So Much Hate

It started early and grew.

People initially embarrassed by the claims

Now find comfort in reiterating the hate.

There is no bottom and reason is optional.

My debt to our culture is boundless,

Not so our current dialogue or lack thereof.

Our story, yours and mine, speaks to opportunity

Not granted to most..

We are not “exceptional” unless we can rise above the tumult,

Get our hands dirty and insist on personal fairness.

This country has had a marvelous run

And maybe in middle age we are less lucky.

Goldwater’s “…extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice…”.

When compared to Aristotle’s admonition,

“All things in moderation”

Might represent 50 years of senseless self flagellation.

Senator Lindsey Graham has two AR 15’s.

I suggest calling before you visit.