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Marx on the Hudson

...
They used to call it the Empire State.
But the empire isn't doing too great.
Democrats in power, big ideas they plan.
Too bad for the middle class and the forgotten man.

Low-income high rise ...

Categories: shoplifters, new york, political,
Form: Lyric

Theeby's

...Sixty years have passed.
No one knew how to spell its name.
No one knew when it first opened.
It was forever, like the infernal summer heat.
It stands indelible at the end of my street,
at the e...

Categories: shoplifters, 5th grade, candy, childhood,
Form: Free verse

Final Sale

...Two shoplifters, when they were caught,
Stealing items they just should have bought,
Fought their felony charge
For their total was large,
Adding up to much more than they’d thought.

See, thei...

Categories: shoplifters, perspective,
Form: Limerick

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Redemption

...Redemption
David J Walker

The unrelenting quest
For the rest of
What was meant to be said
The best intentions 

	Mislaid 
Mislead conventions 
Discarded convictions 

Colors of lost hori...

Categories: shoplifters, allegory, forgiveness,
Form: Rhyme

America the Broken

...Shoplifters allowed to just walk out of stores, 
And suddenly it doesn’t feel like home anymore.
Racism spikes as politicians fight, 
And still the law does nothing.
And still I sit wanting to do...

Categories: shoplifters, america, corruption, hate,
Form: Free verse

Mess

...Mess

If sour cream is good, 
then why is spoiled milk bad?
Does sour cream get "more"-sour with age? 
Does it go backward, by turning less?

Milk... spilt! 
Why is this important? 
Because ...

Categories: shoplifters, abortion, abuse, addiction, adventure,
Form: Free verse

The Seagulls Commute

...I commute down the highway quite early each morn:
South toward the seashore, days work to be done.
Half way to the ocean, traveling north through the sky;
A large flock of sea gulls, passes me by....

Categories: shoplifters, beach, bird, funny, humor,
Form: Rhyme

At This Moment

...At this moment in time
There are moms giving birth,
While gravediggers shovel
A plot in the earth.

At this moment a plane
Is preparing to soar,
While a soldier’s blown up
In a far-away war.

At this...

Categories: shoplifters, introspection, time,
Form: Rhyme

Shoplifting

...One day I wanted to get my girlfriend a gift.
It was terrible because I decided to shoplift.
I tried to steal something that I should've bought.
Like many other shoplifters, I was caught.
I offer...

Categories: shoplifters, on writing and wordsme,
Form: Rhyme

What Price Safety ?

...how much is it worth to you to feel safe and secure?
how much would you spend? how much could you afford?
what is the monetary value that you would place on your life?
how much money would it take...

Categories: shoplifters, dedication, introspection, on work
Form: Dramatic Monologue