Biden mocks Trump
‘Democracy rues the day’
~ Folks vote anyway
Don't ask too much or ask for much!
You'll be a nuisance if you do.
Yet, don't forget to ask anyway!
It'll be mere nonsense if you don't.
Dare to take risks, you, foolish friend!
You'll thrive way more if you do.
But avoid great risks by the way!
Nobody can stay safe if they don't.
And there you go!
On and on without respite,
coldly bombarded with do's and don'ts.
"It's that we care, ungrateful clay,"
you'll hear them sing all day long.
Shielded by benumbing praise,
they will, by all means,
enforce their self-proclaimed rights
to be the bearers of universal truth
the only ones
endowed with clear foresight
and blessed by wisdom's light
the elect of life's ironies
who must school and rule
without request
without consent
with if and can,
and cant and rant
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AN INSPIRATION FROM VISH
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Our life is a long nightmare
Leaping to and fro, a hunted hare
She births darkness admist the day
And sweeps the smile that lights our way
She meets mankind in joyful feasting
And leaves his life in sorrow fasting
She sounds the gong, a birth announcing
And chants the dirge, a life departing
She sews our hearts in one affection
And let them loose in separation
She feeds our soul from flowing fountains
And breaks our heart on rocky Mountains
Our life is a long nightmare
A golden opportunity to live right here
When your boss calls you aside and asks
why you are smiling all the time
on the salary he gives you,
you know
he suspects you of raiding the till.
When for three or more times
your girlfriend cannot keep a date
because she’s so busy,
you know
you’re about to be dumped.
When your six-year-old granddaughter
greets you with the question:
‘Where’s your credit card?’
you know
your place in the family hierarchy.
When your family doctor
allows you to smoke and drink
to your heart’s content,
you know
it’s time to make your will.
When you are reading the obituary column
and you happen to notice
that you are included in it,
you know
that you failed to attend your own funeral.
LIFE’S IRONIES
Driving an automatic but still wondering where the clutch is
Wanting to dance but being unable to find your crutches
Understanding Shakespeare but still not stifling a yawn
Realising who was important in life after they’re gone
Having cash to pay the heating bill when you’re not cold
Knowing how to but not being able to when you’re old
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