Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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Several Modern Sources for Instant Death. We are living now in a world where the unknown moment of instant death Is completely possible, leading to nervousness, fear, weariness, And sometimes just plain defiance. Russia has continually bombed the Ukrainian people; They never know where the unjust explosives will land. But in spite of all this, the brave people have become weary but defiant. Israel is retaliating from a cruel Hamas attack, But now the innocent Gaza population is herded and bombed; herded and bombed-- To the extreme that the 'eye for an eye' has reached an unequal tipping point. Now, suddenly, in Lebanon 37 are dead and thousands maimed from pager explosions. Two children near the pagers are amongst the dead. Israel has admitted (at least to the US) that they are behind this possible war crime. After a second day of random explosions, the Lebanese population is in turmoil. How can we all stand by, helplessly, and witness such heinous acts? The 21st century began with such positiveness and now look at us. Frank Maurer 20 September 2024 1600 Hours.