Tag Archives: Punishment

POEM: Capital Punishment for Abortion?!

This is a poem I wrote a while back when a state legislature proposed capital punishment for abortion. Perhaps a low for the so-called “pro-life” forces. Hey alleged “pro-lifers,” I raze you, an end to capital punishment and an end … Continue reading

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POEM: Passing On Death

The massacre of 11 congregants at Tree of Life synagogue was the worst anti-Semitic hate crime in modern America. Today, a jury decided that the convicted Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter is eligible for the death penalty.  The trial will now … Continue reading

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Human Rights are Universal and Inalienable, Interdependent and Indivisible, Equal and Nondiscriminatory

Human rights are inherent to all human beings. PERIOD. Human rights are universal and inalienable, meaning that such rights cannot be taken away based on what people do.  Human rights are interdependent and indivisible, meaning that they work together as a whole, … Continue reading

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POLITICAL POEM — Donald Trump: Know Laughing Madder

Donald Trump Is beyond doubt Know laughing madder Failing incalculable spells of misogyny Portending to have awe ready one his election handily Too the victor goes the spoiled Winner loose The racist goes to the fascist An object lessen in … Continue reading

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POEM: Corn Fed Politicians

We are surrounded By corn fed politicians Who don’t eat corn But slaughter the herd Fed only corn In a round a bout weigh In realty And capitol punishment Their hire power Contracts executioners To deal with every unwieldy beef … Continue reading

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POEM: Shame Old Story

A little bit Of shame Goes along Weigh Too much With blinders Knot visible In a sense Lost To over looking As awe full as life is This poem is about the overabundance of shame, a tail as owed as … Continue reading

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POEM: Attorney General Edwin Meese III

I know of a man I never met A foe of mine, I can only bet A very close impersonal friend To my unknown needs he’s supposed to tend To rehabilitate me from what to what Maybe he’s a pure-bred … Continue reading

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POEM: Democracy – as seen on TV

Wherever I land In the electoral whirled Politicians ceremoniously execute The will of the people In doctored fashion Yet an other sort of capitol punishment Delegated to the coroner Turning voting off In a Pyrrhic victory So hollowed by those … Continue reading

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POEM: Just Desserts

I had a dream Where we lived In a world Where everyone got What they deserved I woke up And was pleased To recollect We receive More than we deserve This short poem is about grace. In more tight-fisted moments, … Continue reading

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POEM: Know Knead to Brink

I live at the fringes At the boundary of what is and what could be Sow playful a lure At the threshold of what might not be and what should be Seriously brewed At the edge of the abyss I … Continue reading

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POEM: Owed to Fort Hood Shooting(s)

Owed to Fort Hood Shooting(s) Welcome to the hood A fort of freedom Billed upon violence Up in arms With billions in cache Yet what remains Unexplained Bodies of evidence About faces Ambushed from deep within Sow unlike The enemy … Continue reading

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POEM: Impartiality

Judge Stamper was renown For his impartiality Still thinking Nothing of Preferring Stepping on others Rather than being stepped upon A justice so becoming A courting to a void Deputizing peons Siding with minute ordnances Backed up by deferential canons … Continue reading

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POEM: Revolutions Violent

Revolutions Violent Any revolution That must dispose of enemies Remains Mirrorly A turning Of the tables Going round Not with standing How grate thou Art And wore A game that can only Play you Fraught with duel intentions That two-sided … Continue reading

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POEM: Lifting Fog

Lifting Fog You can’t fight city hall They are too big to fail We are too small to make a difference A mere drop in a vast sea These lies can travel through vast deserts of grief and despair Like … Continue reading

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POEM: I Dropped My Sword and Shield

One day I dropped my sword and shield And as it turns out, it freed more than my hands It is not unusual for me to want to see someone hurt; this is the metaphorical sword.  It is not unusual … Continue reading

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Every Revolutionary Ends Up Oppressor or Heretic

Every Revolutionary Ends Up Oppressor or Heretic–PEACE QUOTE BUTTON Every Revolutionary Ends Up Oppressor or Heretic–PEACE QUOTE BUTTON This cool design is linked to a button, but other great Top Pun products like T-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, caps, key chains, … Continue reading

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