His dog was on a grassy field
That clearly said, “No Pets!”
Entitlement in every way,
As awful as it gets.
For adding to his flagrant
Disregard of that one sign,
He puffed on a cigar, when smoking’s
Also out of line.
What really got to me, though,
Was his bag of doggy poo,
Which he clutched and looked around,
Unsure of what he next would do.
Beyond the fence and out of reach,
A trashcan on the street
Sat waiting for deposits
So the sidewalks would stay neat.
Too lazy to walk over,
He reached back and made a toss,
Knowing that, most likely, he could get
That doggy bag across.
I watched it sail and with a plop,
Land, not inside the can,
But on the ground right next to it,
Not following his plan.
I stopped myself from yelling out
A simple message: “Missed!’
Since those entitled might be
Unpredictable when pissed.
The way the world is nowadays,
You have to watch your back,
For those who get away with things
Are likely to attack.
Wickedness can’t be defined
One can’t define when one commits
Source of the mind
Corruption established
No Mercy nor pity
Evil darkness having a purpose
Destruction in being eliminated
Evil in the eyes
Mad counted on disturbed theory
Explanation having no answers
Aspect to follow
No trace on set course
Deceit in the heart
Evidence of wounds expressed in the antecedents
Hell’s fury in the conquest
Chaos floored
Once upon never
Good having no place
Evil on and Evil out
Beware and watch your back mold.
Sleekness of the Cat
I watch your back arch and rise
A private pleasure
In a world where you have to watch your back
Unable to tell friend from foe
Tiptoeing around the big issues
Until you are sure it’s safe
To let your guard down
The easier path is to simply shut up.
And in our silence our isolation grows.
When you get censored, or censor others
You also start to censor yourself
Not wanting to make waves
Destroy relationships, threaten jobs and reputations.
And when you censor yourself
Pretty soon you don’t even think anymore
Outside the box, with its velvet padded lining.
Pretty soon the world we live - in and out -
Is reduced to silence
And then it doesn’t matter much
What the box is lined in.
(10/16/25)
She's got nerve,
Calling him a boozer
Sittin' next to him
She feels like such a loser
When He's been drinkin'
She'll give that boy a wack
He likes his Jim
But he don't know jack
I heard they got married
Bout a year ago
Figured to elope
I think the story goes
She thought, "What a Man"
As they wrestled in the sack
Yes The boy likes his Jim
But he don't know Jack
Chorus
Now if you're gonna drink
And mess around with girls
Don't pick a Bossy one
or she'll upset your world
And if you plan to keep on drinkin'
And remember watch your back
Cause you Can trust your Jim
But you don't know Jack
Instrumental
The Honeymoon's now over
And she hates it when he drinks
But he is kinda slow
He don't care what she thinks
But when he reaches for a bottle
She's ready to attack
'Cause he likes his Jim
But he don't know Jack
Chorus
Now if you're gonna drink
And mess around with girls
Don't pick a Bossy one
or she'll upset your world
And if you plan to keep on drinkin'
And remember watch your back
Cause you Can trust your Jim
But you don't know Jack
So quick to judge any breach of etiquette
Such breaches at the whim of the fickled herd
What is there to do but watch your back
Or compulsively stay in line
Or just say f*ck it!
And be on your way
Because no matter how hard you try
The cancerous cancelling crowd will lie in wait
To pounce on what was once their own
Just look at what’s happened to Trump and Musk
Each darlings of their leftist peers
Until they weren’t
Not for changing in any fundamental way
But just in their need to keep being themselves
Without allegiance to the fickled pickled herd
If anything the life of a human
Arcs from bound and dependent
To independent and free
Free to chose and free to lose
And so we grow
And can come to know
What it is to be mature
If it’s the last thing we do
(11/13/24)
They say you can't watch your back and another's
I tried, and trusted you, my friend, to see me through.
I turned my back to you, and you did the same,
But instead of guarding it, you brought me shame.
You were my companion, my friend, my guide,
You stabbed me in the back, with a traitor's might,
Leaving scars that never heal, and a pain that never fades
That was when I realized, that sometimes the pain we can't define,
Comes not from the knife , but from the hand that wields it
The knife used by you, my friend, my own,
Gave me in return a pain so intriguing, it leaves me forever overthrown.
Your sin, unforgiven, your betrayal, a stain,
A wound that never clears, a heart that remains in pain unbearable
~Eris~
beware of the lair of the shark queen
she watches you
keen
to have revenge on your kind
once she's made up her mind there's no turning back
so watch your back
beware of the lair of the shark queen
her teeth are as sharp as her mind
beware of the lair of the shark queen
Do not try there is no use
You will only badly lose
Running will not do a thing
When I find you it will bring
Only more pain you caused this
When you took a closed up fist
Hitting my friend in the face
There is not a single place
You can hide so watch your back
There are bruises from the smacks
Many times you left on her
You are in a world of hurt
When I finally track you down
You'll disappear and not be found
From the rage that will come out
I'll be like a water spout
Sprinkling violence on you
And when I am finally through
With each shot and angry hit
I may throw another fit
Just to see the sight of you
Turn a lot more black and blue
You will be a punching bag
I will beat until you sag
Because you ran out of air
You can't breath and I don't care
This summer I lost all respect
for our modern youth.
Apparently they have been raised
that the end justifies the means
and that individual responsibility
is a virtue of dubious value.
So when they wanted to get me fired
because I was the new boss
the old retired fart
who was going to make them accountable
trained lifeguards
they lied.
Maybe thinking it didn’t matter
to their own sense of karma
they fabricated a narrative
of sexual harassment, maybe even assault
they obviously didn’t realize
matters to others.
But hey, what is youth
if not a time of youthful folly
and the chance to learn
your major life-lessons.
Maybe they did
maybe they didn’t but will,
but for me at least
it’s never too late
to learn to watch your back
in a world gone mad and rudderless.
(10/18/23)
Steely eyed long and lean
Manscaped and squeaky clean
Ambitious with tunnel vision
Never made a wrong decision
Strong willed and never weak
Not afraid to stomp the meek
All the ladders that I climb
I do it better every time
The alpha male in the crowd
When I speak I'm talking loud
A lady killer through and through
I bed them all two by two
Piss me off then watch your back
You'll never see my planned attack
You're bleeding from my first assault
If you go down it's not my fault
Test my will you're gonna lose
Not a soul can fill my shoes
An Angel right before your eyes
A Devil in a dark disguise
King for life I'm here to tell
The rest of you can go to Hell
A Narcissist can't you see
No one gets the best of me
Born to repeat
Mistakes of my tree
Inspired by survival
Pain is free
In or out
Of this lottery
My family is growing
With others just like me
Protect the turf without hesitation
Watch your back no matter what the situation
Stand and deliver without guarantees
Your life is precious despite the disease
Sharp extensions to every hand
Navigation is treacherous through my land
Life is cheap, like a grain of sand
My traumatic living is getting out of hand
Gangsta rap gone awry
Critics and fans ask why?
Artist say it's an open market
Parent's say they're young, and the target
Rappers write for the buck
Teens listen and buy for their luck
Rap music was once focused towards blacks
Now that it's multicultural, watch your back
Rappers on the west coast and east coast
It's about who's turn it's to boast
Purpose of the message is to negate
Politicians should take action and legislate
Young people take heed, get an education
Your leadership is vital, to this nation
Accept some advice, find another way
Gangsta rap gone awry
Sir Tom it seems you are the peoples leader
Your Marmite army fierce and brave
Our battle at Tastebud Hill
Revealed my Vegemite soldiers weak and afraid
Your leadership is superior
Though your cause extremely poor
You may have won “this” battle
But you haven’t won the war!!
So , I will retreat for now…..
However, Sir Tom watch your back
Be aware the Vegemite Queen will return
With an unexpected ,stronger attack!!!
V- iolence found in the hand of one who claims
“I- must be god!”
O- watch your back when you think you can attack the
L- iving God.
E- veryone will bend. You drop to your knees, loudly weeping.
N- ettles of your own making. Would that you
C- all out to Jesus, who can free you from
E- ternal damnation. This is a clear warning. Change direction.
10/26/2021
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. Matthew 11:12 NKJV
Benson commentary from biblehub.com:
The spirits of men are so excited and animated by a desire after this kingdom, that it is, as it were, attacked like a besieged city, men of all sorts pressing to get into it, with a violence like that of men who are taking a place by storm. As if he had said, “Multitudes are flocking around me, to be instructed in the nature of my kingdom; and some, who were formerly of most licentious characters, and looked upon as utterly unfit to be subjects of the Messiah’s kingdom, are resolutely set on enjoying the blessings of it.”
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