It's nice to have a muse.

Oh then, what shall I say?
To what, can I, draw in comparison to thee?
The sky? Nay, for surely the firmament
Would become green out of pure envy
The sun? Never! The earth itself would burn
Under thousands of fiery tears, wept in anguish
The moon and stars? Only if darkness were my aim
As surely they would flee from such high and lofty positions
These cursed words fail me
What discourse could do thee justice? None!

Oh then, what shall I say?
Dare I mention the moments we share most tender?
That I have burdened thy lips with mine?
That such sweet delectables are even available to me?
That I have laid my head at thy breast
And was welcome to find refuge there?
That thine eyes do entrap me?
To have that contact broken leaves me in torment?
Would anyone believe such inanities if
They were to be voiced from my mouth? Absurd!

Oh then, what shall I say?
That this third-rate verse is enough
To give consequence to that which I feel?
That the weight of this world seems naught
When thine smile graces my eyes?
That pains already endured are pardoned and
Faith is justified when I am in thine arms?
I have fallen so short of this task
That I have lain before myself, to define that
Which thou arouses in me? That I could write
Those words that would assure you of
My love.

(-D out.)

I learned it by watching you!

So, in the downtime I have at work, which is a fair amount, I surf news websites and catch up on current events. I know I really don’t blog about such things, but something struck me as ironic.

So, the US goes into Iraq, ousts Saddam and installs a democratic government. A president is elected. A constitution is drafted, wait… the Sunni Arabs, who used to be in power don’t like it because they don’t feel they have much of a say in what goes into the constitution. Well, they are the minority. Of COURSE they don’t have much of a say.

But I was thinking about it, and reading about events that were going on in America just previously. Turns out the minority (Democrats) were rather upset that they didn’t have much of a say when it came to John Bolton (UN ambassador) or John Roberts (Supreme Court nominee). There were threats of filibusters, and the response of Republicans to pass measures to block filibusters when it came to judicial nominees.

I can’t help but think that these two things are related. Did the US, when installing a new government, also install the notion that the minority must always be heard, respected, and held up?

Sure doesn’t sound like coincidence to me.

-D out.