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Premium MemberThe Rich Get Richer the Poor Stay Poor-

I heard a worried smelly coppering 
Once I said engaged and nickeling 
The Richer poor get richer 
Unrest- unrest- unrest 
The rich get richer the poor stay poor

Nothing left
 All's been spent
 Only this
 And a reservation 
Hush 
What a gold rush
Do you like silver cadets
It's a rich get richer the poor stay poor

They're stood a guided gold plated stand 
By brought such sorrow 
To richer poor gets richer 
Tohat preventative preventative cushion

 I felt compelled to sniff the elements 
I threw my silver spoon upon the floor 
The surplus standbys storing
 I crave the proactive precious plus gold rush
Set I think of kil 
Death shall bring assets 
Which I whom discovered the reserve

The richer gets richer the poor stays poor

11/8/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2020
Categories: standbys, analogy, character,
Form: Dramatic Verse

Premium MemberDistant Socially

I smell the air today
And it's the stench of
Life leaving.
Everywhere you look
The usual standbys are not
Where they were. 

I can feel the skin 
On my arm as it
Seems to be wrong 
Not wet enough
Or dry enough
Maybe it's the sign
We were waiting on 
The end of days is here.
Not as a giant explosion 
But as a unraveling. 
Began with a virus
And politics as usual
But now, if you pay attention, 
You'll notice the far away 
Credits are beginning to roll.
I can count on one hand
The people I miss
When I wake up.
I can count on two hands
The people I wish
Were back behind me
As we walk into the next
Phase or chapter or verse.

I hope the sweat was worth it
And the silliness we thought
Meant something 
Is so ridiculous 
As we view it in our
Rear view mirror.
Categories: standbys, blue, sad,
Form: Carpe Diem


Premium MemberReadership Down

I'm aware my readership is down near the bottom
However, I have some standbys not to be forgotten
Devoted is a word to describe them
These dedicated loving friends
Though the numbers are small, been friends from day one
Categories: standbys, confusion,
Form: Limerick

Premium MemberStood Up By Standbys

Shocked, taken aback,
I was stood up by my standbys
ever reliable phonies who stood by
and watched. My dear friends quaked
and spluttered excuses from stand-by mode.
How quickly the folksy flock dispersed
to vultures, hanging, waiting 
in stand-by queues, for me to fail, so can step in.
Chameleon onlookers standing by.
Well "Stand By, Folks"
"I'll be back, right with you".
Categories: standbys, friend,
Form: Free verse

Theorized Heartless

Take your standbys
And your surprise
And analyze
My starting rise
This is advised
To get baptized
And Christianize
You idolize
Evils lullabies
Now memorize
These words replies
Say your good-buys
Leave all your spies
You agonizes
And minimize
Romanticize
Evils veils of lies
Categories: standbys, people
Form: I do not know?


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