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A few bad apples

The people who say, “There’s just a few bad apples” refuse to look at  the roots of the trees, refuse  to believe the soil tests refuse to believe  that those apples aren’t rotten, refuse to believe  that all the apples  … Continue reading

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I Drove A Car Last Night

*WARNING*GRAPHIC CONTENT* (This poem is about cruelty to animals. This is sadly a true story. The police are not providing animal control services, though they get county funding to do so. There is a small understaffed & underfunded nonprofit clinic … Continue reading

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But Who…?

I. But who is to blame? The government. But who is to blame? The politicians. But who is to blame? The military. But who is to blame? The police. But who is to blame? Wall Street. But who is to … Continue reading

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Break The Silence

My hands are red from blood thats shed my tongue was bitten another is dead   Betrayed with silence for too many years time now to break from all the fear   Slavery ended so too Jim Crow but we … Continue reading

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Smashing Pumpkins: Drunken Keene State College students riot during Pumpkin Festival.

Sure, it was mostly white folks, but we all know the black guy must have started it…or it’s because the white kids are listening to hip hop, that must be it. Or maybe they’re just over privileged, drunken idiots. I … Continue reading

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Rainy Day

By the time that I finally climbed out of my polluted mind it was October. and I crawled out of my cave pulled one foot back out of the grave and pulled on a pair of pants found a shirt … Continue reading

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SOS: Sacrifice Our Souls…an ode to violence, america’s pastime

SOS Sacrifice Our Souls… an ode to violence, america’s pastime  Fallen Disney princesses Are no longer needed To hide the military And the mercenaries As they continue to spread World War Three To more and more countries Filled with dehumanized … Continue reading

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Never Forget (or, We Eat Genetically Modified Bread at the Circus)

and then Tyke the elephant broke free crushing her trainer to death and mauling her groomer as she made her great escape. She never forgot all those years of abuse being paraded around thousands of miles away from her friends and family. But while … Continue reading

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