<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><div><b>“Wishful Thinking” </b>by Bodie James</div><div><br></div><div>I wish for the day when a man is a man, </div><div>when the flaws of another aren't gold in his hand.</div><div><br></div><div>When the bread in his kitchen is ample for meals, </div><div>any extra is given without contracts or deals.</div><div><br></div><div>When the waste of a nation is a feast for the swine, </div><div>when compassion and honor are traits of mankind.</div><div><br></div><div>When we know we are human from the sadness we bare</div><div>when a life is extinguished anytime...anywhere.</div><div><br></div><div>When we prosper as brothers without culture or creed, </div><div>without hate or dissension, without anger and greed.</div><div><br></div><div>I wish for the moment when humanity wins, </div><div>when people aren't strangers but equals and friends.</div><div><br></div><div>When we break from a history of fear and regret, </div><div>and we stop looking back and start looking ahead.</div><div><br></div><div>When a lie is a weapon, when truth is a shield, </div><div>and knowledge a blade we can sharpen and wield.</div><div><br></div><div>When we vow to remember and dare to forget, </div><div>when we follow our path without judgement and threat.</div><div><br></div><div>I wish for the day we all read this and knew, </div><div>the reader's to blame, it can never come true...</div></div><div><br></div>———————————————-<br><br><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div></body></html>