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The Uniform Monday Holiday Act
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I can’t imagine
How it is
To be imprisoned, innocent
Martin Luther King, Junior
The apostles Peter and Paul
Henry David Thoreau
Doctor Mudd for setting
Booth’s leg
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These people were indicted
For their jobs
Nelson Mandela
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Now there are the women
I should know more and say more
Suffragers
Protesters
Wanting votes
A real wage
A chance for the machines
Not to grind our living down
In a new age
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There are those in rank
I do not understand
Women, children, men
Who lived in prison in the Tower
Sometimes freed
Often executed
Often simply dying there
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There are crimes, I’m sure
Prison sentences
That might make sense
If bankrupt of compassion,
The strength of prohibition
And correction misdirected
And I don’t know
What to say for those
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We’ve decided for our lives
To keep you away from them,
From everyone
Who lives under the sun
Or the comfort of moonlight
At night
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Civil disobedience
A cause
A call
Evangelism
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C L Couch
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between his birthday and the holiday
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Photo by Richard Payette on Unsplash
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clcouch123 
January 16, 2021 at 4:35 pm
Where are our Martin Luther Kings, Dorothy Day, and Gandhi’s today…….or have we progressed so much that there is no need for them.
January 17, 2021 at 5:41 pm
Thank you for your response! I probably don’t need to say we need more King and Day and Gandhi now. We have progressed technologically, and we have new social mechanisms in place such as respect for differences and concern for foundational human needs–and those who don’t have them. We don’t need violence; we don’t even need anger. And we do need those who remind us of our real potential for loving action.
January 16, 2021 at 4:38 pm
So many injustices. Very nice. And look, the CEO of Parler is getting death threats from these crazies, forced into hiding. I don’t understand…
January 17, 2021 at 5:36 pm
Thank you. I don’t get it, either. After a couple hundred years with the Constitution, you’d think free speech and right to protest would be sensible. Not to mention respect for differences as for individuals.
January 16, 2021 at 7:36 pm
Interesting!
January 17, 2021 at 5:33 pm
Thank you! I hope you’re doing really well.