True Sacrifice (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
True sacrifice in the human sense is given it is not imposed the first is righteousness the latter is suffering ...
True sacrifice in the human sense is given it is not imposed the first is righteousness the latter is suffering ...
Pure, unblemished the sentient lamb coming forward as part of God's plan Kneeling before us the priest the sacrifice taking ...
The sacrifice ready offered for us transferring our shame onto his head Humbly standing kneeling before us submitting to service ...
Kneeling before us the priest the sacrifice taking our hands putting them on his head Taking on our sin becoming ...
Failing to recognize to honor our commitment the obligation of society at the base of the social contract The governed ...
Hurting our neighbors our sisters and brothers those crying out given short shrift Only a few seconds to plead their ...
Making them our sacrifice cutting their services defunding the programs that help those in need An immoral choice pitting our ...
The choice we are making to defund the services will cause lasting pain will tear apart families Many of these ...
Something yet unseen but the prophesies will come the warnings that were spoken the shadows of these cuts The costs ...
There is time yet we can choose another another path through the shadows without hurting our neighbors We should be ...
Not yet desperate but the choices being made drastic cuts in services in funding for the poor Services will be ...
Not something abstract the people who came before you crying out for assistance for dignity each day Crying for you ...
The costs will be greater though maybe not tomorrow down into our future when the costs are fully realized The ...
The need is greater than what we have funded long waiting lists and unfunded mandates Now in this cruel season ...
Pull back from the brink this collective madness restore the funding to aid our neighbors The social contract the covenant ...
The innocents will die they may even take their own lives some will die cold and alone others may go ...
The cuts deep, cruel devastating our people shredding the net there to protect them holding them up Falling to the ...
Indigent families need our help needing our love, to lift them up Society providing the safety net that they may ...
No counsel with them no one beside them their advocates on the chopping block No one their to balance the ...
The indigent, the helpless those who have been beaten down those needing assistance to stand on the ground No counsel ...
Something elemental the same as universal rights those endowed by our creator not given by mankind The same as these ...
The vipers John called out seated in power claiming their path righteous while they stand on their neighbors those who ...
Removing their voice in the halls of justice the children, their parents those who care for them Removing their voice ...
Society once believed the laws say so better to have us dwelling living in our own homes But some need ...
We should be sure that we always strive giving the tools keeping families together Instead we are cutting the fabric ...
The work to see to ascertain the truth more than just one layer to get in the way By the ...
The children, the aged, the infirm among us destined to oblivion marginalized in the budget services removed aides eliminated advocated ...
The poison of their anger revenge served cold gutting all social services far into the bone Cutting the advocates the ...
In the poison of their anger losing sight of their children wanting to cause them pain the soon to be ...
Agent Ferman of the FBI Came and looked me in the eye Grabbed me from my house I had to ...
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