Best Enforced Poems

a girl a child a life of 12 years 
a by stander an innocent with no sense of fear 

coerced, bribed, begged and beckoned 
kidnapped, stolen, beaten and threatened 

the thoughts now that run deep through her head 
is how soon will they find me...

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While I appreciate the vacation
it would have been better if it were paid.
Funds lessened by nature’s aggravation,
lends credence to the starved artist charade....

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A coterie of unschooled children in tow
A blind woman shambles from street to street
Stretching an emaciated hand in a row
Hoping a coin her kitty will greet

From impoverished passersby
Who tighten belts to breaking point
Restraining a famine cry
In an exclamation joint

That begs for progress
Hoping against hope
The blind...

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Enforced Shutdown Five
The geek hacked into the jet plane while in flight.
Used his USB and laptop to gain access via the docking port.
Cosmetic damage to widen the port was nothing 
compared to cutting the engines and crashing the plane.

Two hundred passengers screamed when the engines...

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