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...Man cannot be woman,
woman cannot be man,
if man thinks he is woman,
he is already damned.
We all have opinions,
estimations and thoughts,
but if God says otherwise,
our feelings matter naug...
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Categories:
politicos, how i feel, life,
Form: Rhyme
THE F---WORD
...Seems like certain politicos toss about the f---word thinking they're cute!
Didn't their mommies teach them that real ladies and gents of good repute,
Don't express themselves in public in such...
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Categories:
politicos, character, integrity,
Form: Couplet
Like a Hot Potato, They Pass the Buck
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The old ‘Pass-Punt-Kick’ contest
misappropriated by politicos
You’re familiar with the stereotype
the kind who check which way the wind blows
Like a hot potato...
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Categories:
politicos, humor, political, satire,
Form: Free verse
Inauguration Day
...politicos dressed in formal clothes ~ the dark shrouds of civility...
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Categories:
politicos, political,
Form: Monoku
Don't Forget What They've Taken From You - I
...I.
It used to be a normal man
could work a factory
and make enough to buy a house,
see that his family eats.
But now the jobs are all off-shored,
there’s nothing much left here,
one man did tr...
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Categories:
politicos, america, culture, evil, loss,
Form: Rhyme
A Sestina on old growth forests
...Old growth forests are a sight to behold
Humans wiping them out makes me angry
Politicos who support this can go to Hell
Angel Oaks,giant cedars and Redwoods ...
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Categories:
politicos, anxiety, nature,
Form: Sestina
Conspiracy Theories, Part I
...You ever heard those people who
always spout these conspiracies?
Think there’s schemes behind everything,
it’s just so laughable to me!
Like remember a few years back,
in the days of the orange ...
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Categories:
politicos, confusion, corruption, evil, political,
Form: Rhyme
All Hail the Republic
...The concept of a royal family
Is such a ludicrous thing,
Products of privileged inbreeding
Worshipped as Queen or king.
So, when the current one dies
And, I stress, and only then
He should...
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Categories:
politicos, humor, irony,
Form: Rhyme
Beware
...Beware of politicians whose active manifesto
Is always to speak ill of other candidates and opposition parties.
They are the real problems!
Beware of political goons and rumour-mongers, spin...
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Categories:
politicos, africa, corruption, life, political,
Form: Free verse
No Such Things As Hate Speech, Part I
...You hear dumb people screaming it
all over the networks today,
latest excuse for censorship,
“Hate speech! Hate Speech!” they always say.
They’ve even pushed some governments
to think that it’s ...
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Categories:
politicos, evil, freedom, political, rights,
Form: Rhyme
Taking Me Home
...TAKING ME HOME
Mosquitoes tore at my skin
small but lethal
I struck at them but they were too fast
so I sat and bled
Bleeding, sitting in the restaurant
in the Eiffel Tower in Paris on the...
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Categories:
politicos, death, family, farewell, grief,
Form: Blank verse
2021 Coming of Age
...2021-Coming of Age
By Franklin Price
12/31/2021
This year is twenty twenty-one.
This day will be its last.
As for me, don't know 'bout you,
I'll be glad when it has passed.
This year the w...
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Categories:
politicos, america, angst, new year,
Form: Rhyme
Clocks Ticking To Politicking
...(Read later stanzas for more of the humour part ; parody of politics)
I Can't think well of a democracy
if nepotism and false promises
are part and parcel of its idiosyncrasy
A system of govern...
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Categories:
politicos, international, parody, political,
Form: Rhyme
The World Shrugged
...they sold a six pack in the grocery store
politicos all panicked
the rest of the world shrugged...
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Categories:
politicos, irony, political, satire,
Form: Kimo
Vaccine Mania
...Vaccine Maia
Oh, joy, the magic, potion is here!
To be injected in the arm, not my
derrière!
I am no fool to buy like eternal swishing via a potion.
This is sone magical health revolution.
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Categories:
politicos, visionary,
Form: Couplet
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