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Sleep...

I had the worst night's sleep I've had in yonks, which really sucked because I was very tired and not feeling too well. Anyway I will try to sleep some during the day today. It's probably my own fault cos I use sleeping pills sometimes, and then when I run out, it's hard to sleep without them.

Reading some really interesting books at the moment, one that is a comparative study of fathers (WWII vets) and their sons (Vietnam vets) - oral histories etc transcribed. Quite different to other studies I've read on it. I'm also reading a book on Robert Mugabe and the Zimbabwe catastophe.

So Iraq is handed back to the Iraqi people. I really feel for them. I mean, the vast majority of the country just want electricity, running water, no bombs and grenades and gun fights in the streets... and yet the majority is so easily overlooked by the loud and the violent. Just like Afghanistan, and the Israel/Palestine mess... This world makes me very sad at times.

Has anyone seen anything in the news recently about Bangladesh? I read an article on the corruption and violence there about 3 months ago, but I haven't seen anything more in the media.

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poetry needs
pencils
and past-due-date
bills;
maybe
dark red lettering
ignites
poetic fires?
further poverty is needed
to validate
the pemise;
since i have it
thrust upon me
i reluctantly
accept

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Posted by phreq at June 30, 2004 10:56 AM | TrackBack