
Welcome to the Light A Candle in the Dark website. Light A Candle in the Dark is a poetry website created to share my poetry and the poetry of others who have a love for reading and writing poetry. It is a place where poetry is loosely defined. It's a simple joy of the written or spoken word. It is not a forum for discussing technique or the contents of the poetry posted herein. Welcome and enjoy! Pat (aka P. Newman-Harris)
Saturday, August 6, 2016
From my Perspective---Enough!
It is easy to sit back and point the finger, to accuse, pontificate and spread hate.
If you look at things with an objective eye, you cannot deny that President Obama
did all he could to change the wrongs in this country. As, we all know, and as the
saying goes, "Rome was not built in a day." We cannot expect all our problems
to magically go away. Why is he expected to accomplish more than any
other President was able to accomplish? Especially, in light of the fact, from day one,
he has been blatantly disrespected, mistreated and downright denied the privileges of the office.
I believe President Obama, in spite of having his hands tied behind his back,
has worked a miracle. By all intents and purposes, he was alone. He did not have
the respect or the support he was due as President of the United States. The sad
part, is that the petty behavior and the spectacles we all have witnessed during
his presidency, seems to have set a tone for the nation. When will it stop?
How much are we willing to risk with this irrational, childish behavior? To put it bluntly,
Are we willing to risk America? Because, that is exactly what we stand to lose.
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