By now you all should have heard about the cyclone in Myanmar that has reportedly killed 22,000 people. This is indeed a great tragedy and reminds me of the tsunami from a few years ago. While i agree this is a tragedy I am perplexed at why the united States feels the need to come to their aid. We have enough problems of our own.

I see you're crying again. The last time I saw you you were crying. You were standing in the exact same position as you are now. Your left hand on the rail attached to my bed and your right tightly balled in a fist pressed between your breasts. The bed I am in now is much nicer though and so is the room. I'm not sure what the tears are for but I am concerned. Prior to your last visit everything was great. We had a nice time together. The memory of what exactly took place is a bit fuzzy but I get the feeling it is nothing to cry about.

“Is it over?” she said to the cool quiet dark of the room. His answer was silence. He doesn’t know the answer to that question. He supposes it is but why? This question was inevitable. The silence between them grew larger. She rolled over and put her hand on his chest. Her hand was cold as usual.

Nine months old
been crying since it was born
Won't it ever shut up
Can't it ever shut up

Sunrise to sunset
Noon to midnight
The kid cries forever
it's quickly driving me insane

It cries for food
It cries for water
It cries for mommy
I need to find an end to the crying

Hush little baby mommy's gone
daddy will make you better
Just watch the pillow engulf you
in sweet serenity

The silence is golden
Baby's done crying for good
daddy saw to that
but now mommy's crying

Daddy shouldn't worry
since I know how to stop
the crying for good

Men of thousands fighting for their homeland
on foreign territory
killing men they will never know
because Uncle Sam says

Soldiers getting shot
by their enemies
also by their own allies
because Uncle Sam says

Men dying for freedom
leaving their families
with only a memory
because Uncle Sam says

Soldier baby's crying
because daddy got shot
on the line of duty
because Uncle Sam says

Thousands dead
by the end of the day
all for our freedom
because Uncle Sam says