Long You scratch my back Poems

"The Reptilian Anthropocene"



The Reptilians
war daily 
enrobed in their
stiff distinction suits
rainbow coloured badges 
pinned to their lapels
they beat their breasts 
and oily palms
profiting from all 
the soft-boiled 
foxes on the run
cerebral cortex bound
thinking they are free-willed
and...

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There once was a tree that was tall and beautiful. It was the talk of the forest. Its 
branches were sturdy, its leaves full, its trunk straight. Kids came from all around to climb 
its...

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It was 6.15, in the morning, 
I was in a deep sleep, 
The rising sun pierced the thatched roof and made my skin burn,
I wrapped the blanket tight   - no use it was...

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I am the soul of all the Grecian Gods you have revered and penned
I know no matter what happens to you, you will come back to us in...

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~I don't need, In case you haven't heard~

I don't need to strip for no crown, unless you desire large breast
Casarah, there's no need to be deluded by money hungry psychics, 
Reading leaves from a tea...

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The music is my power
soo negative dragging you down
two edged sword to remind you
that amidst the happy lyrics
and the wars of this world
we're better off to be strong and remind ourselves we are living a...

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Mother taught me her proverbs to ring like a bell in the chapel of my brain
Better days are coming – angels filling the sky with joyous refrain
The darkest hour is here before dawn – I...

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I know a man who went to the zoo but they wouldn’t let him out,
So hairy was his body that his heritage was called into doubt.

He asked to have a lawyer but none of them...

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Unquotable quotes: Nurses – XIX

A nurse well-dressed is a nurse well-thought of, even if she administers the coup de grace.
Prick a nurse and she’ll pamper you; pamper a nurse and she’ll prick you.
Displease a nurse...

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A little while ago on my morning walk I wondered, how can this be?
when a black cat came out of the shadows to say hello…to me

Without any inhibitions…in the middle of the street
she ran up...

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I don’t know what it’s called
But there is a little flap of skin behind my two front teeth
My two front teeth
My two front teeth
And sometimes it aches
And itches
And hurts
And the only way to make it...

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Dumpster dive with me my dumpster girl
So nice to have a slice of life called home
An upgrade from filthy cardboard boxes
To cast iron cans with plastic flip top lids      ...

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Sidney Cat****

Here is another cat in this home’s 
trying herd, who wears his fur 
with a shiny, pretentious pride (for 
which, of course, there is no cautioning word 
to hint to him about humility, because...

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You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
Cliche' you say....oh yes. It seems to be the way
the way to get "poets" to read what you write
but the way I see, it's just not right.

"Your poems...

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Just scrap metal in your bellow?
Is your pedal, mellowed old?

Poor old friend, you've lost your wheels
You dream in color, of rubber burning,...
where coughed exhaust, was left behind.

Now we're lost, two junk yard pals
Relics, that have...

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I shave every morning after making love to my wife at night;
My beard now drags across the floor.
If I had a nickel for every time that I was right,
The next time I am right I’ll...

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Ted -Beloved Gift

We have walked so many roads together
 Through sunny afternoons on dusty pathways with the breeze;
Traveled many miles through your fourteen years
 To grassy fields of dogs shows where you became a champion;
Now...

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As I was going to Saint Ives,
I met a man with a serious case of hives!
He asked me to scratch his back and I said, "No Way!"
I quickly doffed my hat and left there straightaway!

Jack...

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just Like That Problematic Systematic Lazy Earth Men ---

grease in the skillet
pancreas full of it?
yeah
just like that
pure as the white driven snow
when you got nowhere to go
yeah, yeah
just like that, just like that
ants on the...

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Pride and Prejudice A Dog’s Tale

Simply scratching is really not fair
said King Kong to the mut in his lair
you’ve laid down with me’s
and I’m covered with fleas
Now, Fay Wray will end our affair!

Oh well, said...

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You scratch my back, and I’ll scratch yours
And anything besides
You see, my dear, I need to get
The top spot contest prize

To be ranked one, is lots of fun
Simply said: orgasmic
If I place lower on your...

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Kill the yellow bird (the one in the cage)
Change its name from Tweety to Dinner
Eat the evidence down to the last feather
Stay clear from the other family pet 
Make the psychotic pit bulls bed your...

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We finish each other’s sentences
And laugh at his and hers silly jokes
We anticipate one another’s needs
Taking for granted that it’s just so

I try to act surprised
When you throw out of the blue
Now and then throughout...

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I would love a contest  from an outsider
knowing not anyone, not biased from an insider;

I bet none of the above would qualify
none of the winning poems justify;

Biased, what does this word mean
Does it matter...

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Would Drain The Swamp
Miracle Man
8/12/2023

Now draining the swamp
is a worthwhile topic,
Only those who could drain it
appear to be myopic.

I oft hear the catch phrase,
“It’s for the American people”.
But if swamp truth be known
it’s usually...

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