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Nov 11 · 45
Prognostication
Kelly McManus Nov 11
Inevitable
projected world consumption
the future looks bad
Nov 10 · 41
Undo Deja Vu
Kelly McManus Nov 10
What is the future
but a present that worked out
learning from the past
Nov 7 · 32
Drawn into a kiss
Drawn into a kiss
with all of its loving bliss
like granted a wish

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Nov 7 · 34
A barbed wired world
A barbed wired world
hung up on self destruction
always the wrong mood

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Nov 6 · 14
Start of a new day
Start  of a new day
past only remains as ash
future on its way
seconds minutes hours
months years all seem
to happen only once
like a lifetime of decay
ultimately fading away
start of a new day
Nov 5 · 134
Heavy Cream
Life's always better
no matter mood or weather
when topped with whipped cream
Oct 25 · 34
If Only
Kelly McManus Oct 25
One can only laugh
watching the world pass slowly
wishing if only
Oct 25 · 29
Dusk Descending On Us
Kelly McManus Oct 25
This world's fading fast
darkness of the faithless ones
who don't have a prayer
Oct 20 · 30
After Words
Kelly McManus Oct 20
Keep your faith
and know
there's
a better
place
than this
hope to
see
you there
Sep 16 · 42
Living In Doubt
Kelly McManus Sep 16
This is the question
will tomorrow ever come
like living in doubt
Sep 13 · 52
Streaming
Kelly McManus Sep 13
Babbling brook flows
towards distant memories
and dreams of large seas
Thanks to industry
we'll go back to the stone age
turn another page
Aug 30 · 46
Waxing
Kelly McManus Aug 30
The candle stick
is burning quick
and will soon
be out of wick
keeping it lit
will really be
a trick
of magic
to see
if the flame
will remain
alive
sputtering
to survive
its light
flickering
in a soft
breath of air
will it be
dark
or light
again
burning
at both
ends
Aug 30 · 43
You Waiting To See Me
Kelly McManus Aug 30
I am the future
unclouded by the present
or past memories
Kelly McManus Aug 25
Implementation
Demilitarization
Self-Preservation
Aug 25 · 42
No Doubt
Kelly McManus Aug 25
Life is always nice
when there is tranquility
and crisp fresh air after a rain
to breath in again and again
until my lungs
are about to burst
with a satisfying thirst for life
I drink in the colors
that this world pours out
and smile for a moment
no doubt
Aug 25 · 24
In The Shell
Kelly McManus Aug 25
Birds singing in trees
and a squirrel who waits for me
to feed it peanuts
Kelly McManus Aug 25
Mirror images
war's a synonym of hate
often deflected
Aug 24 · 35
Refreshed
Kelly McManus Aug 24
A deer at a stream
leaning in to take a sip
then leaping away

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Aug 24 · 58
Ruffled Feathers
Kelly McManus Aug 24
If only the dream
could become reality
then we would have wings
Aug 23 · 549
Opaque Opulence
Kelly McManus Aug 23
Take this blank canvas
and make it your masterpiece
with pops of color
Kelly McManus Jul 13
Totally unreal
the monetary system
that enslaves the world
Jul 4 · 62
Always Uniform
Once again once more
their celebration of war
always uniform
Jun 24 · 55
RUN !
Kelly McManus Jun 24
As the earth trembles
temperatures increasing
isn't that wave high ?
Jun 23 · 74
Laugh At Stupidity
Kelly McManus Jun 23
Civilization.
So tell me, where would that be? 
thumb on a button
Jun 21 · 87
Omissions
Kelly McManus Jun 21
I have memories
of the often forgotten
dreams that I wake from
Jun 16 · 56
Such A Waste
Kelly McManus Jun 16
Tell you what I see
a species with potential
to destroy themselves
Jun 6 · 72
Intertwined
They're all intertwined
sports music more war machines
play games sing and
die
Jun 4 · 112
Say No More
Who are my neighbors
the government lives next door
freedom of info
Jun 2 · 64
Orbits
Running with the sun
into many moonlit nights
a world between us
Jun 2 · 91
Nimbostratus
Love is in the tears that clouds cry from time to time, soaked up by the earth, who then grows green vines, and from those vines, food to help us survive, so drink it all in since it is sublime
and be thankful for the clouds that cry for you, as they pass by, from time to time
Jun 2 · 63
None For Everyone
Wake up from a dream
into a nightmarish world
that noone controls
May 28 · 229
Chimps and Baboons
Kelly McManus May 28
How many more years
with nothing but war and fear
evolution failed
May 23 · 51
Choices
Kelly McManus May 23
Who's going to rescue
all of you from your free will
just the mortician
May 20 · 56
Unfortunately
Kelly McManus May 20
People buy into
the illusion of money
which is worth nothing
May 15 · 68
Just A Formality
Kelly McManus May 15
It doesn't matter
the emptiness of being
pawns of psychopaths
May 14 · 59
Positively
Kelly McManus May 14
Am I negative
know I am just sure that things
aren't as they should be
May 14 · 88
T-Minus 30 Seconds
Kelly McManus May 14
Go on check your watch
see the secondhand racing
to the final hour
May 14 · 173
No More Dogs Of War
Kelly McManus May 14
Now we've nearly reached
the end of our existence
insignificant
May 14 · 52
Where Birds Sing
Kelly McManus May 14
The sun is shining
another beautiful day
where birds sing of love
Apr 27 · 73
Censored
Kelly McManus Apr 27
I who was programmed
still being implemented
to this very day
Apr 26 · 55
But To Live No More
Kelly McManus Apr 26
When common sense ends
with lessons being ignored
what did you expect
Apr 26 · 67
BZZZ SWACK
Kelly McManus Apr 26
Weapons labs survive
working on mankinds demise
should swat them like flies
Apr 24 · 157
Folding Triangles
Kelly McManus Apr 24
As long as there's flags
the world remains divided
flying at half mast
In the darkest clouds
where radiation rains down
on all the wastelands
Jan 25 · 225
Before Oblivion
Kelly McManus Jan 25
Open up your eyes
see the world the way it is
and know it must change
Jan 10 · 104
Misty Eyed
Kelly McManus Jan 10
Flower petals spread
releasing a sweet bouquet
of beauty in bloom
Jan 5 · 146
Curling
Just to let you know
television mind control
works best on sports fans
Nov 2023 · 91
Chew Your Scud
Kelly McManus Nov 2023
The control factors
accepted by a species
leads to their demise
Oct 2023 · 101
The Checkered Flag
Kelly McManus Oct 2023
Watch the human race
to see who will come in first
to destroy the earth
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