Short Uneasily Poems

A tired Liar rests uneasily
Upon Pillows of the Past
His heavy head, it sleeps in Dread-
Always dreams of Truth, alas!

*"Usual" is intentional in the title ;)...

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The tripod stand of the three major tribal 
 domains;
Stands forged by force in 1914 by the
 British ambitious chains.
These stand's can't be undone now without 
 rocking the pot uneasily,
Unless broken into pieces, they are already
 knitted, though unequally.
United we stand Nigeria, divided we fall, 
 Nigerians, hold refrains....

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Staring uneasily through the smoke I do
Put myself in this predicament with nothing to gain but a vacant mind.
But then again. . .Inspiration comes with a price to pay.
Incomplete connections spell-check my ambitions 
Only this time, I know it will be different.
Delete the next line for sensitivities sake
You will never know the real me, and I choose to keep it that way....

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Dating on the internet after the divorce, shopping in the EX-aisle.

There is more to having character than being one.

In Graffiti size does matter.

On awakening he walks the edges of consciousness seeking a cuppa coffee.

He sleeps uneasily, searching through “day old” dreams.

He crows loudly, an old rooster still ruffling feathers.



John G. Lawless
©4/27/2023...

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Away from home for many years,
Would shadow of the past be clear?
Old friends and family members
Will be smear, uneasily remember.

Away from the warm motherland,
Thousands miles where I stand,
Pursue freedom and happiness,
Blue sky shows ways of success.

Fly back home with melancholy;
Do the hand prints rest steadily?
Do the works retain their shape?
Or time lets sweet past escape?...

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