Kelly McManus: Poems

Apr 2021 · 45

Zero Decibels

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Zero Decibels

Peacefully silent
without the usual noise
my mind is at ease

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 64

Sad State Of Affairs

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Sad State Of Affairs

The greed they feed on
just might be the only thing
keeping us alive

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 45

Odds Are

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Odds Are

Fifty fifty shot
whether we're gonna wise up
or lose this coin toss

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 64

Hypnotized Eyes

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Hypnotized Eyes

Gyrating dancer
fascinating bongo beat
moves her naked feet

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 98

Evanesce

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Evanesce

The lack of logic
running rampant in this world
unbelievable

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 101

Dionaea Muscipula

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Dionaea Muscipula

A Venus fly trap
catching its lunch not as sweet
as a marshmallow

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 72

Every Time You Call

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Every Time You Call

Flowers birds in trees
squirrels running on the fence
no dark clouds at all

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 40

Including Themselves

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Including Themselves

The world that I see
misses every single thing
they bring to do war

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 63

If You Want It To Be

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

If You Want It To Be

The concept of time
or the thought their in control
purely fantasy

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 41

Unravel The Gavel

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Unravel The Gavel

Government's slowly
taking away your freedom
with legislation

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 57

Say No More

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Say No More

One day there will be
cameras on every corner
no more free country

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 28

Turn Off The TV

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Turn Off The TV

Status quo programed
the populous seems to be
hold on to your soul

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 86

A Little Ball Of Dirt

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

A Little Ball Of Dirt

What separates us
nothing of any real worth
is worth losing Earth

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 62

Insufficient Funds

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Insufficient Funds

Are things going to change
way society's arranged
probably not enough

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 62

Do It Every Year

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Do It Every Year

Spun around the sun
then I found my way back here
orbiting again

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 53

The Groove Of Solitude

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

The Groove Of Solitude

Alone in silence
listening to myself breath
such a calming breeze

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 65

Sacrafisial

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Sacrafisial

So what is money
pagan god idolatry
dance around the fire

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 52

Cohesive

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Cohesive

That's the irony
won't live long enough to see
world without countries

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 79

Guess They'll Make You

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Guess They'll Make You

Were you given life
to be put into their mold
what if you don't fit

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 54

Vanishing Point

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Vanishing Point

It's such a tight squeeze
and hard to find your way out
with a narrow mind

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 65

Shade Of A Tree

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Shade Of A Tree

Know why Buddha laughs
cause after all the wrong paths
what else can you do

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 570

String Along

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

String Along

It's hard to believe
for so long people agree
to the puppetry

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 54

Into A New Look

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Into A New Look

Temporarily
my spirit wears this body
but one day I'll change

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 68

Following Hobgoblins

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Following Hobgoblins

Demons do exist
saddest thing about it is
you let them rule you

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 75

Gorillas

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Gorillas

Arms race only means
evolutions missing link
is intelligence

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 59

The Name Game

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

The Name Game

Teams they sent to me
invading my privacy
familiarity

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 45

Laughing At Legion

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Laughing At Legion

Goes by many names
part of the same entity
fails ultimately

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 67

Sorrow

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Sorrow

Hello frenemies
how's your suffering today
and then tomorrow

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 74

Writers Block

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Writers Block

Like to say nice things
about fellow human beings
just can't find the words

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 49

Buy The People

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Buy The People

Who will protect you
from those who are in control
no one seems to know

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 47

Stoke

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Stoke

Generals and fools
marching the whole human race
to that fiery place

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 49

Variables

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Variables

World will have freedom
when we're eliminated
from the equation

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 73

Evolutionary Stagnation

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Evolutionary Stagnation

The animal man
in a monetary cage
trapped by its outrage

Kelly McManus

Mar 2021 · 83

Action!

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

Action!

And when the end comes
will the last line to be read
they led us to death

Kelly McManus

Mar 2021 · 53

Reap What Your Sowing

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

Reap What Your Sowing

Hope you like mushrooms
because that's what their growing
one day you'll eat them

Kelly McManus

Mar 2021 · 50

What Have You Done?

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

What Have You Done?

Nothing will remain
but an irradiated plain
of forgotten dreams

Kelly McManus

Mar 2021 · 146

Supersedes

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

Supersedes

When Love is above
all our other wants and needs
that's when we'll be free

Kelly McManus

Mar 2021 · 53

Beckoning A Reckoning

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

Beckoning A Reckoning

Now your time has come
your dreams turn into nightmares
you should be afraid

Kelly McManus

Mar 2021 · 58

Mindful

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

Mindful

Could live without their
repetition whose mission
must be brainwashing

Kelly McManus

Mar 2021 · 90

Savoring

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

Savoring

The deliciousness
of a morning mist across
a small lily pond

Kelly McManus

Mar 2021 · 42

M Is For Money

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

M Is For Money

It's the same complaint
of catering to the rich
shaken but not stirred

Kelly McManus

Mar 2021 · 60

Reflecting

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

Reflecting

It's academic
that the names have changed and yet
everything's the same

Kelly McManus

Mar 2021 · 55

Quiver As They Slither

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

Quiver As They Slither

Life's creature feature
a world where monsters abound
just don't make a sound

Kelly McManus

Mar 2021 · 44

UF-NO

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

UF-NO

Look at what they do
if you were an advanced race
you'd avoid this place

Kelly McManus

Mar 2021 · 46

One Mind Just Not Yours

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

One Mind Just Not Yours

What happens to you
after their programming's through
only they remain

Kelly McManus

Mar 2021 · 72

ARG!!!

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

ARG!!!

Your patriotic
duty to fight anyone
who'll take their *****

Kelly McManus

Mar 2021 · 63

Invasion Of Privacy Content

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

Invasion Of Privacy Content

May be monitored
or recorded then there's
implied consent

Kelly McManus

Mar 2021 · 93

24 Hour Zen

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

24 Hour Zen

Everyday dies
at dusk but then is reborn
with every dawn

Kelly McManus

Mar 2021 · 40

Sublime

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

Sublime

A world without guns
or weapons of any kind
sure would be sublime

Kelly McManus

Mar 2021 · 51

Something New In The Test Tube

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

Something New In The Test Tube

Worlds out of control
but we'll all be right as rain
with zombie soldiers

Kelly McManus