Boss ordered project,
We worked tails off through night,
-boss said: do over;
Now due at two fiftynine,
Air conditioner broke down.
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Showing posts with label Social and Economic Justice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Social and Economic Justice. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Suffer The Children #2
Child came up to me,
She held out her hand and spoke
-her eyes though, her eyes....
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She held out her hand and spoke
-her eyes though, her eyes....
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Suffer The Children
Child stares out from page,
Sad eyes of the world's starving
-no child left behind?
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Sad eyes of the world's starving
-no child left behind?
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Monday, June 8, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
My Word!
Shockjock spews venom,
Norm knew he had a mission
-took gun to clinic.
Standing in doorway,
Boss said I want a word, please!
-holding the pink slips.
On hospital ward,
Old woman saw her daughter
-Said, I forgive you!
Four years of struggle,
She received her diploma,
-Congratulations!
The principal smiled at her,
she did not have the words, though.
After twenty years,
Al met his son at the gate,
-welcome home father.
Staring at the page,
Waiting for the words to come
-page simply stares back.
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One Single Impression: Word
Norm knew he had a mission
-took gun to clinic.
Standing in doorway,
Boss said I want a word, please!
-holding the pink slips.
On hospital ward,
Old woman saw her daughter
-Said, I forgive you!
Four years of struggle,
She received her diploma,
-Congratulations!
The principal smiled at her,
she did not have the words, though.
After twenty years,
Al met his son at the gate,
-welcome home father.
Staring at the page,
Waiting for the words to come
-page simply stares back.
Copyright 2009
One Single Impression: Word
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
NaPoWriMo Poem #22
Tyrone’s Birthday
By Edward S. Gault
Rod, his brother, remembers the day
They shot Tyrone down.
They just drove by
and started shooting
like they didn’t care who they hit.
Tyrone had turned seven.
He was at his birthday party
on the porch.
His mother remembers
The way he asked for a bicycle,
and how she thought
he was growing up too fast.
She had a nice red bicycle all ready for him
in the garage.
She had spent all morning on the cake,
angel food with a motorcycle on top;
next, he would be want one of those too.
Rod told me how he had taught Tyrone
to throw a baseball just right;
and coached him how to shoot a basketball
through the hoop every time.
He wanted to give Tyrone dreams
because that’s all he had to give him.
Rod wanted much more for the boy
than he had had.
He knew about gangs.
His voice cracked when he told me,
The bullet had been meant for him.
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By Edward S. Gault
Rod, his brother, remembers the day
They shot Tyrone down.
They just drove by
and started shooting
like they didn’t care who they hit.
Tyrone had turned seven.
He was at his birthday party
on the porch.
His mother remembers
The way he asked for a bicycle,
and how she thought
he was growing up too fast.
She had a nice red bicycle all ready for him
in the garage.
She had spent all morning on the cake,
angel food with a motorcycle on top;
next, he would be want one of those too.
Rod told me how he had taught Tyrone
to throw a baseball just right;
and coached him how to shoot a basketball
through the hoop every time.
He wanted to give Tyrone dreams
because that’s all he had to give him.
Rod wanted much more for the boy
than he had had.
He knew about gangs.
His voice cracked when he told me,
The bullet had been meant for him.
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Saturday, April 4, 2009
NaPoWriMo Poem #4
Lesson On Losers
By Edward S. Gault
Gary leaned over to
Rick in order to
Explain to him the reason why
Entitlements were wrong. The poor were
Damned losers stealing from him
Because they would not work. They needed
Incentives, not rights. When Rick
Tried to defend unions, Gary became
Enraged, called Rick a piece of
Shit, then left.
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By Edward S. Gault
Gary leaned over to
Rick in order to
Explain to him the reason why
Entitlements were wrong. The poor were
Damned losers stealing from him
Because they would not work. They needed
Incentives, not rights. When Rick
Tried to defend unions, Gary became
Enraged, called Rick a piece of
Shit, then left.
Copyright©2009
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
A Rising Chorus
Man selling Spare Change,
Giving a voice to town's poor
-journal of the times.
Copyright 2008
Giving a voice to town's poor
-journal of the times.
Copyright 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
The Spirit Of Sacrifice
"Cut the extra fat,We must all downsize!' Boss said
-then poured the chablis.
Copyright 2008
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