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Unspoken On an unholy war You hear those criesAs children dieAmidst the folly of a blood-soaked warAnd say nothingYou heed the anguishOf those distressed mortalsWhose venerable dwellingsHave just been turned into debris and dustAnd say nothingYou perceive the wailingOf those war-torn soulsClose to death without food and waterAnd say nothingYou noticeThe anguish of those peopleNowContinue reading “Still More Poems”

Liar Supremo On a political icon in 2024 Listen to himHow diligently he works at deception!Lies about lawLies about his rivalsLies about foreignersLies about his biblical insightLies about political achievementAnd stunted thinkers alas have become his acolytesO mercy!What a dangerous man he isHow his words have deadly significanceHow our future survivalDepends on success for hisContinue reading “Even More Poems”

Monocracy In A Demonic Dystopia Look at himObsessed with himselfNever wrongAnd if he is punished for misdeedsHe declares an injusticeBlaming corruption as the cause of his inequityAh me!Note how this narcissistic autocrat seeks powerFosters fallaciesTo make himself a heroIn the fairy tales he feverishly inventsHe’s a master of liesCunningly focused to win popular supportA poseurContinue reading “Even More New Thoughts”

Unwanted Relic To a former prime minister Get you goneYou have had your dayYour time as a manipulator of votersThat era of deceptionThat epoch of enrichment for your friendsIs nothing now but an ugly memoryYet you once more are being noticedAgain getting attentionWith your bookConcerned with your synthetic display of pietyPublished and launchedIn the landContinue reading “Still More New Thoughts”

Student Loans Student loans are a follyAn imprudence close to lunacyBecauseGraduates are essentialTo the survivalOf every societyIt is a tragic misdeedTo impose financial punishmentOn every studentFor dreaming of bettermentFor daring to meet the challengeOf learning in a needy worldIt is also alasPart of the free enterprise syndromeThe open marketThe balanced budget disorderThat intrudes into everydayContinue reading “More New Thoughts”

The Market Magus To all advertisers The Market MagusHaunts the Hills Of ShameWith diamonds on his fingersGold anklets on his legsReady to control your journeyBeware of himFor he has no mercyNo pity for guilt-free travellersNo care for pilgrimsHe simply dares to plunder themEvery voyager in the Land of PlentyWill find him intruding in your wayHeContinue reading “New Thoughts”

A Funereal Address Much have I wanderedIn the world of the livingTime is hardly a problemThereFor I am still alive at ninetyYet pain ensuesAs I was cast asideTo writhe in my own companyMemories are empty thingsTo those who leave me aloneMany long years of togethernessDissolveLike allergy medication tablets in waterAs I sighSoftly in despairAnd adviseContinue reading “Elderly Epilogue”

Asylum Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free
 The wretched refuse of your teeming shore
 Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me From “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus 1883 On the Statue Of Liberty To imprison asylum seekersIs a crime masquerading as necessityIndefinite detention will make future historians wonderWhy racism flourished in our timeHabeasContinue reading “The Last Elderly Melodies”

Shock Jocks Wisdom is a fleeting thingVery scarce these daysEven though radio guiding lights constantly say they have itThey babble on interminablyAccording to the planMouthing ultra-conservative blimpish discourseAs dictated by their mastersSo advocates of social change are communistsThe climate is not warmingForeigners are flooding our nationSelected countries threaten our bordersThere, reactionary politicians are interviewed favourablyWhileContinue reading “Yet More Elderly Melodies”