{"id":5406,"date":"2024-03-25T14:10:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T18:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=5406"},"modified":"2024-03-25T14:10:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T18:10:27","slug":"poem-people-of-consequence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/25\/poem-people-of-consequence\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: People of Consequence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our actions have consequences. We are people of consequence. The ends are determined by the means. Unfortunately, the inanity in our culture, which may, much of the time, seem harmless in it meaninglessness, meets up with epic crimes against humanity. My question for today is this: Will our inane culture have enough of what it takes to pull back from genocide and famine in Gaza?<\/p>\n

People of Consequence<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You go
\nToo Armageddon
\nWith the inane culture you halve
\nKnot the inane culture
\nYou want
\nIt\u2019s not the end
\nJust
\nThe beginning
\nOf a fete
\nBlind sided
\nBreath taking
\nHeart stopping
\nAnd dumb founded
\nA death sentience
\nFor far too many
\nAnd sum
\nHaving reaped their stay
\nTeaming with means
\nAnd ends
\nOf all sorts
\nPeople of consequence
\nAnd knot so much<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our actions have consequences. We are people of consequence. The ends are determined by the means. 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