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Compromise

It's impossible to drive down the exact middle of the road,

  you'll get creamed by oncoming traffic,

  you must shift a little left a little right, to avoid that which comes,

  it should be no surprise that which is needed...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Bipartisan

Sometimes, things get very confusing and caught between opposing forces,

  I do not know whether to drift l left or right,

  if only I had the right to be truly,...

by Terence-Cummings-Smith

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Parkinson's Disease

It's called Parkinson's Disease it is real,

  they say I have it,

  of lying they are not in the habit,

one third of three is my chances of survival,

  I will fight this thing,

  no matter what the future may bring.

In...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Getting Older

Getting Older
As I'm getting older,

  I'm not getting any bolder,

  and women's attitude towards me is getting colder.

As I become a senior,

  my demeanor becoming meaner,

  my funds becoming leaner.

With all this...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Ed's Sanity Renewed

One, two, three I am being,

  held far from auspicious harm.

  as I ably letter Ed a note,

  to keep from sending his sanity slipping far...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Dolts

How many times in captivity being held,

  until you dolts, understand where real and reality...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Beauty

The harsh truth is that without you'll never be a beauty.

  within, your beauty is immortal,

  in the past I have always been impressed by what I see,

  older now and mature, I understand that is a great fallacy. ...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Mistakes of the heart,

The heart is not always true and blue,

  good value it does always accrue,

  sometimes it makes a mistake,

  and leads us to a love which is...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Order

There is that which you wrongly fear,

  as it grows near, There is a time for reflection, for work, for...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Dolts

Dolts
How many times must captivity I scream,

  until you dolts, understand where real and reality collide,

  without trial or charge

  imprisoned I have...

by Terence Cummings Smith

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Ed's Sanity

One, two, three, I am being held,

  far from auspicious harm,

  as I quickly letter ED a note,

  saving his sanity from slipping far away....

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Guilty

Sure I'm as guilty as shit,

  I don't know what to say,

  seemed better that way,
So having committed a crime,

  now I'm doing my time.

  so what do you think of it?
I had good reason,

  to do...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Traitor

Traitor
I've been told that I am a traitor,

  perhaps I really am,

  though I thought my motivations were good,

  my actions were all wrong.

I am left to be most penitent,

  under punishment most lenient,

  for the...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Mistakes

Mistakes
I can not undo the mistakes I've made,

  I can only go forward in a positive...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Keep the Lid On

Keep the Lid On
There is no reason to throw away years of progress for a momentary,

  fit of anger,

  you will not obtain a profit from rioting in the street,

Do not play into the hands who would like to turn the situation,

  to...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Cry for Justice

Cry for Justice
Once again the cry for justice rings out,

  another young man of colour cut down,

  in his vital prime.

  quick indictments this time.

This should not occur,

  I strongly concur,

  at least the...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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EnduranceContest

Endurance Contest
Swirling, twirling, adoringly exalted enduring,

  lost in various virtual vortexes of splintered space, tortured time,

  simple stars have gratefully gone deeply dark miss the mark,

  as the reaper belatedly...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Mao

Mao said, "power comes from the barrel of a gun",
Mao lied,
The only things that come from the barrel of a gun are:
pain, suffering, and...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Forest Green

Forest Green
Forest green is the patch I walk,

  soul soothing song of,

  whispering wind,

  among the leaf.
Rich verdant greens and browns,

  way on up and on the ground,

  flashing...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Political Evolution

Political Evolution
I once with fire spoke of revolution,

  now with maturity attained

  I speak of political evolution.

Change takes time I know you've heard this many times,

  but permanent good in all reality,

  requires...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Earthbound Paradise

Ruby red sapphire blue blossoms stand,

  in the diamond stream,

  little silver fishes play.

on a sky of robin's shell,

  Cotton puffs of cloud,

  golden gobs of sunlight glow.

Jade jewels of verdant green,

  along broad...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Status Quo

About the status quo, many lies are told,

  The beating death of a young man of color,

  that is not the status quo, it is the exception,

The status quo is more police protection,

  today there is more opportunity to behold,

  ...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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The Intern

The Intern
He can be bold, he can be brash,

  but really wants the sash,

  to you, he may seem too old,

  but needs to enter the fold,

Has difficulty being humble,

  and a tendency to grumble,

  on you, he has been...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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The Elders

The elders meet to solve problems most unique,

  to the western world,

  they speak.

In our troubled world,

  this stewardship is required,

  To you in all honesty,

  my loyalty is promised.

It's true that in the...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Fields of Chaos

Fields of Chaos
Amid the fields of chaos, we must establish some order,

  we cannot let anarchists run amuck,

  we can not let our democracy die this way.

They are people who can't be constructive,

  Know only how to be...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Pie in the Sky

You have heard of it many times I am sure.

  and probably of it abjure.

I have been driven, striven,

  to obtain my little slice,

  please take my advice.

I have achieved my little chunk,

  without behaving like a...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Wooden Ducks

Wooden Ducks
I am incarcerated in this land of the free,

  no trial has been held no charge brought forth,

  my chains you cannot see, but are really there,

  the only reason you hear me here,

  ...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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The Cost of Failure

I try my best to do a thing,

  and when I fail to reach my target by a little bit,

  I am flogged like a mangey dog in the street,

  by my love, so sweet?

Sometimes in life, we all fall a little short,

  that does not mean...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Pain

The pain begins again, merciless burning pain,

  almost as bad as when the torture first began,

  pain flames around my feet ankles and lower legs

I do not know what chemical or chemicals were used,

  but my anguish deep...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Monsters in the Dark

The monsters in the dark are really there,

  they are governmental in...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Tomorrows Children

Are those chunks of tomorrow's children being

  incinerated?
Would it not be better to prevent them from being

  conceived at...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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The Babe

The Babe
A babe with golden eyes,

  dirty knotted hair,

  with hunger for a belly,

  lies starving,

  beneath a...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Flight Ad Astra

I ride the path ballistic,

  in a screaming, scorching arc.
From perigee in flaming hell

  to apogee far beyond Arcturus.
Neutrons and tachyons spray,

  from magnetic nozzles.
Through burning twisting vortex,

  of...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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The Shadow king

Hands callused, workworn lie idle, while the nation's taxes,

  suck citizens dry.
The council of law argues debates,

  cavorting jesters before the masses.

Merchant scribes make parchment people,

  who drain real life away.
...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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Pretty Lady

Pretty lady may I sit by you,

  I want to watch the sparkle in your eye

  and how your svelte hips sway.
I'd like to see how candlelight reflects, from your golden hair,

  hear your bright clear crystal laughter,

  ...

by Terence Cummings-Smith

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New Year

A new year, so what the fuck,

  it doesn't mean shit to me.
I'm locked up and that does really...

by Harold Creggan

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While the People Sleep

Tyrants live in leisure,

  dining on a gourmet treasure.
While The people sleep,

  many acts devious. and deceitful occur.
Culminate with a nod and wink,

  as they suppress what you think.
they steal the walls and...

by Harold Creggan

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Of Captains and Kings

Imagine a country with no captains or kings,

  where liberty sings.
Where people work hand in hand,

  to build a better land.
A locale without hate,

  where each of us has a loving mate.

  and no...

by Harold Creggan

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Forgotten Yesterdays

I breathed argon and oxygen I dove so deep,

  I climbed until the sky turned black,
With air, so thin I could not see, but questioned still,

  I grew weary of their questions.
Asked a dozen times, in as many ways,

  Yet...

by Harold Creggan

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The Brotherhood

Some alliances are born in heaven some in hell.

  the brotherhood is one of the latter.
One percenters' and God's Aryan nation,

  Come together, across the nation.
F**k the world, vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord.

  ...

by Harold Creggan

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Days and Nights

Golden days and velvet nights,

  silken sighs and crystal cries.
A tender touch, loving much,

  warm brown eyes with a splendid smile.
A body curved,

  a hug is so firm.
You lie beside me,

  in the...

by Harold Creggan

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Day

As day fades into night,

  I lay down with diming light.
Have given service to my muse,

  I leave my clothing loose.
Tired as I am,

  I need...

by Terence Cummings Smith

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Living on the Edge

I court the dark lady, Death.

  screaming on the edge of oblivion.
I stumble, careening near the abys,

  but due not fall
My body swells with the throb of life

  Emptying my lungs, I sing a song of ultimate dare.
I no...

by Terence Cummings Smith

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Love

Love softness in a rough world,

  caring,

  selfless sharing.
Love

  reaching out,

  touching holding.
Love,

  healing, creating, giving,

  warmth amid the cold.
...

by Terence Cummings Smith

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Alone

Alone,

  within one's self,

  locked away,

  from life's warm touch.
I don't remember mother's warm hugs,

  or father's kisses.

  Is it because they never were?
...

by Harold Creggan

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The Children

Their broken little bodies,

  lie bleeding in the sand,

  in a foreign land.
Who is to blame?

  whose soul will wear the stain?

  you and me,
We could have stayed the soldier' s...

by Terence Cummings Smith

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The Driver

Cold steel screaming down the highway,

  trailing white hot fire behind.
Baby I'm looking for the freeway,

  while I've still got time.
Soft flesh on the steering wheel,

  I've got that speedway feel.
I know this thing...

by Harold Creggan

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Alert

The right wing, violence brings,

  and other noxious things.
Who is there to be blamed?

  as another mind by the shadows is claimed.
Brown shirts on alerts ,

  while defunct leaders speak treason,

  for...

by Harold Creggan

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As The Shadow Of Night Approach

As the shadow of night approach,

  I wait in my room alone,

  washed with trepidation.
The early hour does not absolve,

  my trembling fear,

  of evil drawing near.
I hear the ghostly echo,

  ...

by Harold Creggan

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The Shadow Comes

The dark wave builds to a crest,

 people beware,
The dark prince deceives and lies,

 beware people, beware,
Lest freedom dies
there will be no liberty beneath
Our blue skies,
If you see the world ,
with trumper...

by Harold Creggan

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Resentment

They, whoever the fuck they are,

  want answers.
this is my answer true,

  you can go kiss, my fucking...

by Harold Creggan

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Eagle One

I would instruct you well, and the censors can go to...

by Harold Creggan

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Editing

When does editing become censorship?

  when it is more than a little slip,
When it takes out of context,

  the completeness of the text,
Changing the intent of meaning,

  repetition may be extreme,
To push forward the...

by Harold Creggan

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Rise Up

Take your vote, Rise UP!

  against oppressors clear, Rise UP!
Protect your freedoms dear, Rise UP!

  Accept no foggy bottom lies. Rise UP!
March forth beneath blue sky, Rise UP!

  Go before more innocents `die, Rise UP!
...

by Harold Creggan

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Simple Life

Monarch in Moscow,

  Commandments Ten,

  Listening pen.
Secrets arcane,

  held in my brain,

  this is the life I live,

  no other talents to...

by Harold Creggan

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The End Also

I will slip slowly into,

  that warm soft ebon darkness,

  which anxiously awaits me.
With out pain, without the slightest fear,

  I will so,...

by Harold Creggan

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The End

Soon I leave this troubled land,

  I depart by my own hand.
I will not place the blame on any but me.

  My actions alone, have brought me to this end.
Arrogance primarily the cause,

  I will not long wait or...

by Harold Creggan

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Requeim

You passed this morning,

  and you I never knew.
I do Know that you were a strong man,

  for you fought your passing long.
You were a quiet man and brave,

  you fought your battle in silence,

  ...

by Harold Creggan

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Poet of Brighton

Layer upon layer, deception piled on deception,

  out in the open and in shadows depth hidden.
That is how I live my life sometime in great strife,

  with great problems...

by Harrold Creggan

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Mystique Night

I am engaged in the mystique of night and early morning

  it comes as no surprise it takes two wings to fly an

  ...

by Harold Creggan

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First Light (the skylight which appears before sunrise)

I arise before even the time of first light,

  to write my rhymes and rhythms,

  before the dawning of light.
My mind is fresh and bright,

  and brings clear sight,

  bringing what is...

by Harold Creggan

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The Black Warrior

She was tall had the body of a great warrior and skin as

  black as coal.
She awoke me just as midnight was about to fall.,

  she wanted to give me a message and I must

  find out what...

by Harold Creggan

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Why is Life So Damn Complicated?

This one comes from there, and represents that,

  That one comes from here and does what?
These are are set to please,

  Those would rather tease.
He hides hidden under hat,

  She must have said that.
This...

by Harold Creggan

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Perspective

As I peer from my one window I see the street below,

  I see people walk their dogs, drive their cars,

  and so.
I remember then, what it was like,

  when it I could do.
Before I stumbled...

by Harold Creggan

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Time

Time ticks slow,
Time ticks fast,
Time ticks past,

  so quick.
I can not save,

  my blooming...

by Harold Creggan

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Ms. Lily

She walks in the beauty of youth,

  Apparently untouched by the woe of life.
Clearly beyond my pale,

  from where have you come?
Were you chosen by the gods of selection,

  ...

by Harold Creggan

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What I Must Be

As the shadows conceal me,

  Darkness consumes me.
I try my best to be what I must be,

  I scribble midst the phantoms....

by Harold Creggan

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Censure

Me with censure am met, for what I've dared to say,

  in jest? I think not.
Their brains are filled with snot,

  they leave me online for now,
Because it generally fills their needs,

  Beware the boojum...

by Harold Creggan

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Me

Born Bill's bastard boy, I was evidently damned to

  follow his footsteps, anyway.
I do not apologize for actions, which brought me here

  today.
I dwell now in the shadows I did not create,

  bound to...

by Harold Creggan

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Night

Night has spread it's softness upon the land,

  it began to creep forward before the end of day.
To what purpose we can not say,

  it only goes upon its own way.
What motive does it have on...

by Harold Creggan

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White Rabbit

Whispered about only in the shadows of evening,

  Cursed in the halls of darkness, White Rabbit.
Hacker of people and governments, White Rabbit.

  Prisoner and sycophant. White Rabbit.
Collaborator, White...

by Harold Creggan

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The Silence and Softness

The darkness is deep, will not yet go away,

  the shadow is soft and silent.
My mind warms slowly, and I arise,

  to write my poetry.
With rhythm but no rhyme,

  that is how I spend my leisure time.
Away from the...

by Harold Creggan

 17 Views
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