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'War: Complicated' April 4, 2008, Timothy R Gates
for the day of Poetry Reading at 'Art is Alive,' this evening
War?
Complicated?
Convenient, collateral rhetoric
Is there ever a time to kill another person?
Being?
How about a shit-head?
And,
then,
what of those that are left behind
-will they not do the same thing
to you?
Won't they too think they are justified?

War?
Complicated?
Enemies, they are
Evil doers, they are
Emancipation, we'll give them,
'Bomb them,
Nuke them,
Kill them!'
If we kill all those folks that disagree with us,
then War will, finally,
be no more.
'Just War?'

War?
Complicated?
Smart Bombs,
Terrorists,
Collateral Damage,
-Our Leaders tell us,
'We have a business interest with them,'
the ones that we do not exact war.
China, too big
Japan, once rebuilding them is enough
Russia, no desire to unite that geographic expanse
Americas, whoops already subjected
like an abusive parent,
ill, sick, supposedly not in control of themselves,
yet when you are big enough to hit back, they stop.
Do our leaders do war with a people whose gun is as big as ours?

War?
Complicated?
If soldiers stopped doing the bidding of their leaders
would we need to kill them first?
Then there would peace on earth.
ART IS ALIVE:
Canton Cultural Center for the Arts (1001 Market Ave N, Canton) - 330-806-6020

Hi everyone.........

Here's the basic timeline for the 'Art is Alive' timeslots, plus there are forty-seven Artists showing as well as making their work available for sale, all within the Cultural Center for the Arts; plus all the 'First Friday' events are going on during the Friday evening grouping. thank you,
timothy
This schedule is merely a guide to keep within our time frames - Zombo is a pro, so ultimately he'll keep the show rollin' like a dream but here's what we're aiming for regarding show time:


April 4th: Friday:
5:00 - 5:30 - DJ Michael 'Zombo' Devine
5:30 - 5:50 Canton Ballet
6:00 - 7:00 Spoken Word: Timothy Gates & Theresa Gottl
7:00 - 7:45 Vitamin Airport
7:45 - 8:30 DJ Zombo
8:30 - 9:30 RAINY DAY SAINTS

April 5th: Saturday:
11:00 -11:30 - DJ Zombo
11:30 - 12:30 Spoken Word: Writers Block / DJ Zombo
12:30-12:50 Canton Ballet
1:00 - 2:00 Life On Display
2:00 - 3:00 Spoken Word: Writers Block / DJ Zombo
3:15 - 4:30 HESOHI