<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=381999" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Empty Promises</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">What good are words that have no meaning? <br>They typify what has become demeaning.<br>We hear these words every 4 years<br>out of their mouths and into our ears.<br>The artificial eloquence of their speech<br>they believe has surely begun to reach<br>the minds of those who will cast their vote.<br>And so they promise the world and quote.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'I will lower your taxes.'<br>'I will stop the wars.'<br>'I will give you good health care.'<br>'I will close the borders.'<br>'I will bring back your jobs.'<br>'I will keep you safe.'</div><div style="margin:10px 0">All of these quotes are part of the drama<br>and not one of them will quiet the trauma<br>that is engulfing our scene.<br>What do they call it? <br>The American Dream.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The dream when you awaken is just a nightmare<br>that keeps you reaching with a song and a prayer<br>that America could be a beacon that shines<br>with no more empty promises to fill our minds.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Edwina+Reizer">Edwina Reizer</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=381999" data-title="Empty Promises de Edwina Reizer" data-description="What good are words that have no meaning? They typify what has become demeaning. We hear these words every 4 years out of their mouths and into our ears. The artificial eloquence of their speech they believe has surely begun to reach the minds of..."></div> </div> </div>

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