Women And Children First

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. - Thoreau

soup kitchen philosophers

armchair warriors

lottery ticket whizzes

criminal geniuses

how come no one knows cpr when i'm dying

Author's Note

“Men have become the tools of their tools. Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul. Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.” - Thoreau

Reviews

[barleygirl]

I honestly do not know what your poem is saying. But it reminds me how there's been no federal-level plan to distribute vaccines, other than telling states -- here ya go, now you figure out how to distribute & make it happen. Nevermind that covid aide packages from congress are loathe to send money to states that did not support Trump (largest states with biggest populations & covid problems!) Anyway, your poem made me visualize the clusterfuck that hasn't ended with Trump's defeat (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Pete]

lol. i was trying to say that there are all these people around who use their "talents" for evil instead of good or not at all (just running their mouths) and they're never around when you need them. all talk and no action. i try not to get into politics as it causes my blood pressure to go up. clusterfuc* is a great word that often finds its way into my vocabulary ... :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Lottery ticket winnings will never help us as we are dying...love might comfort us, though.
Pass the soup please!

This write is so expressive, as each line unfolds....
it is so good it is almost criminal.
genius. Yes.

[Pete]

never ceases to amaze me how strange life can be. now if i could just find someone to pound on my chest and give me mouth to mouth i might have a chance ... :)