Facto Poems


Premium MemberHating Kamala

They hate her laugh
They hate her style
They hate her staff
They hate her guile
They hate her swagger and generous grin
But above all else,
They hate she just may win!
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Categories: facto, america, analogy, political,
Form: Political Verse

Premium MemberKamala Means Lotus Flower

stepp'n down from presidency ~Kamala, de facto nominee

Kamala means lotus flower~accent on Ka,' Zen power

top of the ticket changed~ but the message remains the same
                              
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Categories: facto, america, character, freedom, history,
Form: Monoku


De Facto

It wasn’t fate
— it just was

(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)
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Categories: facto, fate,
Form: Free verse

Bright Bulb Spark Ipso Facto

Not do bright after all

Glowing like a bulb

Covered way down deep in manure

Misrepresented and posing
as fertile soil

Backed up by so called expert 
quasi intellectual bright sparks 
types armed with clipboards
pie charts and endless statistics

To keep us all firmly in the dark

Using flattery as a conniving
erstwhile tool to make us all feel 

Ipso - facto 
De-
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Categories: facto, slam,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberIpso Facto

Getting older it seemed I was losing my grip.
Glasses would tumble before I could sip!
There must be an angle.
If it just had a handle...
There's nary a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip!
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Categories: facto, age, cute, drink, fun,
Form: Limerick


Ipso Facto

Democracy
and true freedom
—it’s a dirty business

(Dreamsleep: May, 2022)
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Categories: facto, freedom,
Form: Free verse
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