Random Political / Social Poems (810)

It was their dream. Cuddley pillows, dimed lights. Living above their means, material wealth in sight. Finally eyes are open, oprah appears on screen. "Her" dream has happen, everything looks so green. Then came the crash; housing and stock market. Banks have no cash; water poured in baskets. Creditors on the retreat, washington responses are strong. Though feeling the heat; can't right this wrong! Retiring for their dream, waking to this nightmare. This nation now screams: how we got here? From bush to obama, the dollar under squeeze. Democrats now take power, americans facing credit freeze! America economy is crumbling. China/india looking on. Americans are now grumbling: look what "they" have become. What was once a dream, has now become a yoke. America for all "it seems"; it's a nightmare and broke!

we came from near
we came from far
to trust the truth
to duel and spar
to stand upon
the hill of scarves
to nurture all
that darkness starves

"what then? cried Shankly's ghost.. what then?"

we lost our souls
all ninety six
and wrote their names
upon the bricks
and lit a flame
on every shirt
so justice knew
their family's hurt
and sang
"you'll never walk alone"
through Madrid Squares
and dusty Rome

what then?.. cried the the thief of time, what then..?

we woke to greet
the phantom dawns
as passion fought
the corporate pawns
to bleed away
and leverage hope
to bitter end
we burned the rope
and rose again
as europe fell
to the hoards of light
of brave redmen

what then? cried Shankly's ghost.. what then?

the world fell in
to viral rage
that stopped the streets
so fell the blade
and took the dream
and ran away
and stole each light
each smiling ray
but nonetheless
the truth did out
as scousers smiled
from every mouth

thirty years since tropy shown
its true..
"you'll never walk alone"

An englishman with stiff upper lip,
supposedly full of grace and mannners,
proud of stance but not too stiff,
we even had a King once, who stammers,

Our hearts are solid, like english oak,
we have all lived on this isle,
even our tailors are all bespoke,
some of us even have great style,

We have at one time owned the seas,
lower, middle and upper class,
a class distinction for all to see,
now times have changed, alas,

No different from any other,
history gave you an englishmans`s view,
now my friend I call you brother,
for your ancestry intermingles with new,

But still the myth of a gentlemans worth,
some still have all the grace and manners,
look at our politicians you can see their girth,
we are measured up by all the scammers,

Come to England and be worthwile,
our benefits system used to be the best,
open policy, has cultural style,
soon to change, our heritage lost, living here is quite a test,

An englishman still has his smile,
his manners still gentle and mild,
our feelings and emotions always on trial,
we endure, though sometimes wild,

Our language is spoken by so many in time,
this is our gift to the world,
"Hey brother can you spare a dime",
on this isle now poverty, homelessness, jobless all unfurled,

You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs
And you can't play football without breaking a few heads

To err is human
To forgive, nah!

The more you study history
The more you learn that man has learned nothing from history

Money can't buy happiness
But it sure can rent it!

The only people who win in war
Are politicians and businessmen

Knowing the hour you are to die is not important
It's knowing that you will be prepared no matter when it comes

Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day
Teach a man how to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime
Teach a man how to steal a fish through taxation
And he'll eat for a while
Till the stealers outnumber the fishermen

I watched the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi
The red ring failed to open up into a ring
The colors of the rings as well as the white background
Can be found on all the flags of the world
This is our first time competing in Russia
We boycotted the games played in 1980
The colors of the rings are blue, black, and red on top
With yellow and green on the bottom
I like the winter olympics better than the summer Olympics
My favorite is the ski jump
I also like the bobsled, luge, speed skating(short track)
Curling, freestyle skiing, and snowboarding
I like to watch hockey live as I do watch the Dubuque Fighting Saints
But like baseball, it just doesn't appeal to me to watch it on tv
Norway has the most winter Olympic medals with 303
The United States of America has the second most with 253
Austria takes third place with 201
The work involved to be an Olympian is tremendous
I think just to represent your country is a huge accomplishment
I wish them all much success and safety
As some of the events can be very dangerous
Luge and ski jumping come to mind
The safest would have to be curling
I would like to try that one some day
Ski jumping
Forget it!

There once was a time in my past
Where the money i earned seemed to last
I asked the question if i could afford
To sponsor a child overseas abroad

Queries were made an things set in motion
I chose a child from an african nation
A country torn apart by war an poverty
A little bit of help to change his destiny

For a few years i procured the cause
Hoping it would open some doors
Sometimes extra gifts were made
A goat some chickens for eggs to lay

When things in my life turned upside down
I decided with regret to cancel the plan
I often think about that african boy
An hope for a period of time he had some joy

I envision a time when the worlds wealth is shared
Between all the people who need to be cared
Everybody deserves a quality of life
If only to keep them from hungers knife

THERE IS NO WORLD WITHOUT LIVES
THERE IS NO LIFE WITHOUT BREATHE
THERE IS NO LOVE IN AN EMPTY HEART
THERE IS NO GRAVE WITHOUT DEATH
THERE IS NO FAITH WITHOUT
DOGMAS
THERE IS NO CREATURE, NOT CREATED
THERE ARE UPS AND DOWNS
THE HARDFACT IS:
SUCCESS DOES NOT DWELL IN THE SANCTUARY OF THOSE WHO FAIL TO TRY

FREE CEE!IS ABOUT TO TEACH YOU ALL HOW TO WRITE A LOVE POEM WITH SOME SUBSTANCE.....JACK AND JILL MUST HAVE LOVED EACH OTHER AND MAY EVEN HAVE WRITTEN THE SAME KIND OF SACHARINE, BANAL AND OTHERWISE THINGS THAT YOU OSTENSIBLY CATAGORIZED AS LOVE POEMS..HERE'S HOW YOU DO IT NOW...EVERYONE TRY TO STAY FOCUSED
THE FOLLOWING IS ~free cee's!~ free demonstration entitled:
GOOD DAY C.J.
METHINKS IT BE TIME TO BLINK AT THE SUN
LOOK AT YOUR LOVER AND SAY "GOOD MORNING HON"
PERHAPS A CUP OF JOE AND THEN WE CAN GO
GO TO THAT TREE ONLY YOU, ME AND THE PEACH TREE KNOW

THEY KNEW HOW VIBRANT AND LOVELY SHE CAN BE
LOVLIER THAN THAT OLD PEACH TREE
IT STANDS SO TALL WITH BIRD PERCHED INSIDE
AND WHEN THEY STOP SINGING IS FOR THEM TO DECIDE

NOW PERHAPS IT'S TIME TO TAKE A LEISURELY STROLL
WHILST LISTENING TO THE RADIO BLASTING ROCK AND ROLL
NOW TAKE YOUR LOVER'S HAND AND WALK HIM TO THAT LAKE
THE ONE THE SWANS AND MINNOWS NEVER FORSAKE

SO THEN YOU TWO GO HOME AND HE COOKS YOU BACON AND EGGS
ALL THE WHILE STARING AT THE STYLE OF YOUR LITHE LITTLE LEGS
THE WIFE SAYS SHE'S NOT SO TIRED ANYMORE
SO SHE'S GOING OUT NOW TO DO HER SHOPPING AND A CHORE

WHILE SHE DID HER DEEDS THE HUSBAND SAT ALONE IN A PARK
AND ONLY LEFT ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER DARK
WHEN HE RETURNED HE SAW A MASS OF PEOPLE AND WONDERED AT WHAT THEY ALL GAPED
THEN Mr. BENJAMAN PUT HIS HAND ON THE HUSBAND'S SHOULDER AND SAID "I'M AFRAID YOUR WIFE HAS BEEN RAPED"
(C)2011....~free cee!~
see now, all it takes is twenty minutes, a genetically genious ability not to write tripe as most of you do when writing love poems
no thanks are required but if you feel compelled to thank me
for my lesson, it's okay

Day after day the World is coming more crazy,
for minds so hard to handle and moving just lazy.

Religions against Religions,Races against Races,
with no Heart around.
Brothers against Brothers,Sisters against Sisters,
never to be sound.

Democracy as Democracy,Equal as Equal,
have no true meaning.
Ego building Ego,Self building Self,
is where it is leaning.

Politics trough Politics,Media trough Media,
brainwashing is the tool.
Lies more Lies,Promises more Promises,
very much to fool.

Leaders after Leaders,Governments after Governments,
have no quality to solve.
Humans after Humans,Souls after Souls,
feel betrayed and sold.

History repeat History,Madness repeat Madness,
memories are all to short.
Destiny follow Destiny,Fate follow Fate,
with minds of others faults.

God as God,the Book as the Book,
can not pay the bill.
Heart good Heart,Deeds good Deeds,
the only key is our will.

To solve the problems and get the peace,
I really can not see.
Perhaps I'm so angry and too disappointed,
that mind of me is not free.

My skull is very small and the world is very large
Both are so fragile and so very hard to comprehend
Physical things filtered like washing sand in the surf
Counting the number of clicks it takes to pretend
To get what I need to know, not always what I understand
Is inventing what is right and proving what is wrong
Not waiting for anything like truth to come along?
Something is very sterile about the World Wide Web
Because it doesn’t smell like bacon or taste like bread?
Weeding out some unexpected truth from being told
Just move my finger…click….move it again…click
I don't need a mind that thinks I just need my finger
Now look at me and see how I’ve become an expert, too