Pull apart the art from the folks
The difference between pathetic and apathetic it’s hard to conceive
The media just misleads
Product consumption and various misdeeds
While all the vitriol gets soaked up by our seeds
Your selection for the election
Lost, why do the rich and famous need more protection?
Cost, the transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich
Ask questions, when the future forgets the past, life’s a !
And then you die, so why do we even try to explain?
When the authorities show us nothing but disdain?
Pain, is just frustration leaving your body, but can you sustain?
Hundreds of brilliant men and women tried to complain
Just to be be called crazy, converted, or even assassinated
Then later celebrated
Those black heroes who died young, been tried, or overdosed
Went from young gifted and black to comatose
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Cake for breakfast
Cake for breakfast
Celebrations leave me breathless
Tenacity and the capacity to accomplish goals
The village that raised me had various roles
Church, school, home, even the corner store!
It only took a little time and effort, but they gave me so much more
At the celebration of my graduation, I greeted and thanked nearly everyone
The next morning, I woke up early from my night of fun
And enjoyed a piece of my graduation cake - yum!
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Politics and Discourse are dead
Politics and Discourse are officially dead
Folks right, left, and center all see red
Everyone lies because we made our bed
By consuming social and traditional media that only agrees with our opinions
As our algorithms and AI transforms us into minions
Today your opinions only matter if you have money or fame
That’s not the way American democracy should work, what a shame!
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Dreams are like Diamonds
Make them believe!
Ideas to reality, work from success
Critics first doubted, but now they’re impressed!
You had to make them believe
Like some fairy tale lead
Years of sweat and winkles on rolled up sleeves
Hands get filthy building impossible dreams!
Grime plus work equals births the greatest of things
Dirt under your nails
Cloudy water in pails
You got it out ‘da mud…Like a worm or a bug!
Persistence paid off, in due time
Doubters bare witness, once your treasure began to shine!
Thoughts sprouted and grew like a tree
High in the clouds, but below most can’t see
The roots that anchor and nourish reality
Them haters stay jelly than a mug!
A prescription for this affliction, use this song like a drug! And…
<Chorus> Make them believe… What you can see
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2 types of people on a sinking boat…
There are only two types of people on a sinking boat
Those who save the boat and others who save themselves
Nobody knows who they will be, or what compels
One to risk life and limb, or take their chances with sharks and whales
If everyone decided to labor for the greater good
The chances of success would improve the likelihood
That all may survive, patching holes or finding a bucket
But who am I kidding, most folks will probably just say #%?! it!
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Why do we want to be what we’re not?
I want to be what I’m not
Not what I’ve already done and been
I want to do what I can’t, meaning I want to win!
All of the wishes unrealized, and goals unmet
The unsuccessful challenges lost, to make up for years of desire and regret
I want to be what I’m not
But I don’t even know how!
If I found a way to do it, it would it make me smile?
Why can’t I be content with me?
When I look in the mirror, I don’t 'love' what I see
Because all the success that I’ve achieved so far
Isn’t enough to make me believe, in my life’s movie, that I am the star!
If my life is someone else’s wildest dream
Then why do I have a desire for a new scheme?
If I became everything that I’m currently not
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Ode to the Rat Catcher!
At the Robin Hood Renaissance Fair, a rat catcher greeted us by the entrance
She cradled one like a baby rat, fully entranced
She had a few toy rats attached to her dress with a string
Rocking her baby and engaging with her pack, she began to sing
This actress never once broke character, sitting on the cold ground
Half way through the event, she walked by (with her rats in tow) making a squeaking sound
She explained (in English) that she was bilingual, and fully fluent in ‘rat’
I thought to myself, ‘damn, this young lady can really act!’
The third time we saw her, my daughter and her friends decided to interact
She wasn’t selling toys or anything, she was just really dedicated to her art
Kudos to her and whomever hired her to play this historical accurate part!
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Anything is possible
Dreams and nightmares do come true true
People still escape prison, often out of the blue!
Trump became president twice, and he wasn’t even qualified!
Eventually we won’t be remembered after we’ve died
The unhoused and folks with mansions differ by opportunity and money
How both are given and taken ain’t really funny!
Hard work, talent, drive, silver spoons, and the genetic lottery
Isn’t a guarantee that you still won’t end up in poverty!
God’s grace, choices, employment, or even a medical bill
Could change your life in an instant, but here’s the deal
Anything is possible, just remember this rhyme
Find your joy, love your life, and make good use of what’s left of your time!
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Don’t stare into the orb!
Tools for humanity, managed by AI
An orb will scan the retina of your eye
To prove that you are human, but honestly why?
Should you create a binary number, known as an iris code?
Plug your uniqueness into the matrix, and watch all the chaos unfold
For $43 dollars worth of Worldcoin?
Users may download an app to join
Why do I need technology to confirm that I have a soul?
And to tell me something that I already know?
Green screens, Windows, Apps, now a virtual partner in crime…
Billionaires want your secrets and more of your time
Attention is the new currency, not your dime
Drain your essence and squeeze your mind
With news, entertainment, opinions and ads to consume
More products, subscriptions, and services, backwards from May thru to June
$43 dollars, just bait on a hook
Cheese in a trap, intriguin... |
If I survive this crisis…
If I survive this crisis
I’ll know and do better next time
Give up my self righteousness and vices
Pay down my debit and save every damn dime!
As the time passes, months feel like days
My path was once so certain, now it feels like a maze
Cognizant of my responsibilities, yet I fail almost every time
To prepare, plan, and make forward progress
On the gridiron of life, I lost thousands of yards behind scrimmage line!
To clear today’s hurdles and roadblocks
I must be as ruthless as a crocodile and as cunning as a fox!
As tomorrow’s obstacles mutate, we no longer have immunity
Even if I survive, what about others in our community?
The unhoused, sick, shut in elders, and impoverished youth?
Who don’t have the luxuries of time, money, and power learn the truth
That life is a short but... |
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