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Saturday, April 29, 2017

"I Had Prayed to God this Thing Was Fiction"

Chelsea Parade, Norwich Connecticut, this afternoon at 1 PM.

(Image from April 25, 2015 Remembrance Ceremony)
"Come you masters of war / You that build all the guns / You that build the death planes /
You that build all the bombs / You that hide behind walls / You that hide behind desks /
I just want you to know / I can see through your masks."
-bill kenny
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