Madrid
I wandered Madrid
Enjoying the sights
Believing I am El Cid
A beloved Spanish knight
Fighting not for blood
But time
A tourist stud
Searching and seeking in rhyme
So much to see
For two days of travel
And I was free
At my pace to unravel
All of the great destinations
Sitting in courtyards and plazas
Sipping coffee on vacation
Recalling all Spains mighty causes
Fighting Muslims invaders
Discovering the new world
Subduing the English pirates and raiders
Surviving Fascism as it whirled
Spain had endured
From good times to bad
Unsecured to secured
Moving past the dictatorship fad
Reminding me of Don Quixote escapades
One of my favorite operas and books
He is fighting villains on his crusade
There is more going on than it looks
He is fighting a noble fight
To stay pure and true
A beacon of light
And a strong bond or glue
To the noblest of ideals
For all of the needy and depressed
You must hear his appeals
To be brave and pass the test
True to goodness
True to the humanity
True to the truth
True to God
Anything is possible
If you give it your best
Possible and best is compossible
With a holy quest
A holy quest for what is right
Maybe not popular
Pushing back the blight
As a holy swashbuckler
My mind ran through these thoughts
As I sat at Don Quixotes statue
And I was happy to bear the cross
And I remembered and knew
It should all be for God
The number one thing
And it is hard not to be a fraud
But you must cling to the King
No matter what
Or under any circumstance
You know it in your gut
Take a holy stance
For your friends and neighbors
For the born and unborn
God will reward your labors
And you will be reborn
Mankind is inhuman and cruel
We do not listen and obey
The earth is a precious jewel
And we have thrown it away
Murders abound
Since the time of Cain and Abel
Just look around
And watch your cable
Every single day
Someone is slain
People do as they may
Causing so much pain
Watch the same news
And war is widespread
Always a lit burning fuse
So many massacred and dead
Add in disease
And more are extinguished
Buckling us to our knees
No one is distinguished
Disease will find you
Where ever you may be
Covid or the flu
You can not hide or flee
At least your alive
Living a life of plenty
Just look at the archive
Many lives are not worth a penny
Some are malnourished
Some are exploited
Some are enslaved
Some are aborted
They are existing
For a period of time
Most are not resisting
It is not a crime
Abortion is legal
To kill a child
But not an eagle
Abortion needs to be reviled
How about the famished
Throughout the globe
Their needs have vanished
As we launch space probes
Spending billions
To go into space
Wasting trillions
For a space race
Race to where
Race to make the cut
Race to be fair
Race to what
What is a human life worth
How much do we spend
To save all humans on earth
Will this neglect ever end
Why do we not realize
This is not what God intended
Can you not hear the cries
Are you not offended
