You did not steal with hands or gun,
No gold was taken in the sun,
But hearts were robbed of gentler things—
Of trust, of bread, of blossoming springs.
You cast your mark and turned away,
And thought the world would bloom as May,
Yet winter came with hollow eyes,
And children wept beneath the skies.
Your silence signed the cruel decree,
Your comfort bought their misery,
And though your purse was never filled,
Your soul grew lean, your mercy stilled.
The thief need not break locks or bars—
He steals the light from out the stars;
And in that night, both thief and king
Are bound by one unholy ring.
So count your coins, and guard your name—
The ledger knows, and writes in flame;
For every lie that power tells,
Your vote for him made you a thief as well.
Dead Head
Some are hard to work with
Others are easy to deal with
Some are real pains in the ing ****
I know many like this
Both male and female
They bug you like a sore toe
Try not to give them credit
For being a pain in the ****
This is what they want
Makes them do it more
Never ever stopping
Till you shoot them dead
A bullet in the head
closed-minded people ultimately sound astonishingly stupid
I get tired of being late every day because of the stupidity of others
He says.
I get tired of his sarcastic attitude but I keep quiet.
Poor you! A co-worker says. Poor you.
They lament all of the dumb people they have met that day.
Yesterday a whacked out old man cut in front of me,
And I thought I was going to die, he told her.
Poor him.
Poor him.
Being a crazy old person myself, I keep quiet.
None of these morons should be on the road,
He laments.
A little crowd has gathered now.
Some concerned.
Others wise.
They have seen this before.
They sign in and go to work.
Poor him, poor him
Some say.
I hear him talking about a crazy old woman now.
So I yell, “Leave your house earlier!”
An ant sneezed and we all heard it.
Ah, look at all the stupid people.
I look at all the stupid people.
Eleanor Rigby has nothing to say but goes on and goes on and goes on.
She's a moron.
Mr McKenzie whines and complains about everything under the moon.
He's a buffoon.
All the stupid people, where do they all come from?
All the stupid people, I wish they all were gone.
Ah, look at all the stupid people.
I look at all the stupid people.
Jennifer Tomei chatters away to the cashier holding up the line.
Inconsiderate idiot of all time.
Joseph McCarthy drives very slow on the highway in the fast lane.
He drives motorists insane.
All the stupid people, where do they all come from?
All the stupid people, I wish they all were gone.
Ah, look at all the stupid people.
I look at all the stupid people.
I'm scared to express myself,
Because the world might find me weird,
But in fact I'm not timid.
If I avoid contact with people,
It doesn't mean I'm disconnected with the world,
It means I'm not interested!
When books ornament my hands all day long,
Don't conclude me as a book worm,
It means I want to wander in my own world!
If I spend most of my time with nature and talk with animals,
It's not that I'm mad,
It means they are better than rest of the world!
If you find me talking less
Or find a situation to search me in the frame,
If you always find me missing,
Please don't search for me and remember I'm not escaping,
You can only hear single answer from me,
'shh, I'm hiding from stupid people! '
Easy Elimination of Stupid People Part Three
By Elton Camp
Warnings show how stupid folks can be
As promised, here you have part three
Hershey’s Almond Bar wants you to face:
“Warning, of nuts this may have a trace”
A can of air freshener does tell:
“For use only by trained personnel”
A rat poison is trying to be nice:
“Has caused cancer in lab mice”
In case it is bought by dumb lug:
“Don’t use Silly Putty as ear plug”
Found on a can of deodorant spray:
“Do not use intimately,” it does say
On cough medicine for a kid:
“Don’t drive a car,” it does bid
Found on a package of dice:
“Human consumption isn’t nice”
On a shipment of hammers hollowed:
“May be harmful if swallowed”
On a gun barrel so there’s no excuse:
“Injury or death may come from misuse”
A thermometer makes it exceedingly clear:
After rectal use, to mouth don’t come near”
Fruit Roll-Up warning can’t be beat:
“Remove the plastic before you eat”
On a toilet brush this is seen:
“Do not use for personal hygiene”
Although paraphrased just a bit
Producers, these warnings see fit
Easy Elimination of Stupid People Part Two
By Elton Camp
I continue to believe that, without doubt
Remove warnings, problem works out
If going without product warnings we try,
Very soon, all the stupid people will die
Some folks’ stupidity continues to amaze
These are real warnings in paraphrase
Triops Fish Food assumes no gumption:
“Warning: Not for human consumption”
On treated lumber from Home Depot:
“Do not consume” they want us to know
A hair dryer gives a warning so deep
“Do not use this while you sleep”
Superman costume, so you don’t try:
“Wearing this will not let you fly”
On Slush Puppy cup we’re told:
“Caution: The ice may be cold”
Rowenta Iron warning is one of those:
“On your body, never iron your clothes”
On American Air peanuts you don’t choke:
“Open packet, eat nuts.” I do not joke
Nabisco Easy Cheese cautions a sap:
“For best results, remove cap”
So Swanson TV Dinners taste well:
“Cook this before eating,” it does tell
This note printed on an electric cattle prod:
“Use on animals only, they think not odd
So many more examples I do see
So stay turned for Part Three
They say stupid things to get you down
They say they're sorry
Then go and do it again
It feels like crap
And hurts my feelings
So screw those people who do this to others!
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