Procedure was followed,
But with corrupted vision
Procedure was followed,
But a life was stolen
They will claim it was for the good of a people,
Whilst hiding behind accountability,
They’ll claim it’s to protect -
But it’s an excuse to murder
When you give a gun a badge,
Laws become an option,
And crime becomes a given -
The badge becomes a ‘get out of jail free card’
And consequences are given to a different player
Power holds the monopoly -
And when you land on it’s property,
You either ‘pay up’ or allow ownership of your life,
Power is a game, and control is the prize
Procedure was followed,
But not without casualty,
Procedure was followed,
But not without the lesson of who controls who
Procedure was followed, because procedure was biased
Procedure was followed, to keep black at the bottom
You tried to destroy us,
But your evil plan failed;
Now it's time to pay up:
Merry Christmas in jail.
Paul Hogan now..A battler thats true' tall tails and long days,
The crocks could tell you.. Also' painter on the bridge
Over Sydney town, tested and tried.' Yet still not bested.' The taxman wanted to make him
Pay up' yet in the end?? Houges; just shot 'em down.'!
Pony-up, you owe the money
Your protests, not even funny
When you win, we pay up fast
The about-face ~ What a contrast
....t-rump shouted....
pay up...or die; your choice
economic times : / smile : )
well canadas a bit short on cash right now...
so, maybe we should become a chinese ally
or let soviets rush-in as allies....and be u.n. buddies
stan
Generally, they are a fearless bunch.
That doesn't mean that they are foolish.
Obviously, every species has a healthy fear,
for fear itself is a great survival mechanism.
This species I'm speaking of is alert and always
seems prepared to fight or take flight. He's not the
happy-go-lucky type. You have to earn his friendship
and give him due respect, never taking him for granted.
He knows what is rightfully his and doesn't mind demanding
the seat that you have occupied. He seems given to relaxation
and sleeps a lot, but that doesn't mean that he is lazy. For several
days I have with pleasure observed two of them on my property.
They walk together, sleep together, and keep each other clean. They
will work and earn their way. They are observant and know who to trust.
This species is not quick-tempered, but you do not want to push him around.
I have found cats to be very giving, but expect you to pay up when it is due.
Jack Ma once what a force, now all spent,
Pony Ma of Tencent on ascent.
In china, asked to bend,
They fall flat than defend,
Demanded when, pay up red-star rent,
In public never rant
Ever be obedient,
Know, Red Stars never care for their cants!
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Happenings |22.12.2022| Limerick, humour
Poet’s note: A limerick a bit extended. Behind the great firewall of China there seems to exist a parallel universe: Baidu, not Google; Weibo in place of Tweeter; Alibaba instead of Amazon or eBay…. WeChat of Tencent is an ‘everything’ app there. If Jack Ma of Alibaba is a spent force, Pony Ma of Tencent is a rising star getting to be a red giant, red in more sense than one.
Farmer Bill was bragging about his purple cow all the time.
If he has a purple cow, a naysayer said, I will pay a dollar and a dime.
Better pay up then, I told him, and the cow’s horns are a weird lime.
He also wears bells on his head, and they whistle, and they chime.
The night is not young. Soon bars will close down.
You'll pay up your tab or pay for a round.
Did you get any numbers to put in your phone?
Are you leaving with someone or leaving alone?
I hope you have mingled the time you were here,
or did you just sit crying into your beer?
You have no excuses. You're not the only
person with hardships or thinking you're lonely.
Before they begin making last calls tonight,
don't be a buzz kill. Go do something right.
See folks all around you in this crowded bar.
You think there is no one as sad as you are?
Get up off that bar stool for a night you'll not rue.
Last call for lonely hearts. What will you do?
Nov. 10, 2019 for Line Gauthier's
'LAST CALL FOR LONELY HEARTS' Poetry Contest
Pay the Piper,
he has come to collect.
Empty your pockets,
eliminate your debt.
The joyride is over,
it came with a price.
The Piper knows the amount,
he is extremely precise.
Revenge has many forms,
it has finally come to interrupt.
Today it takes the shape of the Piper,
time to pay up.
I am below a zero, a zero
I am a dash, a quiet hero
Mellowness and meekness is what I seek and I am proud
Humility, love, desire, benevolence, bravery and confidence is what I beseech
I am but a dash in your eyes...silence within speaks loud
I will be practicing my solitude speech while you practice what you preach!
I am not a crazy colon
I am a soul, oh so alone
I can't stand hearing your apostrophes scream at me constantly...
You're speaking loud, but I'm ignoring on purpose honestly...
I am the numbers and letters of your heart apparently
I am not a comma because I don't pause for you to catch up frankly
Keep up with my wondrously-made writing skills
Or you can always pay up the upcoming bills
You're flawless, regardless of annoying me
I am bewildered, yet comforted suddenly
I am but a dash, a hero of I-forgive-you
I live for your echoes of empathy so true
I am not a crazy colon:
I am not a comma,
I will say it in apostrophes: "I am a dash and that's that -"
Year close and delight- time to do my tax,
GOSH how did all my cash drop through the cracks;
I still do mine the old way,
and in the end always pay;
oh, just pay up- and till NEXT year relax !
Details added after contest judged 12/31/2018
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December 23, 2018
Poetry/Limerick/just pay up
Copyright Protected, ID 18-1097-717-01
All Rights Reserved. Written under Pseudonym.
Written for the contest, Tax and Finance Limericks
sponsor, Carolyn Devonshire
Third Place
Wise up,
Stand up, Man up, Straighten up,
Listen up, Sit up,
Learn when to shut up and don't Play up.
Freshen up,
Mix up, Stir up, Mash up, Cook up, Fry up, Set up,
Eat up, Fill up, Drink up,
Try not to Burp up, or Bring up,
Wash up, Clean up.
Dress up, Drive up, Walk up, Make up,
Don't be Stuck up or have a Bust up.
Join up, Turn up, Speak up, Write up,
Never be part of a Jack up.
Build up, Hoist up, Reach up, Hop up,
If you Stuff up, Fix up.
Save up, Round up, Pay up,
Never say "stick em up"
Or you may End up Sent up.
Cheer up,
Don't forget to look up.
Waiter please bring me some wine.
Then you may take your time
to bring me food that is divine.
Waiter, I'll tell you what I feel.
I would like a marvelous meal.
Can you tell me what's the deal?
Waiter from The Cat in the Hat.
Can you tell me where it's at?
Remember I don't eat fat.
Waiter bring me something lean.
Fish perhaps with loads of greens.
Home cooked, not from a machine.
Waiter I have given in.
To hell with trying to be thin.
My chances were already slim.
Waiter, I can no longer hide it
I'll have some pudding I've decided.
With lots of cream beside it.
Waiter you have served me well.
That meal was scrumptiously swell.
You're good at this, I can tell.
Waiter please bring me my bill.
I best leave as I'm hungry still.
Can I pay up at the till?
08/04/2017
To Nobby Clarke I made a pledge
that I would never give up trying,
surrender all things (short of dying!)
to find a rhyme for "Percy Sledge".
Old Nobby thought he had the edge!
But I, pure intellect applying,
the glory of the challenge eyeing,
came at it like a flying wedge!
I didn't need to drudge or dredge.
(It wasn't hard, there's no denying -
no saturnine poetic sighing,
like Keats beside his withered sedge).
Now Nob has more than funds to hedge.
Aware of rounds he'll soon be buying,
beer into which he'll soon be crying,
he's standing on his window ledge!
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