They are the blind who see, they are the deaf who hear and the mute who speak br They are the disadvantaged, the disabled and the challenged br They feel everything but remain unsure of what it is they have touched br They seek God but find evil in practically everything he created br Living in the world they imbue themselves with deadly force br Thereby condoning the destruction of all living things through apathy br They are the dead and dying who hold no spiritual value outside of power br Masses of flesh on bone and with no substance of being yet still maintaining br They have been given a supreme dominion over all creatures br Including those of artificial intelligence and chemical imbalance br They sing psalms in a need for relevance but their penitence is out of tune br Carrying big sticks they beat the world over the head with love and understanding br And then with club feet and iron hands they abuse the privileges of such authority br They are the forgotten statues standing in the unfrequented parks of unbiased truth br Covered with the defecation of generations who have since migrated for the winter br That is now upon us all… br They are the blind who see, they are the deaf who hear and the mute who speak br They are you and me who have given birth to the childless and barren canvases br Of poetic license br br br (2007)br br Ted Sheridanbr br