Historical facts are the foundations of societies Structurally carrying the weight of the dead and live loads Time has a way of revealing societal improprieties Dissecting impartially; ideologies and economic, social and political modes Without the help of any diety’s Or other dogma we’ve been sold Past reflection offers sobriety To the lies we haveContinue reading “HIS STORY”
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Outcast
Rueth the humanly outcasts No envious transgressions Shall shadow their path Traveleth they As if in a desert Where water Like empathy Is scarce Thine innate riches stripped to the bone Guilty! Of economic hardship They traverse the region Looking for shelter Helter skelter To lay their weary head And protecteth their tools Reminiscing ofContinue reading “Outcast”
A Better Day
A better day Has come my way From where it came from Well who can say? There are no worries To allay Or fretful pacing To undue delay No thrust upon circumstances Sure to betray Or controlling people Who want things done Their way Wow! Look at the tree! Such a beautiful bluejay! See yaContinue reading “A Better Day”
Flashbacks to a Presidential Campaign
Breaking news out of the Vice Presidential Foreign Policy Instructional Intervention Joe Biden joining with the Middle Class Union/Workers and Poor To raise their dissension The winds are howling at the “Free Market” drivers Who drove the car into the ditch They’re trying to spin Through the wind That we are jealous ofContinue reading “Flashbacks to a Presidential Campaign”
HOLIDAY SHOPPING
How jolly I am feeling! As I toss people aside the aisle You better get out of my way today Hilfiger puts me on to style How merry ’tis the prices There’ll be no sticker pain This old chap’s trying to get the last LCD TV! I think I’ll trip his cane How joyfulness isContinue reading “HOLIDAY SHOPPING”
SHAZAM!
Growing up in Astoria, Queens in New York City in the 1970s; I looked up to my father as most all young boys are want to do. He drew me into some of his favorite lifelong passions, such as New York Yankee baseball, Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney movies. There was also a colorful, andContinue reading “SHAZAM!”
My Spring Evening Hike
Like a fisherman Looking for a boisterous bite A polar bear Searching for Some scarcer-by-the-day Arctic ice A wild horse Parading for A mesmerizing mare A laughing hyena Fleeing from A lion’s lair A chimpanzee Jonesing for A ripe banana An eagle perched high To look at The scenic panorama These natural things Are likeContinue reading “My Spring Evening Hike”
“The Black Cat” and the Decrepit Realm of the Insane
Donald Reith Upon finishing reading Edgar Allan Poe’s, “The Black Cat,” it became clear to me that there remained an open question as to the sanity of the murderer. Through careful examination of the short story; via reading books/essays researching the topic of the state of mind of the narrator, I have narrowed down theContinue reading ““The Black Cat” and the Decrepit Realm of the Insane”
Solidarity Walk Down The Bunny Road
Gay people are as ubiquitous as the birds and the bees To deny their existence is to deny nature Human nature is the correct nomenclature Have you never seen a creative person? Please! Live and let live There is all kinds of love to give Why spend so much time and effort on superiority TheContinue reading “Solidarity Walk Down The Bunny Road”
Governor Walker’s Opus
Let Me Refrain I’ll Explain I Wish to Retract What I Giveback Redact What I Want Putback Enact A New Clawback Taking the Wrong Way To Put Us on the Right Track I Report Erroneously What I Believe to Be Fact Assuredly Be Surprised When I Rip Up Your Union Contract Do Not Fear BankstersContinue reading “Governor Walker’s Opus”