Posted by Brad Osborne on April 3, 2021 · 16 Comments
We are but a speck of ink,
On a billion pages of history…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 15, 2021 · 11 Comments
There, in long orderly rows,
The entire world lain bare…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 17, 2021 · 15 Comments
Threadbare the twisted secrets,
Faded in the sun of history,
Old cloth stitched in long days…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 22, 2020 · 17 Comments
It is like drowning in the night,
Ebony shades pulled against right…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 21, 2020 · 23 Comments
You speak from your throne,
A perfect and practiced tone…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 17, 2020 · 14 Comments
The red ink of history written,
Drips long from the blades of man…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 23, 2020 · 19 Comments
Since the dawn of time we have fought,
Millions of lives have been paid, nothing bought…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 24, 2020 · 19 Comments
Of course, there is still great bigotry,
We have hated throughout our history.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 16, 2020 · 17 Comments
Ancient history is left to be seen,
And all that time can offer to see…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 25, 2020 · 15 Comments
To the victor is left the history,
Triumphant words recorded…
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