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Just Because You say It
By Franklin Price
11/19/2017
Just because you say it
Doesn't always make it so
Jumping on the wagon
Doesn't always mean you know
What's happening to our justice
Where guilt requires proof
Heresay and outright lying
Is going through the roof
What's happening to our country
And our body politic
All these finger pointers,
Spotlight seekers, make me sick
Few, if any, journalists
Are proving as they learned
Ratings must be highest
Even if the truth is spurned
What happened to a trial by peers
For innocence or guilt
Now the sword is drawn
And it's driven to the hilt
We no longer work together
All the rules are out the door
If you don't think the way we do
We'll smear your name some more
Be cautious when you throw the stones
Be sure your past is clear
And those of your ancestors
For at least a thousand years
Money can find anything
And pay for people's lies
And twist the truth to benefit
Those people we despise
It's not for We the People
How the government is run
It's for power, wealth, postion
That's why nothing much gets done
If one will but convey sincerity, the world will frequently rise to their side
And powerful people flock there as well, appealing to presence and pride
Swelling the ranks and the banks and ambitions of any who will row with the crew
Or play with the band on the wagon which plays into their sycophant's view
And if we relate to the weight of this kind of collective bargain
We might rally, sallying forth to the cause, manufacturing sense, and also some rain
Turning sense into cents is a most noble cause, industry, husbandry, work without pause
Marches and rallys support those most diligent, invested in that which has brought them to light
And lighted they'll stay until death do them part, apart from the day which might cause to benight
Canine calamity follows that day just as surely as that day will follow that night
And some, but not all, will follow the path that causes this folly, before it's a cause to take flight
While we revel in clever debate and discourse, and pursue dialectic with purpose and vigor
It's with special purpose that speciousness fills all those who falsely shout "Stand and deliver"
And deliver the speeches which serve to dissemble in due course their own course to serve
It takes special skill to pursue that which isn't really a special display of infectious nerve
The skill that it takes is sincere self-deception, elevated to the point of the state of prominence
Which delivers rapscallions their status, position, all while in pursuit of their own dominance
"The world will little note, nor long remember," sincerer words were never spoken
But history will forever note the humility accompanying the grace
Beside which superficial sincerity is recorded as token
The dustpan of history has not stomach nor space
To accept from the broom these bits of delusional grandeur
Displaying with sincerity the rank similarity 'tween the means of this influence… and the scent of manure
Twelve Tiers high, the last bale of hay is on the wagon
Suddenly the ground rumbles and the Growth of an Iron door
In the middle of the hay field , rusted hinges caked with dirt
I walked to the other side, the same door from inside was locked
Walking back to the front of the door I brushed away some dirt
There was an inscription, vigorously I brushed the belly of the door
“ The Key is a Teardrop of LOVE ”
My Mind went through Time, to July 10, 1956 : When my brother George “Died”
The tears flooded my cheeks, cascading down the Valley of an old man’s Life
I brushed my eyes and a Tear trickled against the Iron door, The door disappears
The doorway GLOWS with GLORY “ Welcomed to the “ Garden of a Loving Heart “
As I step inside, the birds sing Welcome to Peace and Tranquility, Welcome to LOVE
I could understand their voices, as they understand mine : The flowers spoke in Sight
“ Wafting, Aromas for ETERNITY “
Sunrise, and Sunset colors sooth Mother Earth’s compassion, the Forest and Seas Smile
I listened to the gurgle of the brook :” Grace Unites Reality , Grace Lives Eternal “ Always
The Butterflies converse with the Flowers; as the oceans speak to the clear blue sky
I walk on the gentle Zephyr wind to the colorful Sunset To the twilight of Eternity
With open arms my past Loves welcomes me ; my future beckons me with serenity
I know I must return to reality : as I leave I set a Tear by the doorway “for tomorrow”
Upon my return, to fulfill My Destiny
Inspired By the POEM "The Enchanted Garden" Written by "Constance ~ A Rambling POET"~
For The Contest by Constance "I am sending YOU a Gift of POETRY~ Dear Heart"
Dedicated to ~ Constance ~ by HGarvey Daniel Esquire
Allow me please to introduce you to some of my friends
but treat them with respect or else they'll send you round the bend.
Don't mess with the Hogfather if you don't want a vendetta
the side effects take days to go before you're feeling better.
Thistly Cross in small amounts will leave you warm as mustard
but stick within your limits, less it turns your brains to custard
A night with Henry Weston leaves me walking kind of funny
and seductive charm of Old Rosie can make my eyes go runny.
I know that I have sometimes thought of going on the wagon
only to find myself ensnared in the clutches of Black Dragon.
Of all the things I think of that can make my smile much wider
when down my throat none float my boat like good old British cider.
Cheers!
For contest 'A vice you love', sponsor Rob Carmack
November 14th 2015
Casanovas slipping into the red-light tangle;
Forbidden fruits, where temptations dangle.
A carousel sequelae of transient fun,
Shoving precious life through a darkened dungeon.
Herpes, a saboteur of life's quality;
Silent falsehoods, pernicious in totality.
Retrovirus tainting the filthy foray—
Courtesan's fate wrapped in tragic dismay.
The French disease, resurging like a dragon,
Greatest mimicker, its curse on the wagon.
An avalanche of despair, harrowing as the Holocaust;
Fleeting morale fulgurates, bruising life's bitter frost.
Relationships crumble, akin to a precarious card cascade—
An insidious monster of misery, lurking like a ticking grenade.
Dire repercussions of the aftermath,
Grueling the innocent's once-quiet path.
Serenading the cognizant wizard,
Salvaging thyself from a tumultuous blizzard.
We all have high hopes
As we step on the wagon
With the band playing
Grab the tail of the dragon
Not really knowing
What we are needing
Where we are going
When we are leaving
Just when we get there, hoping
Not everything's broken
Tripping the light
Of the fandango
What's the big fuss
Why can't we let go
Paying the fair
On what should be free
Instead mostly care
You about you and me about me
This far into game I was hoping
Everything wasn't broken
Used to we'd all
Come up to the line
The same one we've learned
To step over in time
No matter which side
We all take a beating
With nowhere to hide
In our time of grieving
Either direction, coming or going
Seems these days, everything's broken
On the Wagon…
I’m on the wagon
Out to slay the dragon
His breath of fire always one step behind
I’m on the wagon
Out to slay the dragon
With my only weapon
The power stored within my mind…
Cleaning up the act
Facing all the facts
When you were burning you know you couldn’t see
Removing the blindfold
The truth is seen and told
Now you’re cooling down and fighting to be free
You’ve got to get away
Find someplace to stay
Immune to temptation as it looks for you
Start it once again
The beginning of the end
You’ve failed to see all that it has yet to do
I’m on the wagon, out to slay the dragon
His breath of fire always one step behind
On the wagon, out to slay the dragon
With my only weapon
The power stored within my mind…
Look straight into the mirror
How do things appear?
Can you make out through the haze, the bloodshot eyes
Remember the times you said, that’s it?
All those times you’d never quit
Can you, yourself, live with all of the lies?
I am on the wagon, out to slay the dragon
With his breath of fire always one step behind…
Everyone jumps on the wagon, professing to see.
To feel, to taste, to be enamored and endeared by the man.
He is our hero, they say; I see a distortion, a blurry abnormality.
They see someone to cherish, I see someone who makes me shriek.
What kind of glasses are you using? My cousin asks.
He examines me, starting with my teeth.
I see yellow, brown and gray, I say.
I have no idea how you see red, white and blue in this moron.
I get thrown out of the family. They accuse me of being an independent.
I am overjoyed, because I am an independent.
They begin a chant about independents.
It is disparaging and mean.
I see them more easily now, understanding what went wrong.
No wonder my view had always been drippy and blurry.
I head back to the neon lights of the city,
Remembering now that leaving ensured I would live.
In my quest to conquer, from valleys to cities
From rivers to hilltops, deserts to valleys of ice
Until reaching focal point to realize
That there are many things I do not know:
My shadow is my best companion
Yet, I will never know everything about it
For mysteries are partners in life
Things happen behind closed doors,
Too much is taking place behind the scenes,
And there is a lot going on underground
Things I will never know about
Hence I have been searching for answers:
Do babies pray in their mothers' wombs?
Does the sun ever get angry?
Do the moon and the stars ever get bored?
The world is flooding with secrets
With things making souls filthy,
And things filling hearts with happiness
Things that will never be known
Like deeds tormenting creatures in the dark world
In the world of life and death
Freedom is good and inspirational
Opening doors for emancipation
Everyone riding on the wagon of being free
Doing things that will never come in the open
Making the world becomes round and flat
People fighting over emptiness
Many carrying hatred in the luggage's
While love is all what we need; I do not know why,
But I know, this is a world of challenges
Where people never stop waving
Coming into others' lives, pretend to be genuine
Only to make them lose way, and disappear
There are many things I do not know,
But I know, technology does things differently
Science has its ups and downs
However, life is force of multiple dimensions
Moving along diverse forces of unknown origin;
Hence, there are many things I do not know,
But I will keep calling Mother Nature
To keep sending messages of peace
For tomorrow will come and go
History repeating itself, with questions without answers...
... There will always be many things I do not know