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Forgotten?
The world swore remembrance and swore against intolerance which can lead to genocide. In the aftermath of the Holocaust, the United Nations initiated “The Genocide Convention,” defining genocide as “acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group.” Somewhere along the line, the flame of vigilance…
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Corey’s Coming (based on original song by Harry Chapin)
As I sit on his chair I think back to the stories he had told me – times in his life that he held on to like a security blanket – the passengers he befriended, the overnight stopovers where he learned about love, loneliness and the art of just making it to the next sunrise.…
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The Broken Man
The hardest truth for the heart to accept is the truth that it’s all a lie. Dreams, love, forever..even right this second… Slipping through my hands, melted memories like the celluloid scenes we once held so dear. Lost in the backstreets and the deserted ruins, like the dreams upon awakening, gone and forgotten. Forbidden satisfaction,…
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Soundtracks of My Life – Billy Joel
What he did for 22 years, from “Cold Spring Harbor” through “River of Dreams,” was change the worlds of millions of people. He gave them encouragement to be who they were; to think for themselves but to not forget the ones who loved them. He told us about our past before we even had one…
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Boat Upon a Lake
In the darkness, if you close your eyes you can hear the songs from years past; the splashing from the swimmers, the laughter from the summers from so long ago. The sounds of panting, crying and conversations. The optimism of the youth and the innocence…now gone.
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A World Unformed and Void…
Are you, all of you, superior? If that is so then why do you lower yourself to an animal’s standards? If you are high above the black, white and the grays; then why are you confined to a world without color?
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Soundtracks of my Life – Bruce Springsteen
I listened to these songs, over and over again. Music had always been a part of my heart and soul; before this there was Elton John, Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Billy Joel, the Beatles…but when I listened to Bruce Springsteen I felt a sense of freedom. I felt that it was alright to express…
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Songs of Spirals and Flights
Her name is Sara and she is 32 years old, divorced with two children. Her children are 6 and 8 – both girls – she shares custody with her ex-husband, Hank, who takes them on the weekends to his home, two blocks north of where she is. Sara stands by the kettle and whispers, “Come…
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When Celebrities Die (2016)
All around the world there are constant terrorist attacks; towns and cities being destroyed and millions left homeless with countless dead or maimed. This upsets the general population and they call upon their leaders to “do something.” A charity is begun, a hashtag recycled and the general population, despite the ongoing murders, destruction and pillaging;…
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One More Meal at Lou’s
Louie ran the place with a magnifying glass in his hand – so clean you could eat off the floor in the basement. He knew everyone’s name – “Hey Zalta, Chera, Kredi, Kassab, Sasson or Garda.” He knew everyone and he treated us all the same way – rough. Then Ruthy would step in and…
