Long Grifters Poems

Science and scientists can be very divisive.
Some seek truth; others seek accolades.
My creator was such a man
Who made me to demonstrate his greatness
And denied me instead.

I am not cruel, uncouth.
In fact, I am much more...

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In this tumultuous political climate
I find both parties irrelevant and obsolete

They do not speak to me or my families’ needs
Neither do they consider our suffering 

Day after day immigrants look for respite from expulsion from...

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A light summer rain falls across distant blue mountains.  
I have a pretty cottage by a winding stream. 
This evening I recline in a garden chair
on a sloping lawn.  
I merely need to...

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	Grifters ... 
parasites of polite society
Practitioners of the long and short con,
two-armed trust bandits
prying open the window of retiring dreams
They tell some real tasty good bedtime stories,
	caramel-coated candy apple lies
dipped in dark chocolate thievery
Saying: grab...

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In a dream the Almighty said, “You have a gift – go and prophesy.” 
Like the celebrated prophets of long ago, I thought, “Oh gee, oh my!” 

Political messages came fast and furious over the...

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Out with infighting and lack of general respect,
Let’s restore our Congressional reputation
Rank partisanship and grandstanding
While padding their own coffers, I expect!

Let’s rid ourselves of all the current trolls
“Let’s throw the bums out,” it has been...

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There’s a demon on my shoulder, 
clipping toenails into my ear
An angel on the other,
nibbles wax so I can hear
He makes balm for my lips, 
lights candles once a year
Both play devil’s advocate; 
God knows...

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Did I learn a worthy trade?  Study war as a warrior? 
Was I a helper, a first responder,
nurse, nanny, priest, pumpkin farmer,
a horny handed laborer,
did I lecture nitwit’s on the liberal arts or economics?
None...

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Freelance wanderer carefully navigating the vast expanse
Shadow warrior doth stealthily advance without 
remonstrance
With bartered lance, pawned knife; abridged parlance
Shuffling in tantric harmony o'er unforgiving terrain; 
nuanced eccentric
Camel cavalcade, entrancing spectacle across glistening 
sands prancing
Shrouded by...

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Right and wrong are human concepts, and like
night and day, it's clear what sets them apart.
Fight or flight, warps my outlook and clouds my
Sight, for I stop listening to my heart.

My world is changing so...

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The blonde went down  
with not must resistance
shunning off a stressful afternoon
 
the scene played of society, high
as I peered at all the pretense
and pretend of an I want to be
better than you and...

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Faith's journey of exploration,
helps us to see life's suspension
as its completion, not its end,
creation, includes ascension.

Learn how to distinguish a friend
from grifters who only pretend.
And let love fill your heart with hope,
for Faith avows that...

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The City

Brazen horns protest each others presence
Steam rises from beneath the tarnished streets
Taxis tease with flags that say "off duty'
And in the shadows grifters ply their trade

A cacophony of smells assault the senses
Windows dressed up...

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