Short Legislated Poems

Courts can free
or incarcerate the body--
we are subjects of laws,
both legislated
and those self imposed:

"Faith" is a double-edged sword--
it may work fine in heaven 
but fails miserably when it comes
to politicians....

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In the midst of males
The grey haired meant to move
In accordance with the rule
Legislated by nature

With kola nut blessing it starts
Through pouring of librations
To call the watching sleepers 
It just invites

And unites
The hustlers and the sleepers
For we all have shares
In the unity of the parties

May the light burn still
And the keeper, keep it still...

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We love our parents
  We defend our brothers
and our sisters, fiercely,
  from verbal or physical assault

Some love their co-religionist
  At least, they may care about him
When their co-religionist cries in
  Australia, they can feel his pain in Canada

How much love can you feel for someone
  whose language, whose religion
whose race is different from your own?
  Can love, can care, be legislated?...

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