Out of Respect
...At the monument to the Roman Emperor Hadrian near the Tower
There is no place to put flowers
But if they made a pedestal there
And wrote Put your flowers here
I’ve no doubt that
People would bri...
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Categories:
law abiding, parody, political,
Form: Free verse
looking back five years ago
...Two formidable contenders are battling for the crown, each making grand promises. Where do we go wrong? What wisdom does our Bible impart about speaking in tongues? It's a reality that for one to win...
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Categories:
law abiding, abuse, allusion, career, fate,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Time lost is actually time stolen
...He was barely an adult when he was entered into the system
He was an educated law abiding citizen
But due to the fact he was black
It was sympathy they lacked
He faxed a lifetime of imprisonment ...
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Categories:
law abiding, color, discrimination, innocence, prejudice,
Form: Free verse
O Trump and Elon please come and drain the swamp of Washington State part two
...O the Democratic Swamp Monsters must really hate
All of the legal citizens who live and work in Washington State,
They are working on perfecting their catch and release policies
Of all of dangerou...
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Categories:
law abiding, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Looking Back At Trump's Capital Assault Twice
...
Looking Back At Trump's Capital Assault Twice
From that storm-driven dark day.~
I saw rioters chanting U-S-A, U-S-A.~
And raging, raging, having their stay.~
Like wound-up robots with ...
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Categories:
law abiding, america, introspection, leadership, presidents
Form: Monorhyme
Manifesto
...As a law-abiding senior citizen of Hawai
I was living a pretty decent life
Until my absence alerted my neighbours
And the paramedics broke the front door of my house
To find me lying unconsciou...
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Categories:
law abiding, care, change, corruption, health,
Form: Free verse
Beyond Weird
...Undeniably these are weird times for US all
Maybe they have been for a very long time
Where the hard working and law abiding
Are used and abused, ridiculed and punished
But now it’s beyond weir...
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Categories:
law abiding, allegory, cinderella, fantasy, society,
Form: Narrative
A living hellish nightmare
...A living hellish nightmare...
only just began early today
November 6th, 2024,
when my eyes frightfully espied
glaring headlines bespoke horror
conjured, portended and yielded
worse fate than...
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Categories:
law abiding, america, angst, animal, bereavement,
Form: Free verse
Go Out There And Vote Early
...Remember
In September
Or October
To register
To vote
In November
Write a reminder sticky note
To do so, like your life
Depends on it. Bring your ID
To the polls. Encourage your wife
Encour...
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Categories:
law abiding, future, november, patriotic, people,
Form: Rhyme
Remember To Vote In November
...Remember
To register
Now or before October
So you can legally vote
In November
If you are a U.S. Citizen
Over eighteen
Be a smart voter
Write a colorful sticky note
Please scribble the date
...
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Categories:
law abiding, america, black african american,
Form: Rhyme
Pennsylvania Panic
...
~Pennsylvania Panic~
He was shot, and could have been dead.
I saw the red blood running down his head.
I only could think of his tall and handsome son o...
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Categories:
law abiding, america, history, hope, strength,
Form: Rhyme
Peace And Freedom
...With the Academy Awards now over the world must focus on the bad actors
With so many hot spots around the world, and so many threats out there we have to factor
We can no longer keep up with all th...
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Categories:
law abiding, humanity, life, world,
Form: Rhyme
The Lake
...Beneath the sky, a mirror serene, the lake,
Rippling reflections, a dance for beauty's sake.
In dawn's embrace, the lake awakes,
A masterpiece, where serenity takes.
Sunset hues in a palette ...
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Categories:
law abiding, love, water,
Form: Rhyme
All The Lonely People
...All The Lonely People
All the lonely people are everywhere
and they are boys, girls, men, women, young,
middle-aged, old, rich, not-so-rich, poor,
smart, not so smart, educated, uneducated,
happ...
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Categories:
law abiding, lonely,
Form: Free verse
A Letter To My Nephew
...Dear J
I’m sorry this is the world you live in,
walking the streets judged by both sides.
I know you’re called a milky way-
not fitting in to the black or white divide.
But if you could choose...
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Categories:
law abiding, anger, black love, conflict,
Form: Free verse
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