banished into exile of freedom
with no chance of extradition
bail collateral and ransom refused
he marvelled at his painless tattoo
a rotten apple devouring a snake
inked into now sunburnt skin
reminded him that not everything
seemed as had been commanded
his island prison was very far removed
from what they called civilization
no barbed wire or wardens assaulted
mindfulness and serene integration
he cherished his forced independence
from years of familial violence and abuse
an inner orchard of peace blossomed
as he made good friends with himself
body design had healed mind soul and spirit
he was an escape artist by involuntary decree
who would they torture as their victim had vanished
a few pricks on the outside were a small price to pay
I was breezing along having fun,
making quick plans and getting things done,
but then up jumped a glitch,
such an odious hitch.
Thus, I found myself under the gun!
I was all packed and ready to go
with my bag full hundreds in-tow,
but I never would reach
that exotic, grand beach,
Al Hoceima in north Morocco.*
By the whole police force I was mobbed.
The community Bank, I had robbed.
“I just stole a small part
‘cause I’ve got a good heart,
and I needed a trip, y’all!” I sobbed.
“And the gun was fake!” Now I’m in jail,
yelling, “When is my hearing for bail?”
I know there’ll never be
surf and sun time for me,
since that ship for me surely has sailed!
******************
Unforeseen glitches cause us great pain.
Some invite them through ill-gotten gain.
Thinking they won’t get caught,
prison time they have bought.
Now their lives bear a permanent stain.
*The U. S. has no extradition treaty with Morocco.
In these limericks, each long line has three anapests; each short one, two anapests.
Date: October 12, 2019
Contest Title: Itch, Witch, Glitch, or Twitch Contest
Sponsor: Nina Parmenter
Julian Assange
Jailed the other day- Julian Assange,
under arrest in London after years hiding, and
living in the London Embassy of Ecuador for seven years.
It all came with a cost- this Wikileak hacking thing . . .
Austrian born, intelligent and a big dreamer, he
now, faces extradition to the USA and could face life or death.
An advocate for freedom and transparency he claims,
secret documents and thousands of private emails leaked,
seems to me he wasted his life . . .
Assange was a good looking man once and now reduced to just old and sickly,
and for me he is no hero- for no one is above the law.
Nothing is more precious than freedom and he threw his away, just weak and
grey-haired now (Julian was it worth the price) but I read in the news
extradition to the US could take years and years . . .
____________________________
April 14, 2019
Poetry/Acrostic/Was It Worth The Price
Copyright Protected, ID 19-1134-619-02
All Rights Reserved. Written under Pseudonym.
In the school yard
I am a politician
I am adding subtracting some sort of division
Ladies check out my fresh foamposites I rock with precision
Not the smartest my homework always needed a revision
So don't copy my answers in class it needs more erudition
I am on a mission to score a sweet shorty I am not worried about the competition
Running the school yard is my ambition
Girls in the corner the boys staring like an exhibition
Their is a hierarchy everyone striving for that representation
As if their is an invisible partition
Cool vs lame concealed segregation
An unremitting orientation
Not keeping up with the style is unforgiven
Forever banished, extradition
Tomorrow and the day after will be the same game, endless repetition
the things they’ll do to julian
imagine imagine
the things they’ll do to julian---
as mr. assange
genius founder of WikiLeaks
did open the door to
let the light in
on so many lies spread by the governments across the world
who were found naked in the shower
trying to scrub the dirt & blood off their hands
while simultaneously bathing in
money,
he will suffer the worst penalty that the empire can dream up---
it may take 20 years,
but with the beginning of the brits giving him up to extradition,
now he will be dragged through the “alleged sex crime” corridor,
so as to paint a darker picture of him
for the american public who will eventually be standing down below the
gallows
when he is finally hung in the belly of the beast---
the swedes will start it
but as the money flows in the gutter
the exchange of mr. assange from custody to custody
from government to government
will end up in only one last dance &
it won’t be with franky
(when he was with Reprise).
Glossary pages
Glossary pages
sent to us through the ages
rages the young youth
in some irrational truth
memory of decisions
ecliptable transition
total transmission
on a mission
to extradition
conflicts of a traditional past
lying somewhere in the grass
glass elements
of rudimentary science
to sow an alliance
with zcience
Written by Sean Joseph randy McMahon on 19/03/06/ sun
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