<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><i><span style="font-size: 26pt; font-family: "Playfair Display";">The Onus is On Us</span></i></b><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 15pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 16.5pt;"><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;">Author unknown</span></em></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 15pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 16.5pt;"><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;">And so here we are on the brink of d-day</span></em><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">This week we will know how our future will sway</span></em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">The duffer, the bluffer, the man with the muffler</span></em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Which one of these men will we have to suffer</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 15pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 16.5pt; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;">If you voted for Modi go jump in the sea</span></em><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">If you voted for Rahul you're dumber than he</span></em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">If you voted for Kejri then that should be fine</span></em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Because sooner or later the man will resign</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 15pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 16.5pt; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;">Democracy demands we give them a chance</span></em><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">But this time I think we should join in the dance</span></em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Coz whoever they are, the men at the helm</span></em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">The country still belongs to us, not to them</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 15pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 16.5pt; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;">We gave them their seats, the two-seventy-two</span></em><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">We voted them to power between me and you</span></em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">But whether they prove to be wise men or fools</span></em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">This nation is ours so let's play by the rules</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 15pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 16.5pt; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;">Let's not break the law, can we please stand in line</span></em><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Let's not pull those strings to avoid paying a fine</span></em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Let's finally get that a red light means stop</span></em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Let's not stoop to bribing the poor traffic cop</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 15pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 16.5pt; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;">Let's be part of the reason our country is great</span></em><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Let's be good citizens before it's too late</span></em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Let's serve our great country without hesitation</span></em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Let's all work together to build a strong nation</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 15pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 16.5pt; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;">Enough of the trolling, the barbs and the fights</span></em><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Now let's stick together, stand up for our rights</span></em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Enough of debates on religion and caste</span></em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Now let's be united, secular at last</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 15pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 16.5pt; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;">They might have the seats, the two-seventy-two</span></em><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">But the country belongs to me and to you</span></em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">And we're a billion people, a billion and plus</span></em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-style: normal;">At the end of the day, the onus is on us.</span></em></span></p></div>—————————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><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><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://www.MoscowCares.net</span></div><div><br></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><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. 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