Illusions

Freedom:

Just because you can

walk to your neighbor's

for coffee

or take the kids

to Mt. Rushmore

can mean you are

wearing shackles

Choice:

Just because you can

go to the polls

does not mean

you have the right

to choose

Truth:

Just because you go

to church

can mean

you are

hearing a lie

Leadership:

Just because you

voted for your representatives

does not mean

your whisper in their ear

is heard louder

than the person

with a bigger checkbook

War:

Just because your nation

uses its power

does not mean

that children will be saved

or that the outcome

was not pre-arranged

Barry G. Wick