Best Haves Poems

as the PROPHETS of profits, WE lead and WE’re fair
while WE’re living the life of the poor BILLIONAIRE
– silver yachts, pearly castles, cash (plenty to...

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Deck of cards
Aces, Kings, Queens, Jacks, tens to twos, Jokers
Can society not be balanced as deck with equal no of Haves and Have nots ?...

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ghastly gluttony 

one of seven deadly sins
with appalling good reasons

total self disrespect 
abusing one's own body
that wonderful mechanism

no remorse no thought
millions starving and dying

balancing haves...

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You cannot articulate in words 
To the one that is glancing from the outside 
The total chaos on the inside 
Because on the outside you...

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Lifelong series, proliferation of dreams
Procrastination pushes cans to rear shelf
Crushed pineapple replaces peaches and creams
Depleted pantry unenvisioned of self

Back burners overwrought iron pans of sin
Awaiting...

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This is a tale of the haves and the nots
Which I witnessed in front of my face,
A question of simply connecting the dots,
For it happens...

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Frustration

These days my frustration is digital in that `Brave New World'
              ...

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Universe so great and wide
Can barely feel myself inside
Existence insignificant
In this great scheme am I an ant?
What is the purpose, rhyme or reason
For the changing...

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Terrorism Uses Violence
By Franklin Price
9/21/2016

Terrorism, uses violence to politically achieve a goal
The terrorist does the dirty work, as required, it's his role.
A bomb, a gun,...

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Bridge cards aren't for everyone
just those who have real need
Not meant for all those college "kids"
that party and smoke "weed"

Not meant for all those shacking...

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Politics is all about haves and have nots.
Who gets ahead.  Who waits in line.
Privileged ones, and the rest get denied.

Politics is about relative truth.
Data...

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Under dull gray sky
I took the night train
Never quite dreaming
To cross these straits

I walk the cemetery
Under the moon unblessed
As I enter the gates
Trees huddle and...

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He hugs me gently, and it feels so good
that at that moment, I'm ready to die.
For; only selfless love feels like love should,
and it makes...

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Do you see what I see?
In the light of the new day
While birds chirp
Expectantly 

Do you see the potential?
Of trying again
Doing it maybe a little
Differently...

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have I the right
to think all things are 
products of conditions

past or present
in which direction
does the real self lie

how much of what 
we create will...

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