Halloween Hijinks



It's almost Halloween, and parents
afraid to let children go out?
First it was drugs in candies, then razors, 
then predators, it makes me want to shout!

You know what the boogeyman it is this year!
Why COVID, of course, how we love living in fear!

Even though the numbers have been clarified we 
love the inaccurate ones, of course.
Fake News keeps posting inaccurate numbers, so 
how much of living fully have we all lost?

Plenty, I say! Lost wages, lost time with friends 
and family.
Blue "Pampers" on our faces?
Such a ridiculous, inhumane display.

Of course time to cash in, masks in polka dots, 
leopard or lush pink.
No wonder people are not only on drugs, but 
also, the heavier they drink.

What does a mouth or smile look like anyway?
Muffled words, no full out laughter, gives me 
vertigo and brain-sway.

Churches locked tight, but a city, fine to burn?
Casinos, Costco wall to wall people, but of God, 
or to sing in a chapel?
You are forbidden to respect, honor and to learn.

In the USA, the right to assemble peacefully is 
hardly a joke.
But Portland has had over 100 days of rioting...
Are these folks on coke?

I don't know if the freedom I once knew, will ever 
be allowed to be?
Just masks, social distancing till I die, and the sad
part is....I will never be free!



               September 15, 2020
                  4pm PST



Copyright © | Year Posted 2020



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Date: 9/16/2020 8:47:00 AM
It's Hallo-ween coming. So let's have a weenie roast! How about roasting all Democrat governors first. Put their feet to the fire, I say! ~ Charcoal Broil
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Panagiota Romios
Date: 9/16/2020 9:15:00 AM
Good Idea..we have Noodnik Newsom here! There's a recall underway..." dead trees and piles of dead leaves are good.." oK, then.arg. Char-broiled..ROFLMAO. Panagiota xx
Date: 9/16/2020 6:50:00 AM
I love it. It speaks the Truth.
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Panagiota Romios
Date: 9/16/2020 8:11:00 AM
Hi Dexter A morbid and a sad truth. I wish I knew the answer. Civil disobedience is a must. By millions.i can't watch Jerks on TV with masks. Arg! So called"leaders". Leaders into what? Thanks...Pangie xx
Date: 9/16/2020 6:36:00 AM
You paint the picture as it is, Pangie...no beating round the bush! The world is going crazy, and we definitely cannot blame it all on Covid-19! I wonder if I should go back in time or skip over to the future, long enough to avoid the present! ~ Regards // paul
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Date: 9/16/2020 8:07:00 AM
Thanks Paul.ans we are goofy enough to follow rules? Why? You can look at America's big cities where no rules are followed. Just murder and pillaging. And that's OK.? I am sure our ancestors did not like their present either. They did something about it. What about us? We can't GP back or forward just create the present you want.!)! Thanks. Pangie xx
Date: 9/16/2020 6:26:00 AM
I look forward to the day when we can have a bonfire with all these dreaded masks. Will that day ever come I wonder Tom
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Date: 9/16/2020 8:01:00 AM
I am with you at the Bon Fire of Madness. You and I have to make that day come. The powers that be, will not. Live freely as you can. Pangie xx
Date: 9/15/2020 5:01:00 PM
Right on, Pangie! Alas, I wonder if anything at all will be the same. Bob
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Date: 9/16/2020 7:59:00 AM
Its up to us to change it. We fought wars on other continents but we won't fight a mask? A mystery to me. Pangie Xx
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Date: 9/16/2020 7:55:00 AM
I wonder if people know they have been had. I guess not. Sheep of the social media. We all Outnumber those in office. Who act like kings and queerns. What about individuals? Pangie xx
Date: 9/15/2020 3:32:00 PM
AWESOME. Freaking awesome. And still they don't get it.... FAVE
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Date: 9/15/2020 3:41:00 PM
Unbelievable how entire nations quiver! Don't they get it? NO. What a power grab from people. Especially kids. Locked indoors year round like cats and dogs. Honored to have you FAV this! One could be a mask for Halloween. All hail the mask! Ugh. Thanks, my friend, Pangiex
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