Long Acquittal Poems

They said that over the years I've killed ten people, and 
they said that with conviction as if it was a fact
I think in secrecy and with a conviction that it was more than that.

They...

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The barrister had always been a liberal thinker

An uprising star with roaming genes of a tinker

In the court-room she never took of her guard

But in real life she had become a nude poet and bard


When...

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Destiny doth accompany, deliver, inveigle America...

Smartly, squarely, summarily into
pall bearing sized hands Helena Handbasket
adorned with Aconite (Monkshood) atop casket
signaling demise, née sealing freedom
(of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness) fate
with eternal bondage super glued gasket.

I...

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Anti Establishmentarian - hashtags himself as antithetical

The following poem crafted 
not quite thirty months ago,
when severe bad hair day
found yours truly self sequestered
toying with notion 
to coif, primp, and tease, his limp locks,
(whose hirsute trademark...

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Revelations 2: 17 To Him who over comes

He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
I will give him some of the hidden manna. I will also give him...

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Anti Establishmentarian - hashtags himself as antithetical

I stand, (albeit figuratively) athwart
current mainstream popular opinions concluded
(i.e. swirling) within
metaphorical eddies storied Senate high court
case in point constituting acquittal regarding

good and plenti jinxed 
high crimes and misdemeanors
purportedly linkedin...

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Revival from the Lord comes from His Word, perfectly right
Always exalting the Saviour Jesus Christ, the way, the truth and light
To grant redemption to sinners by His compassion’s might
With the promise of eternal life and...

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Where are you along the curve?  How grateful is your heart?
Do you know the God you serve, or the gifts that He imparts?
Examine where you are and contemplate where you should be.
Take an honest...

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"Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ." Titus 2:13 of the King Jame Bible 

Our blessed hope radiates this Christmas and beyond gloriously…
The birth...

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Good morning mister, of thy kindness to receive,
All groans of yester, thou does seem to reprieve,
With a promise to stir, tinges optimiste do contrive,
Pain’s sphincter lets laughter, it’s another reason to live.

Swaying pyjamas on sling,...

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And all my days are trances, And all my nightly dreams Are where thy dark eye glances, And where thy footstep gleams-- In what ethereal dances, By what eternal streams!  Edgar Allan Poe
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In the...

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Ah at last camaraderie restored within the Oval Office!

Whew... now with president er... Chief
tenderloin hoof and mouth 
knick knack paddywhack shah row'n nah 
diseased Trumpen proletariat -
ever so..., (think huck Cain Abel) -

phloem with his...

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Written: October 16, 2023
This Or That, Vol 21 Poetry Contest       Sponsored by: Edward Ibeh    

Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart;...

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An hour passed, another hour without sleep, 
	and still his son waited. 
The stars shown in through the window of their hut. 
	Orion winked. 
Mother Earth turned in her own slumber, 
The constellations smiling down...

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The Folly of Man

Into that great abyss we speak fortunes, wants and frustrations
Seeking that witch can only give us solace to that that never bothers.
A million prayers go out into the night with fear and...

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Justified By Grace

“7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.8...

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There will be no carved monument
a notable nothings chisel to say “ Kilroy was here ” 
no mentions for mournful obituary
the local newspapers won’t hear

All but slow faded loggerhead
so much struggling for remember me
the acquittal...

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Dwelling in the court
of the inner-sanctum
of contemplation,

sage mind of jurisprudence
charged my heart
with abject neglect;

not of cherished others,
but of myself:
collectively, me and I.

It is written that
we must love others
as we love ourselves;

furthermore, that we
should love each...

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In life, there’s plenty, and various points of view
Aged twenty, forty or more, give or take a few
Whether one has gone full circle, half or even third
This question has been asked, or you may just...

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So many words, such boring waffle
Posturing peacocks, whispering snakes,
Actions so twisted doubtful if lawful
A bunch of connivers, dithering flakes.

In the House which they rule
They pointed and frowned
Lectures unending as if back at school,
Comments unwelcomed, arguments...

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Brandon’s lawyer phone him up
he said “I’ll make it quick.
a big indictment’s coming down
they want to make it stick
they’ve been on you since ‘82
got evidence in piles
witnesses and wiretaps
and photographs and files

Every law upon the...

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All leaders are enough capable
To remove problems analyzable;
They set few goals achievable,
And strive to solve snags tangle.
Ready to meet challenges triple
Without any hurry or hustle.
Calm in disasters are as a temple
Faith and hope run apprehensible
In...

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Who came up with 
The idealism that 
Sex has to do with love 
Yes from a biblical perspective 
It was made from up above
A deed so fulfilling 
It makes one question 
The state in which...

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Each country has a god,
and a story of him to go by,
some countries have many of both,
most in the world,
do read these stories,
and call them very pure and true,
containing miracles and odd,
Books containing these stories,
become...

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warrant humaneness
It's all surgeon bludgeon
equanimity stratagem
unfazed by quibbles 
           coarse aqueous colander

a memory pillow
bled to venture
perplexed spuriousness
throb growingly cognizant
      ...

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