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The Tiara and the Crown

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The Tiara and the Crown


I sit here in boxers… and I wonder:
Do I join in?
I know it looks fun—
The manager yelling at balls outside the zone.
And if I wanted to, I could audition.

And w...

Politically Speaking

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A word or two about my view of the politicians
we presumably put in positions of power
hobbyists bought and paid for under the table
catering to manipulating lobbyists by the hour
where...

Jaymee's Version: thanK you, aIMee, For Taking it Down, I Guess

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it's as good an apology
as I'll ever get. Red-handed 
is a hard spot to be, 
but you deleted it quick.
Although it had been there 
since March of '24, 
which just means your speed
was relati...

Until

...Uncertainty placates the tears
Seeking to escape
From my partitioned freedom

Sharpened ivories cannot supplant the distorted visions
Against my flat tomorrows

Everybody keeps staring...

To You, With Lust

...lust
seducing me into a moment of unfaithfulness
drawing in my wandering gaze
fingers reaching through the dimly lit doorway
sinfully running through my hair
filling my mind with a myriad of tho...

Number forty seven White House occupant against all odds

...Number forty seven - White House occupant against all odds...

regarding President elect 
Donald John Trump.

As a cruel joke to self,
I imagined myself as a Republican
for that one glorious d...

Wakey Wakey

...Everyone sees
except the clown
eternal illusions
edged into oblivion
exposed
even old ladies laugh now and know
earmark of fool
ego bigger than a hallmark brain
egotistical mind ejaculated in...

In search of dignity

...Two hallowed heads strived for a legal edge, 
Heard the case—but the horse still trailed the cart, 
Took time to ponder— head over the heart, 
Spirit of law bowed still to letters' rage. 

Sympa...

Mine to Take

...I sip a tall glass  
of chilled poison  
and call it wine.

I choke on more  
than I can chew  
but take another  
offered bite.

My last breath  
surrendered  
to justify my lack of air.
...

Gooey Gossip

...Did you hear the latest dear
Gooey gossip hot off the press
Like a cold beer for your ear
But hold what you know close to vest

I hear that man is really a ma’am 
Or it may be it is vise versa
...

The Prosecutor Versus The Felon

...This is a different time, a new season
These days, crimes seem to pay
For a multitude of obvious reasons
As we all know by now, this is another day
Full of surprises, felons don’t go to prisons
...

Beyond the Bars

...“A person who is remorseful over his past actions without any inclination to change just punishes himself. On the other hand, remorse with a desire to change is so constructive and will yield wonderf...

a female world

...The female world 
There is a new low in the Trump hatred 
by the political class, a new court case 
has turned out to be a titillating show 
where a prostitute appears as having
the time of her ...

Only Slade's Brain

...Tim was the new judge in Deadwood Flat
Not really qualified, just a rancher at that
He first case was of the outlaw, Horace Slade
Caught red handed in a cattle raid

The jury took ten minutes to...

Still wrestling with impasse to contentment

...Still wrestling with impasse to contentment

Dispense sing with fidelity blithely agog
just me and mine dark shadow 
slinking along outer limits of 
the edge of night doth blog
passivity, the p...

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