Short Principals Poems

ENLIGHTENMENT

precepts principals
credos stunned in disbelief
melted lunacy

John G. Lawless
8/11/2014...

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Give me 
your liars 
your greedy 
your thieves
you unlawful

people of no principals
and no ethics

Of these 
I will hire the best...

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The Cow
is not the cow
is The Cow
as metaphor for
religious principals
but you may
think
The Cow
Is The Cow
Either way
you still 
need
to die.

Eventually....

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Without anticipating my actions
I step enter the fray
Using ever ounce of my will to eradicate the violence
Basing my principals on justice and equality
This Ive regained my trust in the future
Keep calm and alert I remain
Standing and walking without creeping
But understanding the world I weep...

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I pray that God will help others, who are not a christian.
Don't be afraid to ask God what you need.   
God will help you whatever you need to pray on like your
Health, families, neighborhood, teachers, principals, and yourself.
 Ask God what you need in a prayer.
 A prayer will be answered by God....

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I once behaved. Followed all the rules. Understood what was "normal". My parents taught this, teachers demanded this, principals enforced this. Ministers expected it, society reinforced it, friends tested it, professors challenged it.
Then, poetry became my statue of liberty.


following the rules
and behaving normally
no longer appeals
...

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With the sun in the forceps 
Of an ageless night, 
The bells at the lighthouse toll 
Until they are merely sterile 
Breaths.  
Occasionally, a ghostly whisper 
Validates and dissects 
Each tear, each truth. 
I can't imagine their loneliness- 
watching light burn 
Until it is as small as a flea, 
While we endure engulfed 
In light, 
Principals of refuge 
And shadow....

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back to normal holds a hopeful ring —
    presently, the ding spurs us into a boxing spar

our refuge - our home
    becomes a multipurpose cage

school, workplace, nursing station, cafeteria
     ailments scold, yes

we're principals, doctors too.
        presently, the ding spurs us into a boxing spar

back to normal    holds a hopeful ring

3/31/2020...

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He's our savior
a man of utmost principals

He stands up against the deep state
and speaks his mind concisely

But he has faltered
and hoarded sensitive information

Now silver bars may bind his home
for several years to come

What can we do to help
how can we save the man we love

There may be no protection against his crimes
he tallied them up so much

All we can do is watch
Watch as a giant falls...

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When freedom dies
and liberty falls down to her knees,
And the flag of surrener is risen
before the gates of justice,
and faith, hope, and love
are no longer principals
of our life, out liberty, 
and our pursuit of happiness.
when freedom dies
and tyrrany is alive 
life has no meanig
life is only of fear.
when freedom dies
and nothing survives
but the darkness 
within, nothing remains
but the hope for tomorrow's sun.
...

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