Category Archives: Politics



Who Cares?

Frankly, old age is a pain in the ass.
Just standing up engenders fat-knee creaks—
And the rich experience you’ve amassed
Does not assuage sciatica’s grim shrieks.
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Posted in Aging, Death, Inspiration, Pain, Politics

Taxation

The earliest writings we’ve ever found
Go back five thousand years—words of advice,
Most often, or flood comments, expounded
By some mythic kings, revealing life’s price.
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Posted in Politics, Taxes

Earth’s Nourishment: Delusion

These United States, (constantly we’re told)
Love elections, freedom, above all peace.
Those claims our founders made that we still hold:
“All men are created equal” (cute tease,
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Posted in Politics, War

Salvation?

Those YouTube loops that fly around the Web1
(Stupid, crummy, but sometimes magical).
They clutter your machines, make brain-waves ebb,
But, sometimes, comicalize the tragic.
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Posted in Politics, Today's News, Wisdom

Democracy’s Downside

Politics is weird.
One congressman declared
Evolution is satanic
And the earth is 9000 years old.
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Posted in Bullshit, Politics, Religion

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!

Though I’ve never liked his politics, Don,
Down at the paddle tennis courts, is not
The worst of men. The dogs adore him, conned
By biscuit treats he issues on the spot!
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Posted in Affluence, Local Color, Politics, Vanity