halliburton_curtain realistic optimist The Halliburton Curtain When did America become complacent and cease to care; just sittin’ there in our La-Z-Boy chairs while activism becomes rare? I thought the 60’s taught us that we can do it if we dare: that we can lay bare the lions in their lair and expose the unfair! Did the 90's tear the heart from our drive to keep the faith alive? We need to get aware! 'Cuz we're flirtin' with Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas for certain! The masses are hurtin' not learnin' it's Halliburton behind the gas pipeline in the dirt and the New Iron Curtain that began back with Kuwait. Wait! Why do we implicate the bearded ones? They're just bait. But if we bite, mankind's fate will be sealed at a rate whereby it's too late to vacate the path leading to checkmate. The masses are sated, and married to their hate ‘cuz they remember the date 9/11 but don't know why. They just know they'll stand by while the Bush regime tries to let Saddam fry so they can prop up their guy and get a piece of the energy pie. Meanwhile we spy and enforce no fly zones not recognized by Iraq with airstrikes. Who here tonight is willing to die for a purpose which perpetuates the lie just so we'll all still buy stock in Enron? Not I. 'Cuz we're flirtin' with Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Ramadan for certain! The masses are hurtin' not learnin' it's Halliburton behind the gas pipeline in the dirt and the New Iron Curtain that began back with Kuwait. Wait! Why do we implicate the bearded ones? They're just bait, but if we bite, mankind's fate will be sealed at a rate whereby it's too late to vacate the path leading to checkmate. A grand replacement to sticking hands in places we don’t understand is smoothing tears from the face of the downtrodden man left to waste away in our homeland. Who here on hand is willing to stand and walk hand in hand out of Afghanistan; look Bush (the presidential also-ran) in the face and show him that his God teaches grace and faith in His plan, and it’s not our place to use their land as our military base to chase the Taliban: that this is not how the human race should be ran? I am. 030911 ... realistic optimist i wrote this in october of 2k1 minutes before rushing off to perform spoken word at my first open mike night. I've revised it a bit since then, and posted it on a webpage complete with links supporting many allegations made throughout the piece, and giving corrolary information. however, to help protect my anonymity, i've decided not to link the website. it's unfortunate that i can not provide the links here on blather, but i suppose i understand that it could cause problems. anyway, i hope you enjoy the piece. 030911 ... realistic optimist hrm i guess i composed this in october of 2002. apparently that was many bowls ago... 030911 ... misstree this really captures the soul of spoken word, in_my_humble_opinion... it's got that flow, that rhythym that tricks the ear into opening up so strange juices can just be poured on inside. plus, excellent wordings and meaning twists. yup yup. 030912 what's it to you? who go blather from