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What he said was true — or so I thought.     

What I felt was revenge— or so I thought.

What he said was true — or so I thought. 

They were all in agreement with the restructuring — even agreeing to the shortened lunch breaks — but if anyone tried to revamp their vacation time they claimed they would walk out.   

They were all in agreement with the pay freeze — even agreeing to work extra duties — but if anyone tried to raise their insurance co-pay they claimed they would go on strike.   

They were all in agreement with the dress code — even agreeing to prohibit hats—but if anyone tried to ban ripped jeans they claimed they would stage a protest.

The soldier drops, sinks like a wave—but the ranks of the ocean eternally press on.

---Walt Whitman on the death of Lincoln

The plane soars, lifts like an eagle—but the faces of the fearful consistently descend downward.

The soldier drops, sinks like a wave—but the ranks of the ocean eternally press on.

---Walt Whitman on the death of Lincoln