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IT IS THE SOLDIER

by Charles M. Province

It is the Soldier, not the minister
Who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the Soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the Soldier, not the poet
Who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer
Who has given us freedom to protest.

It is the Soldier, not the lawyer
Who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the Soldier, not the politician
Who has given us the right to vote.

It is the Soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.

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Requital

Wounded Warriors Project

People are often unreasonable and self-centered.
FORGIVE THEM ANYWAY.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives.
BE KIND ANYWAY.

If you are honest, people may cheat you.
BE HONEST ANYWAY.

If you find happiness, people may be jealous.
BE HAPPY ANYWAY.

The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow.
DO GOOD ANYWAY.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough.
GIVE YOUR BEST ANYWAY.

For you see, in the end, it is between you and God.
IT WAS NEVER BETWEEN YOU AND THEM ANYWAY.

-Mother Theresa-
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A certain one of you sent this to me ….

When I saw this the other day, I immediately thought of you and the post-coital discussion of our last assignation.    I remember thinking at the time that I was the luckiest guy in the world to have found you.  Because, Angela, you approach this “adventure of life” (your words) in a way that is beyond the measure of the average person’s ability to even grasp.

This “spiritual” you in juxtaposition to the “kinky” you (into which I’d just experienced full-frontal, balls-to-the-walls  immersion) is, simply put, mind-blowing.  I’m still feeling the aftershock of you.

After we’d hung up, I remember thinking, My God!  She’s a Mother Theresa in latex and spiked heels.

So that is why I had to send you this, and I hope you don’t deem it presumptuous, as it is only meant as a token of  appreciation.

Until we talk again, Mr. J.

So, yes, you can be one kinky bitch and still be ethical and spiritual. I do it every fucking day.  Well, mostly every fucking day.  I just think it’s a cop-out for me to blame the world on my personal behavior.  Two wrongs don’t make a right and all that jazz.

Thank you, Mr. J.  … so glad you GET IT!

xo, Angela