Best Mayhem Poems

Today I met a mosquito
It wasn’t very fun
She bit me here, she nipped me there
(she even bit my bum)
But I had the last laugh...
I squashed her with my thumb!

1st November 2015...

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World abandonment
vanity infests
greed escalates
charity nullified

Competitive paradise
prices uncontrollable
hunger staggering
debt maximized

Honest  lost
integrity futile
words misconstrued
greed rapid

Equality vanished
pensions minute
labor intensified
 jobs down sized

World absorbed
humans consumed
profits soar
mortgages abandoned

World immobilized
composure lost
hope desperate
destruction eminent....

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beautiful wedding
priest gave a lovely talk
message was “marry someone you are proud of”
Three couples broke up during the reception
Socialized behavior went out the window
Yelling, screaming, throwing of chairs
Rings were thrown
Accusations were shrieked
Guests got more than they paid for
Priest took another sip of red wine
Having no...

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Written: October 19, 2023, For Tania Kitchen Spooky Halloween Contest

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Hope is buried, gulping Satan of the Night.
Its odd, dreadful beats drove...

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People walking head down staring  into their cell phones
In pairs or all alone
Children pushing their children in buggies and prams
Traffic wardens and traffic jams
Zombies trying to walk through you with masses of shopping bags
Gangs of girls gangs of lads
Shop window displays to entice
Everything from...

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"American Grafitti" took me back again to High School in the 1960's
"Back to the Future's" nifty hot rod took me back in time and almost left me!

"City Slickers" took me way out west, to rustle cows and ride a horse
"Da Vinci's" code, did not bode...

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This little tiny Nation standing upon all that they have faced
Nearing their last station for which they have always braced
Continually under attack intensifying from nearly every side
If you're keeping track already convicted before being tried

And there sits the Valley which was so appropriately named
Just between...

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Been lovingly called the Master of Mayhem
By Jonathan Wulf a real giant among men
A compliment it is
In return here's this
Just officially baptized him a Master Among Friends

© Jack Ellison 2015...

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Nymphomania Is all she can grant you along with a well spent night
This femme fatale isn't something A man can't handle 
A sex-fiend straight from the chamber of Satan
A desire so strong 
It won't ever feel wrong
 
A mistress of melancholy
She took over my soul
The...

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P eace denied for profit and idealism
A dmiration for false leaders 
N eighbourhoods run by gangs
D evotion manipulated to be misunderstood  
E nlightenment set on fire 
M ovements become violent  
O pportunity means take 
N ormal is never enough
I nsight means you started...

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A few meters from me is a man
on the breadline; secluded; a beggar—
with his cluttered suit and long parched hair—
add to that a greasy hand
        beseeching silvers from the people
        wryly...

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Husbands can be sweet and kind
Good traits you will always find
Never knowing what they'll do
Days are crazy all week through
But sometimes they will throw a curve
Getting on your only nerve
Doing something not so great
As they start to aggravate
Pushing you over the edge
As they're hanging by...

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A cowboy, and his horse with no name,
    One day rode into town, seeking fame.
    Where he shot the town marshal,
    But it was only partial.
    Now the lawman's new horse is named...

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Sleepy, I walked down the senior hallway
The last door on the left seemed miles away
But I was determined to make it
It was 7:26 in the morning, assignment due 7:30
My hands were sweating bullets
Felt as if every senior had their eyes on me
Assignment in hand, I...

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No reason to complain, us North American dudes
We've even got wives with nice butts and boobs
Ten little kids running around
My aching head does surely pound
But in spite of the mayhem I'm still in a great mood


© Jack Ellison 2015...

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