{"id":5518,"date":"2026-11-11T14:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T19:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/?p=5518"},"modified":"2026-11-11T14:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T19:10:17","slug":"the-rouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/?p=5518","title":{"rendered":"the rouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

it’s the Lest We Forget<\/em>
that I have a certain problem with

because we seem to
forget
all
the
time

in our willingness to
war
in our simple day to day acts of violence
in divide and conquer
in snatch and grab, bait
and switch
in egos, power and the massing
of millions

in our cries to take up arms,
literal and otherwise,\u00a0
against all and any
perceived
or often even repeatedly
suggested
enemy

in our killings and our bombings
and our drones
in our turning on our neighbours
out of fear of someone different than us
who will take

in our slurs and our petty instant snap judgments
in our very own lack
of education
and open mindedness, let alone
compassionate
consideration

Lest We Forget,
we always forget, what they have given
what they have laid down, left
behind
volunteered, offered up
extended to
others

lost

not with might,\u00a0not with muscle
but with blind faith
and with valour
with hope (maybe foolish or otherwise)

that there would be peace

ever-
lasting<\/strong>

now,\u00a0
just tell me when…


we always forget.

might we please remain mindful of those
of every creed and colour
in every nation
across this world

who have given much
and each
in hope

of simple
survival \u2665<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

it’s the Lest We Forgetthat I have a certain problem with because we seem toforgetallthetime in our willingness towarin our simple day to day acts of violencein divide and conquerin snatch and grab, bait and switchin egos, power and the…
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