Ah, yes! College ‘road trips’ bring back memories fond
of toga parties, and booting on sorority lawns
Of pimple pus oozing out from one’s cheeks at ‘make-out time’
or asking your date if you can score another nickel or dime…
Ah, but today! Ho-ho-ho. To hoary old traditions we say a loud NO!
We ‘road trip’ to protest-rallies, to NYC, LA and Chicago
Bringing ‘paraphernalia’ we stash in our ‘toolkits’
Masks and kaffiyehs, bullhorns and live ammo
Stirring up trouble is what we do best
Road trip’s not over ~ 'til we’re under arrest
snicker bicker snicker bicker
thirteen is sure they are whispering about her
she feels it is gossip, and probably something mean
snicker bicker snicker bicker
fifteen neither notices or cares
he is exhausted, after staying up all night playing video games
snicker bicker snicker bicker
rude behavior at a funeral
a few evil looks are dashed their way
snicker bicker snicker bicker is all about herself
stirring up trouble is her mission because she is good at it
she keeps going strong
Be cautious of which little bird you listen to.
Some birds bring joy and delight.
They are the ones everyone wants to hear.
But they are more scarce than the negative Neds.
Negative Neds are instigators
Stirring up trouble,
sometimes telling fabulific lies
anything to stir you up.
Before you get cockeyed and crazy
remember all birds are not the same.
Some want world peace.
The others want frenzy and havoc
and they will do everything they can to aid that along.
Radicalizing Our Young
Miracle Man
5/1/2024
The college protest problem,
isn’t insurmountable.
But a good first step to take,
is holding activist accountable.
They travel throughout the country,
Their aim, stirring up trouble.
Today it’s long past time,
someone bursting their bubble.
But we just slap their wrists,
and its back to business as usual.
We must show more force,
when dealing with the delusional.
Attitudes might change,
after a week spent in jail.
Where there’s no choice of food
or opportunity for bail.
But they get on their soapbox,
and yell about public speech.
But destroying those unlike themselves,
is a sermon they shouldn’t preach.
Any students involved,
should immediately be expelled.
Or perhaps thought given,
to diplomas being withheld.
I pray that I see peace,
once more in my lifetime.
But I see the answer to this problem,
is in making the time fit the crime.
We can’t negotiate with those,
intent on radicalizing our young.
We must look to God for our strength,
until. the last verse of song is sung.
Much of what I say might sound like it’s
stirring up trouble, but it's the truth!
Quote by Malcolm X
stir
the wind changed slightly
that day i picked up a stone
moving some atoms
instead of leaving them be
consequence rearranged me
May I tell you a secret? Whispered the old wood shed.
Treehouse is fearful of Wee House, I was told by Ned.
It is difficult to believe, but I had no reason to doubt.
I went around to hear better when my fire went out.
So, Treehouse is fearful of Wee House, I reiterated.
Old Wood Shed looked around in a panic, clearly exasperated.
You are too loud! He told me. It is a secret you see.
Who told you? I asked him, suspecting it was notorious Wee.
Wee had been stirring up trouble ever since she arrived.
Her meddling had caused problems, I think at least twenty-five.
She puffed up herself and tried to put others down.
But Wood Shed looked embarrassed and stared at the ground.
Have you asked Tree House herself? That would be a start.
No said Old Wood Shed, he can be a meddling old fart.
I can ask her, I offered, hoping he would say never mind.
I saw him whispering next to a sapling, who was more of his kind.
Such a curious creature you are!
Darting around stirring up trouble.
Saying things to bring others down all the while elevating yourself to ecstasy.
You get a ride out of insulting others!
Can you keep your barnyard shut?
Urges overtake you and wildness consumes you like a smoldering fire on the edge of a mighty forest.
When will you ever learn your lesson and be calm like a still stream?
When will you make it through a single day without hurting someone's feelings?
I wish to put a chain on you or seal your movements with super glue.
The less you operate, the better off others will be.
Tongue, when will you learn your lesson?
Will you ever keep your trap shut long enough to hear what others have to say?
Try and give it a rest!
Will ya?
Rest a while so others can be elevated---esteemed.
Go on vacation so a little love can be received.
The tongue.
Gwendolen Rix
12-18-15
The Word of God has many wonderful references on how to tame the tongue. A great passage to read is James chapter 3.
Lord been through this before
Thoughts so deadly that pierce my mind
She says to bury sin, just get high--
Pulse quickens as the city fumigates
Cracked nails in a mirrored room
Sleep of a dusty kind is crawling
Now, no more lovers embrace
Just laying, food for microorganisms
I try to put the idea aside
Life is still worth something, I confide
To no one in particular
Just assuming a stance
An endless rhythmic dance
ossified mummies shake me deliberately
As the watery sun emerges
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