their numbers

their numbers are legion
all over the region,
their leader's charm
a spreading contagion
strangling the youths:
the roots of our nation.

it is about time that people who value freedom and democracy stand up. as the pages of our history books are being written, the hansard diaries are continually disregarded. instead a sanitized version of the truth is oft-times presented, perhaps because of its more palatable nature. in some instances the truth is not at all presented. instead, certain parts are played down. and some parts are played up.

case in point: recent furore over japanese gov't amendment of japanese history textbooks, which described the nanking massacre in such terms that the incident was "insignificant".

the issue: more palatable to whom?

(some nonsense follows)
he left this life in a well-mangled car.
he was in his lifetime a new fangled star.
he kept by his side a hot angled bella.

at present listening to french music. little known fact: many french music superstars were refugees from former french colonies (african continent) who escaped extreme harshness to the lushness of gay paree. stars of choice: k-maro, tragedie, corneille.