oh, time is short and days are sweet

 and passion rules the arrow that flies

A million faces at my feet but all I see are dark eyes  (Dylan)

yesterday, while on duty and in uniform; a 61 year old EMS lt. was stabbed to death on the streets of Astoria. Allison Russo was a 24 year Veteran of the FDNY and she was nearing Retirement. She spent time in the aftermath of 9/11 at the pit of ground zero, like so many others in that line of service. A loner, probably deranged, scumbag decided that yesterday was her last day on the planet. maybe the assailant was too far gone mentally to be deterred by crime & punishment, but we'll never know. In a lawless land where anything goes and politicians vilify everyone that wears a uniform, murders like this are just a matter of time. Of all the shitstorm of stories we have to wade through daily while choking down our coffee...this one really bothered me.....when Armageddon comes and goes when anyone really remember her sacrifice all these years ? hopefully the people she helped over the years will stop today and acknowledge her passing...not that it matters.

Some mother’s child has gone astray, she can’t find him anywhere

But I can hear another drum beating for the dead that rise

Whom nature’s beast fears as they come,  and all I see are dark eyes