Take our money
Take our gold
Fool us again
Its getting old
Tell us a lie
Increase your wealth
Cant afford much here
In bad health
Fuel prices too high
Cigarettes not cheap
Taxes and bills
I just cant sleep
Something has to give
Someones got to go
We have poor living
And nothing to show
You eat your caviar
While we eat our broth
We sleep in the gutters
While you watch us rot
A time will come
When your empire will fall
And we will be there
To reclaim it all
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Posted: Jul 2012
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Putin's on the border
110,000 at the order
bristling with their military
it isn't very salutary
By the end of Feb we'll know
if Zelensky has to go
its not a pleasant show
this road to overthrow
Take defensive actions
hit them with the sanctions
there'll be multilateral reactions
and multi-country factions
Its because of NATO forces
a growing pack of horses
unnerves the Russian bear
and brings him from his lair
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Posted: Feb 2022
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Things are looking dire in Ukraine, military surrounds the country, even subs in the Black Sea.
Talk of millions of refugees if the Russians invade, right in the middle of winter, how will Europe deal with this one?
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as the blood flows with fire against fire, Cry's of retribution fill the air ready or not pain will be shared, Cold steal put through the hearts of men. officers an Generals shall be put to bed .Carried on by a Dispirited hunger of total destruction well not be forgotten ,Legions of fear an the fight for freedom we hold so dear.
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Posted: Jul 2015
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Stop teaching hatred through bad examples.
Stop teaching fear through violent reaction.
Stop all the killing.
Stop all the war.
Stop shouting "gung-ho", when you don't know what its like to see some of your loved ones killed; and you're left standing in the spill.
Stop all corruption and corporate control.
Stop all the demons devoid of soul.
Stop giving power to the little few.
Stop thinking "I'm helpless", or that will remain to be you.
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Posted: May 2019
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Author: Unknown
We all have our limit,
Just how much we can take,
Til we blow a gasket,
Before we start to break.
Some go off so easy,
Their trigger is a hair.
Always on the threshold,
Without a nerve to spare.
I am not so touchy,
And can take quite a bit.
But when I've had enough,
There comes that raging fit.
Anger clouds the senses,
Throws judgement out the door,
Blows out of proportion,
And shakes us to the core.
So let's all try and see,
If we can raise the bar,
Maybe all together,
Perhaps prevent a war.
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Posted: Nov 2010
About this poem:
Just some thoughts...
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Why...?
Why am I going to go to a place everyday...?
Smiling and acting like I want to be there...?
Because that is what is expected of me?
A cog?, A wheel in the machine?
I'll make this b*tch spin.
For what...?
So I can help the rich get further ahead...?
Others who don't give a damn about me personally?
Wouldn't sit across the table from me and break bread?
Silver Spoon Mother f**kers who are already well off ?
Really...?
Tell me why should I sweat for you?
Why should I help you to my detriment?
How is it that I became your slave?
Tell me again why I need you.
A virus..., Plague..., Nasty sickness.
Sucking my f*cking life away.
Never again...Never...,
I will die first...
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Posted: Mar 2021
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Got tired of being overworked, underpaid, underappreciated everyday...
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When we first met up we all laughed and joked,
different accents and funny talks,
drunken nights where many choked,
after all the training we learnt to walk,
Those early days were so much fun,
bonds of friendship amongst us made,
for others first time to fire a gun,
some of us even learnt a trade,
Basic training now over and done,
shipped out to different battalions,
fitness and stamina we were born to run,
we felt like men, we were stallions,
Eighteen and full of pride,
new friendships again to trade,
differences were always set aside,
this was the way we were made,
Skills honed in ways to kill,
this became our bread and butter,
always on the move no time to be still,
in our crowd we had the joker and the odd nutter,
Across the seas we were sent,
we knew the risks, we were on the same side,
no mansions or rooms if lucky just a tent,
in our minds the time to kill was for us to decide,
Those first metal tags hanging round your neck,
name, number, religion and blood group too,
embedded details for your kin, what the heck,
scary details of you, but only for others to view,
On a different shore but still part of the homeland,
reinforcing the police patrols to keep the peace,
it was our job being there we had to make a stand,
keeping your head down on those missiles release,
Petrol bombed and shots in the dark,
given a set of cards for rules to fire,
you never forget the sound of that rifles bark,
when you see someone fall and lie very still you know its dire,
Many years of this futile intense,
political wrangling eventually cleared this mess,
for those who lived in those times nothing made sense,
memories cruel and kind made you who you are nonetheless.
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Posted: May 2014
About this poem:
For those who remember the troubles of Northern Ireland and lived through this phase an insight into those who were sent on the whim of the political regimes of the time. This poem was in part a collaboration with Tar (Robert) we both know the stresses relating to being there (Falklands & Vietnam) and was hoping to bring about a tale of fears and scares that still haunt us to this day, maybe we will complete if our sanity holds.
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Maybe humans realized themselves they had "Free Will"
also concluded common sense depicts what is or isn't real
Some god didn't give humans the ability to exhaust voice
human Brain houses 'Will' needed to make every choice
Again I vehemently declare life's NOT some precious 'Gift'
it's synonymous with crippling pain keeping us morally adrift
People can die from a broken heart I believe to be true
it unfortunately appears to be the process I'm going through
"The Left's" incessant BIG LIE 'guns are the culprit'
they're playing blind or relish role of ignorant shit
Dems justify minorities dismantling Nation we live in
America pledges "In God We Trust" but facilitate sin
Evil certainly behind the birth of noise known as Rap
incoherent mouthing off isn't 'music' it's immoral Crap
The damage caused since it's origin we can't measure
for inducing societal decay thugs are rewarded treasure
Americas' deemed worlds Beacon of Hope by most
indubitably fact but it's arrogant to incessantly boast
The hypocrisy in our defunct world is immeasurable
speaking TRUTH on the brink of not expressible
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Posted: May 2018
About this poem:
"JUST SAYING" V
5/25/18 Twk 08/31/21
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Civil humans navigate existence scaredly
the less than live nefariously
Moral people desire meaningful life
alleged Almighty said 'let Evil be rife'
Faith believers make-up the majority
the mindless eagerly defy authority
So-called justice warriors snuffing history
behind unwarranted uprising no mystery
Colleges are about brainwashing young
leftist professors ONLY preach dung
Patriotic Americans begrudgingly sacrifice
eventually it's 'f*ck being nice'
Unarmed black men being sought
another blatant lie forever taught
Defund police latest insane rant
letting anti-Americans win we can't
Bitching and moaning is full-time
Scream injustice while perpetrating crime
Soros instructs his violent fools
peaceful protesters succumb to mob rules
Dethrone Trump whatever it takes
politicians depict the slimiest snakes
Our nations sovereignty under attack
You're racist if not black
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Posted: Jun 2020
About this poem:
7/13/20
Just saying...
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White cop murders Black again
justification true racist spin
Factually more whites are killed
at lying liberal's most skilled
Injustice can't be cured
believing otherwise absurd
Truth deniers consciously refuse
facts contradict their views
Origins of slavery fabricated
'original sin' falsely advocated
Sharpton race baiter scum
crying Wolf induces numb
Like savage's people desecrate
uncivilized action no debate
Deflection of blame ironclad
mentality today depicts MAD
We're owed they shout
wut chew talkin' bout?
IF victimhood would cease
culmination possibly peace
BLM vomit Marxist chatter
only black lives matter
Leftists promulgate Fake News
gaslight incessantly to confuse
Floyd's death was wrong
racism same ole song
Here's where I'm leaning
every heartbeat has meaning
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Posted: Jun 2020
About this poem:
Revere "Truth"
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