Long Uncle joe Poems

A Man of Strength and Courage


(A Man Of Beauty And Respect)

A True Story

Who was he? He called himself the
unknown Poet, my great great great
grandmother's uncle Joe. He lived
a long exciting life, loving one woman
in time...

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From the past days of old.
At Seventh Street & Florence Avenue.
Vehicles in pristine finished.
Bragging Rights Mint Condition.
Proudly rolled by in a yearly tribute.

Very close behind did the present.
Spanking brand new, Virgilina's, VA.
Town's first responders debut...

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ALWAYS FOLLOW THROUGH
By Roy Merritt

Remember ol' Joe Stalin I'm sure most of you do
A man of little compassion who would always follow through
So I guess he's an inspiration in some twisted perverted way
And I guess...

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Dear Diary,
It's eleventh day of June, I'm about to celebrate my 18th birthday.
But this morning, I don't wanna go out and face the world.
I'm tired, my Dear Diary... I don't have enough strength to tell...

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The Jiggle Pants Dance

Here’s a dance that ought to be
picked up very easily -
one that those with two left feet
can learn and never miss a beat.

The first move that you have to know
you have to...

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I did it, I really did it, something got passed,
Nancy and I succeeded at last,
What a huge pain convincing my team,
When all I could do was silently scream.

The Squad were blackmailing,
The media loud blaring,
Republicans laughing...

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Homeless? Not me.
I have my wires and my twigs and a place to go.
Uncle Joe is allowing us in
For a time.
Until Little Guy throws one of his famous fits
If I had a few more bucks...

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Look after Joe our mother said
We promised we would do it
She needed a break from all of us
And went out of town for a visit.

It was the spring of '93
The blizzard had ruined my place
So...

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Uncle Joe had a habit of telling people,
I have a handicap you know.
His sister-in-law, Viva, grew weary
Of hearing that.
After all, had she not taught him
To walk, to talk and to feed himself?
She was seventeen when...

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The other day I took a trip to visit uncle Joe
A steam engine was a chugging  oh how I love it so
I went and bought a ticket from the man behind the bars
First class...

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He wrote kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill all over his paper.
He is nine, opinionated, and loves negative attention.
He likes positive attention too,
but getting negative attention works faster.
Angry teacher brings him to my office...

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They say
way back we became
Homo sapiens
They say
we evolved slowly
from ape to man
This unsettling news was force fed to me
through public education shock therapy
Anthropological flashback
has me gritting my teeth
As an adult, got strapped into a metal...

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Every day he prays
But Saturday is special to him. 
The week is done and the pressures
Of work are over--for a while.
It is time for the real work
Of his life to be performed.
Two hours in the...

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My family is an old car:
Dad is the oil of the motor that keeps the car in good condition 
Mom is the motor mounts that hold the motor in place
Paco, The Chihuahua is the seats...

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My roots run true and deep on my family tree
If I tried branchin’ out – it wouldn't be me
Got my grandpa’s hair my daddy’s good heart
Both their stubborn streaks and momma’s smarts
Yeah my roots run...

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What Do You Say, When You Pray?

Good morning. It’s me again. How have you been? Thank you for yesterday, today and maybe tomorrow.

Yes! The family is doing fine. We know it will get better in...

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My family is an old house:
Dad is the fireplace, which keeps us all warm.
Mom is the food, which keeps us all fed.
Paco, the Chihuahua is the television set, which provides us all with entertainment.
Kiki, the...

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Black Americans in shark 
houses 
And caravans 
Imagine how many black
Americans dying 
In  strong winters as
They can not afford 
To build 
or buy proper houses. 
The American system pushed 
Them to be
Where they are till...

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The first snow fell all angelic and white
We built us a fort full of snowballs to fight

The mailman rounded the corner much to his surprise
Two big fat snowballs dotted both of his eyes

The policeman was...

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The Big Green Fence

Life carried on 
behind the big green fence.
It seemed negativity 
could not penetrate 
the faded paint outside.
Depression, wars, lost their sting 
once one crossed that threshold.

I remember my uncle home on leave
dressed...

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A Father Calls Home

By Elton Camp

A little girl answered the phone’s loud ring
From it, a man’s voice proceeded to spring

“Hello there, Honey, this is your Daddy here.
Is Mommy perhaps to the phone very near?”

“No, she’s...

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It's sort of amazing.  
The fact that I have no social network.
Always thought myself social; is it the city?
Even The Red Hot Chilly Peppers had depressed friends while I haven't that.
One moved  away,...

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MUM  EXPLAINS GRASSHOPPER  FOREBEARS

Your daddy? Well, he had no money ,
Was skinny and boney, but just gorgeous, Honey,
A real grasshopper’s grasshopper.
Spent his days, unafraid to come a cropper,
Hiding on a cornstalk in a...

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Booted 
The boss was a real ing wanker who abused his position
Now he’s got the golden boot and is no longer there
But he goes to the company cark park to see his lieutenant
Who is just...

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I'd like you to meet my Uncle Joe
He's the vegetable of our family.
That is, if we listen to statistics.
According to them, the experts,
Since Joe didn't die by the age of five
He is now a vegetable.

Well!...

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