poetry
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Take off the brake A sharp breath intake, Show your vertebrae And don’t wait, Don’t hesitate Theres too much at stake, We’ve one life so be great Don’t worry, don’t calibrate, Live fast and I estimate The higher the rate, Your heart fluctuates, Sit back and meditate And feel the world quake, As the universe…
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You push your fingers into my eyes, Searching for the answers in my mind Like a pickpocket you are trying to steal me blind, But I don’t scream, I don’t cry in pain I’ve met your kind time and again, I keep my secrets and my answers near Somewhere you’ll never find, my dear That…
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Some of the most vocal mouthpieces And the biggest influencers today, Are also the biggest fools Their messages focus on power, greed and anger, Some are filled with misogyny and lies Most try to convince you that they know it all, The wise know that they don’t Only the fool believes he does, The answers…
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In the face of your propaganda I rebel and I revolt loudly, As you use your power base To oppress and negate, Those of us struggling in poverty As you faunicate in wealth and greed, Taking from those who are in need Taking and exploiting selfishly, And denying us any equality.
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I won’t take the blame For other people’s social inadequacies, Don’t point the finger at me Because you are unaware of opportunities, That happens all around you Because you’re to blind to see, And then when you actually do You deflect your failures upon me.
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Have you got best friends Or pretend friends, Are they there when you need them Or there when it’s convenient, Will they help you out when in need Or are they only round when they have needs, Best friends are there to the end Friends who are fair weather types are just pretend.
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The sacrifice we make Was one that is great, Giving up our lives At an age of maturity To bring up a young bab In perpetuity to ensure He remains in the family, Thank you universe For the challenges That will assail us daily.
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Treat those at the bottom well Those you feel below you have stories to tell, That will be full of wisdom littered within Show those there care and always keep helping them, Don’t use them as a platform to climb up on But show reverence and respect for what they have done, They will then…
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Driven downwards by circumstances Every time I see opportunities and chances, Ever greater challenges decides to assail me Throw my plans into chaos and there’s no relief that I can see, It’s as if when I see a doorway showing light It slams shut hard, fast and tight, And another one opens grey and full…
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Pro-life and yet no gun control, Unwanted babies born, Then as schoolchildren killed, It’s a warped and twisted thing And the heavenly choir sings, There’s no reason for unwanted births Except where women were raped Or abused or forcefully coerced, There’s no good reason for kids to die In their schools or for their families…
fauxcroft 