Long Machiavelli Poems

I began reading Jane Anna Gordon's "Creolizing Political Theory"
from the back toward the front,
as usual,
because if I appreciate where this narrative journey will end,
then I probably will find we start off with similar questions 
of...

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By George (burn hing* hard), I Shaw tried to be a stinking playwright

offers his unsolicited tidbits 
as scene courtesy 
the following virtually 
staged philosophical insight.

Arch back like 
a professional ballet dancer 
to stand out from...

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Excerpt from “fake” encomium given years ago... 
at Lake Wobegone High School (my alma mater), 

and recently discovered ridiculous rough draft
amidst plethora of junk emails
while practice reading some lines 
regarding Midsummer Night's Dream 
upcoming performance.

Arch...

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By George (burning hard), I Shaw tried to playwright

offers his unsolicited tidbits 
as scene courtesy 
the following virtually 
staged philosophical insight.

Arch back like 
a professional ballet dancer 
to stand out from other pedestrian applicants 
seeking...

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REFLECTIONS ON POSTWAR AMERICAN PRESIDENTS
 
Truman became President by accident, which
probably explains why, on the whole, he did a good job.
Eisenhower, deprecated as an inveterate bungler,
a shillyshallying,  grinning incompetent,
is now beginning to emerge as...

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gauntlet of mirrors transparency personified
transparency personified when the curtain falls
in an arena of quick sand and impromptu judgement

the stage was well set though actually
it presented itself as rather empty
epic theatre art form at its vacant...

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Sherry, The One That Got Away
By Rick Rucker

Sherry was the one that got away,
I remember her to this very day,

She was quite a winsome lass,
I was far below her class,

Her brother was a friend of...

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Terrorism is a villainous violence, 
Used by those who disagree,
Bloodshed breaks the somber silence,
Between those who feel unfree. 

However, when one disagrees
With how the system works,
They are targeted by an intelligent team
Of thieves who wear...

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He was a man penned,
By instinctive needs,
To whisk away,
Dirty deeds.

The necessities of others,
Trumped what was,
Making headlines,
Out of quiet acts.

Into a text, 
He appeared,
From the text,
(h)e disappeared.

A lion he was,
Doubt it not,
Full of blood and fire,
Ready...

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O Confederation of the West—
You were not born to conquer shadows,
But to outlive them.
Power is not noise,
It is silence understood by all.

You fear the bear in the east,
But he was your brother once—
Did you not...

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O Donald Trump, your crown was earned
By chants of hope from those who yearned.
They dreamed you'd end the endless fight,
And lead them from the dying night.

You rose not as a common name—
But as a symbol...

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A covert narcissist dressed in a hand-me-down victim cloak,
Master of the tear-tantrum tactic —
He sniffles, sobs, and simpers until your defenses drop,
Then slides a betrayal in your back so smooth you almost thank him.

A codependent...

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They're never supposed to end, they're 
supposed to last forever
Its supposed to be locked down but it's as 
light as a feather
Someone could've been your best friend 
forever a few years back
But now you turn...

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peace to dead poets, to most we owe, its about time we show our awe in a flow,
some respect towards those and controlling future woes, power we all stow,
but taught to ignore though i ain't...

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Sophomore Bertha Succubus
Was a virgin at your school
The football team adore her
And you say she's pretty cool

Her mom and dad are preachers
Authorities on Hell
Every sin a man can do
Is one they know quite well

God made...

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If we say only a white male is ok,
Have we violated the law in someway?
What if we say the opposite?
Only a black female fits the requisite.

Do you now consider,
Ihre papiere, bitte
The proper way
In the USA

Here's...

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for KNOCK US DOWN WITH YOUR LINES Contest

How many generations have to suffer
    the stings of those who would be bigger than
          they...

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