Short Intel Poems

Yeah I still shine
You’ve been out of line
I knew meeting intel was a sign
That imma be fine
Speeding down Cline 
On the radio triple nine
Always moving forward no stoppin my grind
I learned to not be blind
To the opportunities infront of my eyes...

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What version do you believe? 
The story morphs with each phone ring;
Rumors are my biggest pet peeve;
Have you decided who the villain is yet? 
Be skeptical of the intel you receive 
it could have no basis in truth;
Misinformation is hard to conceive 
desperate to trust what you’re hearing;
Sloppy mouths with dirt up their sleeve....

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Beginning, End
Twist, Bend
Middle, Redefine
Illuminated Mind
Move, React
Push, Redact
Intel Released
Posture a Fleece
Meaning ~Leaning
      Tower of Pisa

Topple, Resurrect
Fortify, Re-elect
Gray, Slate
LOVE, Hate
Divide, Slide
Initiate, Hide
Uncovered, Blunder
Naked, Asunder
Truth ~ Ado
       To You and you

Written by Trudy Schrader on 05/05/2022...

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This morning, 
I woke,
eyes crescent mooned.

In the kitchen,
I found a platoon,
army crawling between 
pepperoni and assorted 
veggies, gathering intel
for the commanding officer.

My tweezers clinched 
between thorax and abdomen, 
strapped him down by the neck.
It took three milliliters 
from the syringe to
drown his insides.

His dog tags
read:
Red Aunt...

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Braggadocios  Colonel McBragg
caught a truth bomb
gag shrapnel frag
This sent his damaged, prideful heart
on a flatline drag

His coffin was dress uniform covered
by a neatly folded flag

All those in consternated attendance,
wondered ruefully ...
with fretful thoughts a-sag,
that brain prickly did nag:
 
What classified secrets loose lips McBragg
had let out of the intel bag...

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