Full Of Stains

Flag’s A Mess

Ethics Flunked The Political Test.

Morality’s Motto Is Less.

Leaders Call — “Defame And Brawl.”

The Web Of Deceit Has Sticky Feet.

Fear Runs Loose In The Mind

Of A Crazed Tariff Moose.

Hollow Be Thy Blame —

When War Is The Road To Fame.

And Lies Are The Name Of The Game

Wearing A Red Tie

With Blue Suit Pride

While Holding Pockets

Filled With Shame

And A Hat Full Of Stains.

H.T. Manogue

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Bag Of Pity Slime

The Chief's Flagrant Nose, Yo—

It Got Bent A Bit.

Always Ready For A Pose.

Like When—

Two Party Cats Come Up To Bat.

On A Field With Lots Of Holes.

They Take A Swing And Hear A Ping.

Their Tails Begin To Explode

In A Mess Of Overload.

Cause Democracy By The Slice

Sits On A Bed Of Burnt Fried Rice

That Reeks Of Fear

And Barks At Peers.

That Want To Ride

Moment Time

In A Bag Of Pity Slime.

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Star Of The Show

Nail It To The Wonder Wall.

Humans Like To Brawl.

Make No Mistake.

Double Standards Eats Like Cake.

Folks Sit In Church And Rehearse

How Forgiveness Looks In Verse.

But When The Picky Flock Ticks And Rocks

Hatred’s Mind Is Prime Time.

It’s An Emotional Eruption Filled With Corruption.

Any Battle For Peace Is A Gruesome Beast.

Blood In The Streets— Homes In Retreat.

Death Overflows. God Rows To And Fro.

People Hide Their Soul When War

Is The Star Of The Show.

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New Life Begins

Capitalistic Leaves Hang On Limp Trees.

Broken Romances Lost In A Dream.

Panic Seeds Take Justice To Its Knees.

Wacky Legal Branches Spit Like Peas.

Flowers To Be —Watch The Same Old Tease.

Flush That Crude Out With That Grufty Snout.

Throw Anger In Like A Rusty Safety Pin.

Stretch It Tight — Chew It Just Right

You Got The Might.

Roots Of Pleasure Have Lots To Measure

Until The Mind Bobs And Spins. . .

And New Life Begins.

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And Know Why

Big Mouth’s On The Prowl

Oder's Strong.

Like Rotting Fish

Caught In A Dried-Up Ditch.

Mind’s Cold As The Fridge.

And It Starts To Fizz

In A Lying Tiz.

Fumbling Galore

One-Sided Brain Shuts Lots Of Doors.

With Con Job Chores Galore!

Bridges Fail When Fear’s An Electric Chair

With Angry Paws That Slap The Law

In A Raucous Verbal Brawl.

Giving Life Heavy-Duty Sores.

Drama Queen Better Call Saul.

Cluster Mucks Cost Lots of Bucks

When Crap Piles High.

And People Stand Up To Cry.

And Know Why.

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Loveless Souls

Another Phony Scene In The In-Between

Baby Boomer Brats Living Like Fat Cats

Spewing Orders Like The Breeze

Throwing Shade Like Oak Leaves.

Egos Rage Like Fighter Planes

With Blasting Words That Spell Insane.

Loving Thoughts Don’t Have A Name

It’s All The Same In A Sea Of Pain.

Unity Has No Place To Go

In That Mental Glow.

Anger Starts To Tug Reality Shows Its Mug.

Trusting Assholes Is A Mighty Role

In The Arms Of Loveless Souls.

H.T. Manogue

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Snaky Pen

Think Twice Naughty And Nice

Life Can Pay An Exorbitant Price.

What’s In A Word

When The Message Is Absurd?

Grab That Meat Light On Your Feet.

Round The Bend. It’s You Again.

Tone Down Those Pipes

Move Away From Fright.

All Things Mend

Are Words That Spend.

In A Snaky Pen.

H.T. Manogue