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Embarking on the sixth year of Madness

March 20th, 2008

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Yesterday I attended a vigil in Montpelier, sponsored in part by IVAW It was incredibly moving. There was testimony and readings from Iraq vets, I shed many tears.
The madness is overwhelming.
It is incomprehensible.

Exactly five years ago yesterday I stood out in the sleet and snow and rain, with one baby on my back and one in my uterus; to say “Not in my name” only to have the man responcible for all of this bloodshed say “I don’t care what the protesters say”. Yesterday, in identical weather, (minus the children,) I did the same. The old saying is “insanity is doing the exact same thing over and over and expecting different results.” By that definition, I am clearly mad. But if sanity is the status quo; I want no part.
There are a few more photos over on flickr tagged March 19, 2008 and there will be more when I can edit some.

Five years too long

March 19th, 2008

This unjust war makes me angry. This unjust war makes me sad. This unjust war breaks my heart. And yet, I hold out hope that things can and will change.

Imagine there’s no Heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say that I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say that I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one