White Noise

Blat , Blat
Sporadic gunfire firing back
Our way of life is under attack
And what I mean by that 
Is protect the Oil Refineries 
Protect Democracy freedom of speech 
Protect the Banks & Institutions 
Call the order to Fire Back at Will
Give them a taste of their own medicine 
Shoot to Kill
Kill Bill
&
Jack & Jill

Whoosh,  Whoosh
Mother nature's dirt is swirling on the breeze
Red Sand
Burnt Yellow's 
Orange Haze
The winds ablaze with Corparl Punishment 
Doled out by the Ministry of Environment 
If 1 is to believe the Kamikaze Pilot
Who just punched another hole into the earth's atmosphere 
Put down your Aerosol cans 
And travel bans for Airplane's 
And Rocket's 
Unless there Private hired in the name of
Spreading the Gospel according to
Renewable cleaner Green Energy 
Ride your bike not your car

Drip , Drip
Torture Tap
Pop the Champagne Cork 
Who cares if the reservoir runs dry
Let the poor drink cake
What else would the poor child have to fill up her day
If moved closer no longer was it a chore to collect water
Sell them gun's instead to play with

Sizzle,  Sizzle 
Bacons at an all time low 
It's now even on the Big Mac
Triple Stack 
For Beef is apparently now very bad 2
Lest us all become Vegetarian 

Father was a Coal Miner 
Out of work and down on his luck
Since progress decided to shut down the mine
Bad choice of Career 
How is Daddy now going to pay for his Beer & 40 Fags

His Father before him was an Old Fashioned Cowboy
Driving Herds of Cattle across the wild plains
Powered by Bourbon and Bean's 
Rancid and saddle sore
So too 1 day did progress for him come a calling 
Putting an end to his self worth and way of life
And with it his family taken on his journey into Alcoholism 
A violent man he became 

Relics of a certain decade 
Products some say Collateral damage 
When the Wheel's of Industry Stop
The Silence is deafening 
It's like the sound of a knife falling in an gunfight 

Shhh , Shhh
Quiet Please
The Library is now in Session
And so begins the Mine for Knowledge 
Speak of only Truth ,  Hope and Courage 

Don't be taken in 
Don't make the same mistakes History has taught us
What has War ever brought us but death
Fight rather for us than against us

Why be a Tourist ?

When you could be a Guide ? ?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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May 7, 2019 at 12:52 AM
Indeed, Flaherty, what is the world coming to, it's enough to make you hide your nose in a bushel or two, or at least submerge yourself into another story, in another world and escape the reality of what we are all facing.
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May 7, 2019 at 7:25 PM
Can you give me the titles of these songs and Band or artist please as I can't seem to download them sorry Bud
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May 7, 2019 at 7:23 PM
Exactly L.L Escape and Submerse oneself in the written word or fantasy world that modern reality certainly doesn't address ie the Kardashian Clan and the likes of the Bachelor
Labyrinth Avatar
May 7, 2019 at 1:11 AM
...because I know you love your music, below songs come to my mind when I read above poem.
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May 7, 2019 at 1:11 AM
Lyrics to this / https://youtu.be/LyvKDDfTvks
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May 7, 2019 at 1:09 AM
lyrics to this / https://youtu.be/LrS5ztAJ5xw
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May 7, 2019 at 1:07 AM
lyrics to this / https://youtu.be/sGHwWwQw3tc
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