Remember: not just Who and When, but also understand Why — babbitman

This makes so much sense to me. I hope it may make you think beyond the ceremony of remembrance!

Wars kill people. They devastate families. Wars should be a politician’s absolute last resort and they are an admission that they have failed their people.

via Remember: not just Who and When, but also understand Why — babbitman

Quid Pro Quo

I gave her quid

she gave pro quo

my new pet squid

she loves me so

she gives me hugs

with all her arms

with gentle tugs

she shows her charms

she loves me so

I’ve said before

she lets me know

she loves me more

she sucks my neck

she sucks my sides

but what the heck

she goes and hides

behind the chair

behind the shed

but she’s still there

I see her head

she likes to think

she’s one of us

she writes with ink

and takes the bus

there’s jealousy

from my dear wife

she fails to see

and gives me strife

she thinks I pay

too much attention

she doesn’t say

she fails to mention

she thinks I’ve gone

right off the grid

suggests a swan

instead of squid

but that would hurt

she’d get upset

if I did flirt

with another pet

I have to go

my squid awaits

she lets me know

that we’re just mates

but I know truth

I really know

my squid called Ruth

she loves me so!