Short Outlaw Poems

Citizen "above the law", it is up to him to nickname "outlaw"....!...

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you see  
hard to be
iwon't stay free
life is war
makes me a
OUTLAW...

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Rascal: cat with claws
Not make laws
Put in cage
Contain rage
Hear how he bawls!
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Cassius Clay became Ali
     Lew Alcindor, Abdul-Jabbar

     What will become of Ilhan Omar 
       ~ She’ll outlaw taverns and bars...

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Crow
Steals my
Fountain pen
Outlaw escapes.
He won’t bring it back;
Still I give chase.
Lucky me,
He’s dropped
It....

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The outlaw Robin Hood,
Lived in the Forest of Sherwood.
With his band of merry men he scored,
Robbing the rich to give to the poor.

1/19/2013...

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Odious transgressor,
Often wearing face masks.
Objective - get money.
Ominous demeanor,
Offensive behavior,
Out maneuvers the law.
Ostracized by good folk....

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Jesse James
Albia Iowa’s claim to fame
remembering when the bank got held up
they celebrate annual Jesse James Day
in honor of the outlaw who did not hurt people...

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A new sheriff in town named Shaw
 Came to get rid of an outlaw
 They would slap leather soon
 Around the time of noon
  Sheriff was faster on the draw!

 5-3-2022...

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The evil he did nobody saw
        he was the right was the law
        but judged with nonsense
        gave a deceptive sentence
        would he be a judge or an outlaw?...

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There once was an outlaw named Bill
Who was hoping the sheriff to kill
He missed his first shot
But the sheriff did not
Now he's the one bound for boot hill...

11/110/14...

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   I'm just a typical working bloke
          Who went to court for taking a toke
      My brief, my attorney
         And my financial journey
I lost now I'm totally broke...

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The outlaw has come to our friendly land
His words are his weapons to slay and to kill
I pray for him really, for he not understands
But just mocks from ignorance as that is his thrill...

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Here lies the outlaw James Dillon
Most of all he needed killin'
The posse made of twenty souls
Buried him here shot full of holes

4-11-19
Contest: Epitaph to Make Us Laugh 2
Sponsor: Jesse Rowe...

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like feeling
the fall when
approaching
the edge of
the world

yet wait why 
would my 
own weight
pull me down

thinking i've
always been
an outlaw
but this

will be
gravely
breaking
the law of

gravity...

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Racism kills
Outlaw racism
Racism deprives
Outlaw racism
Racism deceives
Outlaw racism
Racism steals
Outlaw racism
Racism manipulates
Outlaw racism
Racism distorts
Outlaw racism

Racism ultimately denies someone else's rights and entire existence
Outlaw racism...

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Menu pen para kehn da haq sirf onu ay
Jidi me pen pari hovi tay jiday kool pen
parwan de DNA report hovay otherwise
Jay bay gairti karni ay galan kadniyan nay 
tay fair galan khaan da hosla we rakho...
Note.Batmizi vich me tawada pyo An...
I am your father in outlaw......

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Political Outlaw was his mother
The offspring was he
A fallen thug
He thought he was immortal 'til them five slugs
Doctors couldn't save him
Angels had to take him
He had become legendary
In the hearts of his fans they still love him
See he wasn't a bad person at all
Just not understood...

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I have zero regard
for structure and form
if the words as written work
A poetic outlaw
to ruled acceptance
in search of what may lurk
Critics and enemies
seed the cloud
that overflows with spite 
To rain upon   
my chosen path
— of radical delight

(Bryn Mawr College: January, 2024)
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indonesian beaches and
days of infinite hunger
drunk and repellent
I am again
there’s no time for fishy flattery
'cause god called a horseman
flogging a dead horse
outlaw of the oscillation nation
playing with matches
by the gas-works
and I have this foreboding
of foreign foods
and fishmonger hooks...

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"New Gold Dream"




Fever bites 
manifestation burns
towards you

prowls on soft footed paw
takes its time -
it’s an Outlaw

automatic written

change gears
foot flat and hard 
to the floor

shift up
lanes changed 
slow cars 

passed . . .

(LadyLabyrinth/2019)
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Bonanza on my TV
After that the Rifleman
Democrats watch Westerns, too
I can't write cowboy poetry 
since I a not a cowboy
But I have been to Texas 
and written for a publication based there
Democrats watch Westerns, too
Jesse James was a fierce outlaw
But I am not cut out to be him 
as the song says
But, yes, Democrats watch Westerns, too...

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He rode fast, he rode hard!
on his black mighty steed!
His sword wrought him fame toward...
helping those in dire need!....

He was deceivingly mistook for...
an outlaw and a thief!
but was only there to restore...
his peoples honor and relief!

The swift sword of Zorro...
his black horse, cape and mask!...
are forever.... tomorrow!
in legend to bask!...

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They call me cunning but Im only a kid
They call me stunning want to take a bid
I might gamble I might cheat
Lets just skip that beat
I've already confess 
My one true purpose
That to gain not give
For I want to live
Slated as a outlaw 
Accused as a thief
Why do i bear all this grief
Ha Ha many laugh but they are not true
Accused themselves and all there old world crew...

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"I recognized the rainbow
in the night when
you were waiting for
the sun to rise on the
dark side of the moon.

When I was a kid, the sun
would melt the pavement
on the way to school,
hot, shifting colors on
the slickened road.

And today the black pools
in the swamp said the
same thing: forbidden joy.

Morning is in the eyes
of your children and
the tiny roots are moving
into the soil....

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