Fear New York Poems

It’s Christmas Eve, Babe
In the car pound
It shouldn’t be this way
Should not have been found

But I’m the lucky one
I am the thirteenth one
And when I...

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TRUMP POEMS AND EPIGRAMS II

Quite Con-trary
by Michael R. Burch aka "The Loyal Opposition"

Trumpy, Trumpy,
fat, balding and lumpy,
how does your Rose Garden grow?
“With venom and spleen
and...

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They would come at night, and it didn't matter if there was a storm or not. He would see them, and they would abduct him...

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Need to spread out
is stronger than
Desire to get along 

Aby M.

Besoin de s'étendre 
est plus fort que 
Désir de s'entendre 

Aby M. (french)...

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The shooter from the train was sought
When police received a tip
And now it seems that he’s been caught;
To jail he’ll take a trip.

You’d think that...

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as the Towers die away 
alone on a beach where thunderheads Roll 
where I stood far from
shards of glass fire, horror, disaster
they televised only elemental...

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The Eleventh Day of September


I had cherished the dream of walking up and down the endless lanes and avenues
Of a city celebrated for its illustrious...

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Glued to the TV
Can't stop surfing news channels
Want to know it all

Nothing on TV
Can hold my attention like
MSNBC

CNN has me
Mesmerized with interviews
Larry King is 'King'

But...

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Any tourist visiting the Big Apple
has noticed a big change in attitude;
everyone rushes by looking sad and acting rude,
" Our city has gone through a...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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The river is notorious
For filth and trash and slime,
With rumors of dead bodies floating
Once upon a time.

I’ve witnessed homeless people
Dumping urine (maybe worse)
Into water which...

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The bigger things are obvious
And are to be expected,
Like sickness, job loss and the fear
Of what’s not disinfected.

But little things I haven’t seen
In ages have...

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What has happened to this city 
Why has it changed. 

Deserted roads
Waterfall deserted 
Deserted malls, theater too
What happened to this city 
Why has changed. 

Blossom...

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THIS POEM WRITHED OUT OF THE HEART;
BASED ON A TRUE STORY 
AS PEOPLE OF THAT GREAT CITY
ARE TORN APART..

I AM A NEW YORKER 

I was...

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Still Daylight
In the Dark

The days are gathering…
dust, 
and so am I. 
Not intentionally, 
but metaphorically. 

I longed to have more time. 
I dreamed I could...

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