Letter to Sam Hunt
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Dear Sam, hello it’s me, don’t fret
old friend whom I have never met.
I wrote a letter time forgot,
you may ask why, I ask why not?
A sad meditation of late
on our nation’s new police stat...
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Categories:
functionary, how i feel, perspective,
Form: Couplet
No Win No Fee
...No Win No Fee they call it
And it’s such a cause of shame
In todays strange society where
It’s somebody else to blame.
Nobody wants to accept
Responsibility for any action,
Who can I sue these...
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Categories:
functionary, anger, betrayal,
Form: Rhyme
The Man Who Wanted To Be An Emperor
...The man who wanted to be Emperor
He was (is) a great president of his country, the two
presidents before him had nearly destroyed the country
one for being naïve, the other for a hopeless drunk...
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Categories:
functionary, anger, devotion, history,
Form: Blank verse
Rapid Life
...Life, an infirm spark,
An unsteady flame,
A powerful blaze,
Increasing in speed and ability.
To be precise,
The incomprehensibility,
The knowledge gathered,
The continuity and discreti...
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Categories:
functionary, life,
Form: Free verse
In Me
...In Me
The gray bird landed early morning, before coffee was done, cold greeting, functionary and efficient.
Our service done, friends are no more and others are damaged
No heroes here, just Joe’...
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Categories:
functionary, anxiety, fear, journey, soldier,
Form: Ballad
Rain, Tree, Lizard - Haiku
...Rain, Tree, Lizard – Haiku
wet functionary
scaled feet slip, tree knows better
reptilian off...
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Categories:
functionary, animal, death, image, imagery,
Form: Haiku
Women Who Drink and Sex
...Women who drink and sex
It was in Livorno and it was a cold January night when I met her
in a bar- where else does one meet women, in the salvation army?
What she was doing in Livorno beats me ...
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Categories:
functionary, abuse, addiction, adventure, analogy,
Form: Bio
Medical Field of Dreams
...Medical Field Of Dreams
Doctor Duit and his staff say
There is no cure for life or life assurance
For all things medical and medieval
Take 2 aspirin and call us in the morning
Leave divorce and ot...
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Categories:
functionary, abuse, betrayal, care, corruption,
Form: Free verse
Suits and Ties
...One of my boyhood dreams was to become a successful functionary,
With an office with a view, a fine oak desk and a pretty secretary!
To wear a suit and tie (to me) would be the pinnacle of success....
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Categories:
functionary, funny,
Form: Rhyme
Worthless Functionary
...WORTHLESS FUNCTIONARY
When you reach that time in your life
where you make all the choices,
be sure you are mentally active enough
to overcome a lifetime full of negative voices.
Voices an...
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Categories:
functionary, angst, introspection, lifetime,
Form: Rhyme