 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Couldnβt agree more!
04.06.2025 04:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
... It's about the American people and a party that says they want to represent us in order to create/revise systems under which we all can thrive.
8. Outside of the SOTU, Dems need to state and stand on your principles even if that costs reelection. Hold to your convictions and let us vote.
01.03.2025 02:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
6. Edit the stories for brevity only. It's got to keep moving. One dem up to the mic, read, apologize, state the action to be taken, next dem up, next... Keep going during the whole duration of coverage for the other state of the union.
7. Don't mention any Republicans. ...
01.03.2025 02:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
... It should be a TRUE state of the union with no political jargon. Emotional appeal.
5. Every Dem senator and congressperson should find a story. At the end of reading each story, ADMIT how dems have failed related to the main issue in the story, and how they'll change going forward ...
01.03.2025 02:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
... related to vaccines, someone being disowned by family because of lgbtqia+, any stories that, at their core, are tragedies everyone can relate to. Don't soften any details. If the person wrote it, read it. It's a full-on emotional appeal. The stories of real people in this country...
01.03.2025 02:24 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
1. Dems gather outside the building.
2. Wear the same color, I suggest purple.
3. Get any press you can to cover it. Have people live stream it on social media.
4. Read REAL stories from real people. The horror stories of people dying from being denied care, preventable deaths/illnesses ...
01.03.2025 01:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Poem: Women are not here for men.
I know that's tough to hear.
Eve and the rib are a myth,
and that might cause you fear.
Because if women don't exist for men
you're not entitled to one.
And your status among the boys
no longer on a woman can be hung.
Women are not here for men.
It is a foundational truth.
And while you may not believe it
you are currently reading the proof.
#poem #poetry #childlesscatlady #exvangelical #deconstruction
27.02.2025 04:37 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Never listen to the scolds! I write all kinds of poems with different rhymes and meters, and plenty of free verse. My poetry book is full of variety. And, yes, T.S. Eliot is great π.
26.02.2025 21:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Thank you!
23.02.2025 09:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Poem: I take my joy in pieces
Any size will do
My country is crumbling
But I can find a few
Portions of joy from the love
That still lives here in us
Call me silly or corny
I won't make a fuss
See, before we beat the fascists
We have to beat despair
So I'll find pieces of joy
And spread it everywhere
14.02.2025 07:46 β π 40 π 5 π¬ 2 π 1
Poem: I take my joy in pieces
Any size will do
My country is crumbling
But I can find a few
Portions of joy from the love
That still lives here in us
Call me silly or corny
I won't make a fuss
See, before we beat the fascists
We have to beat despair
So I'll find pieces of joy
And spread it everywhere
"I Take My Joy in Pieces"
#poetry #poems #booksky #booktok #childlesscatlady
25.01.2025 07:43 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0
Poem: If I've faded from the center
of your mind's heart,
pull me back through the clouds
and tell me you're still here,
at the end of this telephone fog.
I'll be doing the same,
calling your name into our distance,
pulling you to me
to feel some invisible intimacy
"If I've Faded"
#poetry #poems #childlesscatlady #booksky #booktok #feminism
23.01.2025 06:03 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I wrote one of those! It's called Poems From a Childless Cat Lady. π
22.01.2025 22:18 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Based on that list, you might like my book of poetry called Poems From a Childless Cat Lady. π
22.01.2025 22:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Based on that list, you might like my book of poetry called Poems From a Childless Cat Lady. π
22.01.2025 22:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
"I Would Have Been a Whore"
#poetry #poems #childlesscatlady #booksky #booktok #feminism
22.01.2025 09:16 β π 13 π 0 π¬ 4 π 0
I'm a writer. I wrote a book of poetry called Poems From a Childless Cat Lady!
22.01.2025 06:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Meet Addy, by Connie Porter, was the first American Girl book I ever read. If you're a teacher or parent wanting to ensure your kids learn the truth about American slavery, I recommend this book.
#blacksky #booksky #booktok
21.01.2025 01:58 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
How I'm feeling today.
#inauguration #childlesscatlady #poetry #poem #booksky #booktok
21.01.2025 01:14 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Sometimes, you just gotta let go. Find inspiration in the groundbreaking poem, The Day I Gave No F_cks.
#booksky #booktok #childlesscatlady #poetry #inauguration2025
20.01.2025 05:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Looking for something to get you through Jan. 20th? Read Poems From a Childless Cat Lady.
#booksky #booktok ##childlesscatlady #feminist
20.01.2025 05:30 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Paperbacks are here! Get your copy of Poems From a Childless Cat Lady today!
16.01.2025 07:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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