In a time of endless war and nuclear weapons it is easy to become despondent about the future, yet there is always hope. That hope lies in people who can see inside the madness, understand it and refuse to accept the darkness. It also requires a different way of seeing. Jonathan Reed, in his palindrome "Lost Generation," did just that.
Lawyer, international humanitarian law expert and creative spirit Anabel Dwyer was inspired by Jonathan's palindrome to write one of her own that speaks to us with a message of hope about nuclear weapons. After all that is what we are - people of hope.
Peace,
Leonard
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A Nuclear Generation Palindrome
by Anabel Dwyer 6/28/11 with thanks to Jonathan Reed's "Lost Generation."
Read this from the top down and you’ll get the problem.
Read from the bottom up and you’ll get the reality.
We need nuclear weapons
I refuse to believe that
disarmament is possible
I realize that this may be a shock but
“We live by the rule of law, nonviolently”
is a lie and
"Security comes from greater force"
So we can tell our children
they are not important in our lives
Our military corps will know
We have our priorities straight because
secrecy
is more important than
truth
I will tell you this
Once upon a time
The judiciary was considered independent
but this will not be possible
This is a quick buck society
Experts tell me
30 years from now B&W will still make nuclear weapons
I do not concede that
I will live in a country where citizen whistleblowers will be honored
In the future
chemical and radioactive contamination will be the norm
No longer can it be said that
We can stop the destruction of life
It will be evident that
Our times are only violent and fruitless
It is foolish to presume that
There is hope
"All this will be true unless we choose to reverse it..."
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