rich quatrone | oh beautiful

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OH BEAUTIFUL

writing on the kitchen computer
because i get to use “comic” type.

and comic is probably what i
need this morning.

skim through times news
section and see the fiasco

this country is in endless
violence, stupidity, selfishness.

but it’s the human condition,
you will say. only it’s gotten worse.

german president on phone
with obama angry that her

cell phone might be tapped.
all this lack of trust coming

from america. all the way back
to 9/11, the date we had a

decision to make. and we made it.
rolled our hand into a fist,

put on storm boots and
went on a rampage.

so, lack of trust, yes.
when you act as we do

you create enemies,
yes.