I don't remember falling asleep,
but I remember waking up,
With a white streak in my hair,
and my health all back up.
I don't remember falling asleep,
but I remember waking up,
The world around me changed,
as I empty another cup.
I was told my life had ended,
I was pronounced deceased,
One day I was a God,
The next, my power ceased.
I was told my life had ended,
I was pronounced deceased,
News told nationwide,
from the children to the priest.
For a cold tyrant locked in his tower,
the name and legends told were what gave me power.
Only out on a balcony for social festivities,
I stayed out to give a speech but retreated within the hour.
For a cold tyrant locked in his tower,
the name and legends told were what gave me power,
It used to be a mention of me,
The mere word that made men cower.
I see them happily singing,
drinking from flowing cup,
Someone tell my subjects that the king has woken up.
My nephew is tolerant and fair
Not impressed with a sea of dyed hair
His high school teachers think he's a gem
But he's dismayed by kids wanting to be called they/them.
My niece had a problem with the school bathroom
Other girls vaping marijuana, can't stop, I assume.
I myself don't think it nice
To tell kids to go out and protest ICE.
(chorus)
It's past time we leave the kids alone
Let their worldview start at home
Don't try to reshape them by degrees.
Concentrate on teaching ABC's.
The NEA says teachers must push "gender, class and race."
Seems to me that they are talking out of place.
We spend over 20,000 per student nationwide.
But with those math scores, teachers should hide.
(bridge)
Kids learn slogans, learn what to say,
But can’t explain how loans accrue each day.
Teach them how to think, not what to think,
Then let the cause pushers into the rink.
(final chorus)
It's past time we leave the kids alone
Let their worldview start at home
Let their spirit be carefree
Replace those gender posters with ABC.
Boundary rope trope it's the hope that kills
Fatality of the banality of all Bazball’s frills
Hilarity of baggie greens nationwide thrills
Beer swills spills hosts dreams full to the gills
Totality of the brutality still gives me the chills
Stokes not chipper has to swallow a bitter pill
Can't fallow our ripper skipper’s skill & iron will
Our leader will wallow in the shrill media mill
His men shi*ter…hollow can't follow Ben's drill
Callow not brill..of shallow Bazball had our fill
Hallow the Wizards of Oz are still top of the bill
The country alive cheering let's go in for the kill
Begin fearing the din of sneering & jeering 5 nil
Genocide, a parasite fed on silence,
smuggles our humanities—
bombs and tanks leave no soul behind.
Corruption lurks,
demolishing nationwide peace.
History rewritten in smoke,
while truth drowns in blood.
Blood paints the walls
from warehouse to parliament.
Leeches suck on humanity,
slaughter masked as secularism.
How many graves
before peace has a price?
How many souls
must be offered before we wake?
How many silences
before our voices learn to speak?
The world watches,
feasting on headlines,
forgetting the cost of indifference.
And yet—
in the cracks of ruin,
a whisper grows into thunder.
The oppressed carve their names
into the stone of tomorrow.
Justice, though delayed,
waits like fire beneath the ashes.
One day,
the parasite will starve.
One day,
silence will shatter into storm.
One day,
the chained will rise as fire.
And on that day,
the world will blaze with truth,
and humanity—
will no longer bow.
SILLY BUT TRUE: A TANKAING FREE
FLOW OF THE STATE OF OUR NATION
Tariffing power,
With screwworm-like politics
Coopering our lives
Uprooting our lives:
Uprooting human justice,
Tree barking dread injustice:-
Military law,
Takes on nationwide control;
Policing all life:
Modern day monarchy times;
POTUS becoming king:-
Peace soon lay to rest;
The DOD, soon to be
The new DOW:
Download Other Wars coming,
As well as the new Red House:-
Yes, autocracy,
Displacing democracy,
Freely echoing
Power to do whatever
It wants to do, and will do!
Silly as it sounds,
All of this is as true as
The sun and the moon:
A true living reflection
Of the state of our nation:-
A seahorse named Irv finally got up the nerve
To ask a starfish named Larry to marry him.
Said Larry, "Sure, swell, and it's high time as well,
Now it's legal in this aquarium.*
But, oh, what I would give if we could live
Off an island somewhere in Fairyland.
But for you, my love, I'd gladly move
To Maine, Vermont, or Maryland.**
And while we're on the subject, dear,
I guess I'd better warn ya
That even though it's okay now,
I'll take a pass on California."
Author's notes:
*Re Supreme Court ruling of June 26, 2015, making same-sex marriage legal nationwide.
**According to my archives, when I first wrote this piece, in 2013, these states were the three main ones who recognized gay marriage. But, even though there has been much progress, I think this same-sex marriage business is far from over, and after the smoke and dust finally clear…if they ever do…these original three again may well be the only sanctuaries. And who wants to live in California, anyway?
IMPATIENT WITCH
A witch who was wicked and mean
Couldn’t wait for the next Halloween
But a Halloween spell
Doesn’t work very well
In June when the trees are still green
In July she tried once again
But got caught in a shower of rain
People laughed in the street
When she said, “Trick or treat”
So that only ended in pain
For two months she stayed out of sight
Determined to get the thing right
Chose not to remember
August or September
And save it for Halloween night
She had lots of time to prepare
Till the night was finally there
With cauldron a-bubble
She stirred up great trouble
Invoking a nationwide scare
As thirty-eighth Brazilian president Messias served,
As a far-sighted and populist his name he preserved;
A vocal opponent of same-sex marriage, abortion,
He stood for family worth and affirmative action...!
Don't the passerines for protection of chicks their lives spend?
Isn't shielding people's rights the task of a president?
Crises of the economy nationwide he confronted,
Unity in diversity of the globe he wanted...!
"The truth will set you free" - was his own personal motto,
Betwixt the voice of liberty, has been a vibrato;
Assaulted, stabbed, and attempted to be killed he ever stood firm,
He fulfilled his love for his citizens throughout his term...!
Could the wisdom of the world fathom, yet, his true being?
Have his works been done, as showpieces just for their seeing?
His life is for his living, and not for others to judge,
Neither their praises he must fudge; nor their hate he must grudge...!!!
16 May 2023
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Adorn her grace
By Michelle Morris
10/09/2022
Pull the curtains down
Close the stage
The play is done
The throne is changed
Another monarch
Leaves in peace
New heir today
A house of sadness
People come
And people leave
Life goes on
Despite our pleadings
Sadness and hope
Intermingled
Flags at half mast
Respect and ceremony
Funeral rites
And gun salutes
Break the silence
Of soulful musings
Black all around
Mourning attire
People crying
Nationwide
Remembrance of
A fulfilled life
Born to royalty
Born to fly
Now angel wings
Adorn her grace
And Heaven welcomes
Her home at last
© Michelle Morris, 2022
What do you see when you look at me?
Is it the COVID creators and kamikaze?
Does it cause rage and your blood boil?
Do you want me to just wrap food in foil?
Well if only you knew the burden we carry.
The judgement makes our life very scary.
Just because we know the martial arts.
Xenophobes show they have no hearts.
By damaging and boycotting our stores.
Graffiti phrases of shame on our doors.
Blaming us for events we did not partake.
Suffocating us like a giant python snake.
You did it to Arabs for the past 2 decades.
Cutting into their hearts like razor blades.
We remember our grandparents detained.
In WWII internment camps they remained.
The rate of racially motivated attacks.
Piling up medical bills in huge stacks.
Offenders don’t even verify the origin.
Willing to strike a parent’s next of kin.
Nationwide the frequency has tripled.
Through communities fear has rippled.
Let’s try to look past what you can see.
To lower Asian Americans new anxiety.
Welcome to PLG weather forecast
A broadcasting network which you can trust.
Let’s see what the weather is like today
Expect sunny sky from morning to midday.
So spruce yourself up and wear your smile
Drop some flowers to your loved ones for a while.
Cloudiness with light winds in the afternoon
You can stop by after work at parks or dating zones.
Heavy rain is expected across the state tomorrow
Caused by an atmospheric pressure getting low and low.
So bring your raincoat and boots in case of flood
With sturdy ropes to tow your car from water or mud.
By the end of the week will be cloudy but getting clear
Expect coldness brought by southeast monsoon air.
This is PLG weather forecasting nationwide
With the most accurate report, low tide or high tide.
March 28,2022 2:18pm
What would Jesus say
to the pastor who ranted,
“NO masks in THIS church”?
July 28, 2021
MT. JULIET, Tennessee, July 27, 2021 The pastor of a Mt. Juliet church has threatened to kick out members of his congregation if they show up in masks amid a nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the delta variant.
During service on Sunday at Global Vision Bible Church, Pastor Greg Locke told the crowd, "Don't believe this delta variant nonsense. Stop it! Stop it!"
Stephen Morrison Burke
Respect to you Sir
I absolutely love your work
So much so i even took the
time to look you up and
google you
And all because i seen you
on the Nationwide T.V advert
And my mum even noticed
and thought you we're good too
And that is saying something
and a massive compliment
Monodies on corona, like dirges, are often common
Many die, senses say, many are, like a carcass, buried
Amidst excessive ‘counts’ of ‘imported’ vaccination
Paramount time spent greatly on nationwide election
‘Masks’, ‘Distance’, they say, nothing ever practiced
'Stars' and 'Models' on ads advise petty pretty precaution
Jobless, foodless run long many a laborers’ marathon
Mothers, fathers, wives, children, kith, and kin unfed
Yet, caring, on their way, many helpless unknown brethren
‘Nation is fit financially’ ‘experts’ assure every so often
‘Rations limitless’ they say, who gets even mosses of bred?
Life becomes, for poor, martyrdom, every console gone
Rich becoming richer and poor pushed head and heart down
Normal citizens are seen, day by day, going hungry to bed
Corporatism has been becoming a common phenomenon
Prices hike like climaxes of tragedies darkness and no dawn
Slogans, as though, anthems and symphonies widespread
Every politician delivering their power-speeches well-spun
Normal natural life paralyzed as though existence bed-ridden.
Year End 2020
By Franklin Price
12/27/2020
The year of 2020
Almost over, said and done
Four more days 'til ended
As a year, was not much fun
Healthfully and politically,
Was one of fear and dread
Hope '21 is more adult
A better year instead
If 2020 had been eyesight
Would have been the best of all
Instead, COVID has killed many
Caused economy to fall
Put small business on the street
Allowed the largest ones to thrive
Distancing the population
Wearing masks to stay alive
'20 took US to the edge
Mail-in voting was a joke
The congress up in Washington
Did naught but blow some smoke
Vaccinations for the COVID
Now being given nationwide
Hopefully it's the beginning
Of the ending of the ride
Donald Trump was voted out
Joe Biden, voted in
The coming year of 2021
Will let us try it all again.
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