Alien Instructions Upon Landing
...When you find a marble in your hand or head
(And you will because it will be roundish)
Hurl it immediately at humans to get attention
It is abnormal to own an unhurled marble
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Categories:
muggings, abuse, confusion, education, judgement,
Form: Free verse
Hillstreet Blues
...Hill street blues, I got the Hillstreet blues;
I got the hill street blues on my mind;
and I haven't got time;
and I ain't got time;
Just ain't got no time, just enough time;
to fight crime;
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Categories:
muggings, adventure, courage, hero, hope,
Form: Lyric
The Intelligent Breed
...THE INTELLIGENT BREED
We think we are the Intelligent Breed
While upon our own kind we do feed
Our hearts, our souls, our brilliant minds
Are the real strengths of human kind
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Categories:
muggings, conflict, corruption, people, sad,
Form: Rhyme
It Seemed Like a Good Idea
...It Seemed Like a Good Idea
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
That’s the problem, it always seems
like a good idea – at the time. Like
touching the bench wearing the
WET PAINT sign. F...
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Categories:
muggings, family, humor,
Form: Free verse
Roof Top Poet
...He was known as the roof top poet
He was good , but he wouldn’t show it.
He wrote about everything on the streets
While listening to the Latin beat.
His upbringing inspired him
To write about ...
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Categories:
muggings, inspirationalchildren, children, hope, drug,
Form: Rhyme
Don'T Call Me No Cowboy
...The little boy threw down his hat
And marched right from the room—
The TV on with nightly news
Of murder, muggings and doom.
The grandpa called out to the hall,
“What’s the matter lil’ pard?
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Categories:
muggings, childhood, cowboy-western, family, life,
Form: Cowboy Poetry