Kelly McManus: Poems

Apr 2021 · 157

A Bright Future

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

A Bright Future

Cause of what they've done
our world can no longer see
shining of the sun

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 129

Saturation

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Saturation

Watch the ocean waves
splashing onto the sand while
breathing in salt air

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 73

Assemble And Tremble

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Assemble And Tremble

Put them in control
those who don't care about life
now you live in fear

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 324

Scratching Fleas In The Trees

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Scratching Fleas In The Trees

A club or a gun
are still the weapons used by
primitive cultures

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 84

Thick

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Thick

Oil slick ocean
and a plastic island sea
thanks humanity

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 75

Domesticated

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Domesticated

Believe in the way
society has been made
it's too late for you

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 55

The Sensible Thing

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

The Sensible Thing

So when the bombs drop
will it be then that they say
we should have listened

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 58

Dispense With The Pleasantries

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Dispense With The Pleasantries

They don't care about
humanity if they did
you wouldn't be doomed

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 112

Distance Yourself

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Distance Yourself

They ask for respect
while stockpiling certain death
indefensible

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 80

Delicacy

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Delicacy

Love's a butterfly
on a colorful flower
intricate beauty

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 73

CTRL

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

CTRL

Just cut to the chase
do the coronation now
Emperor Watson

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 54

Zero Decibels

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Zero Decibels

Peacefully silent
without the usual noise
my mind is at ease

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 71

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 · 54

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 · 73

Hypnotized Eyes

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Hypnotized Eyes

Gyrating dancer
fascinating bongo beat
moves her naked feet

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 107

Evanesce

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Evanesce

The lack of logic
running rampant in this world
unbelievable

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 123

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 · 80

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 · 48

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 · 75

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 · 49

Unravel The Gavel

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Unravel The Gavel

Government's slowly
taking away your freedom
with legislation

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 66

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 · 38

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 · 118

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 · 68

Insufficient Funds

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Insufficient Funds

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

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 69

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 · 61

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 · 71

Sacrafisial

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Sacrafisial

So what is money
pagan god idolatry
dance around the fire

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 61

Cohesive

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Cohesive

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

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 86

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 · 60

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 · 70

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 · 620

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 · 65

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 · 96

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 · 83

Gorillas

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Gorillas

Arms race only means
evolutions missing link
is intelligence

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 67

The Name Game

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

The Name Game

Teams they sent to me
invading my privacy
familiarity

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 52

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 · 73

Sorrow

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Sorrow

Hello frenemies
how's your suffering today
and then tomorrow

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 80

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 · 60

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 · 52

Stoke

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Stoke

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

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 56

Variables

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Variables

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

Kelly McManus

Apr 2021 · 84

Evolutionary Stagnation

Kelly McManus Apr 2021

Evolutionary Stagnation

The animal man
in a monetary cage
trapped by its outrage

Kelly McManus

Mar 2021 · 129

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 · 61

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 · 56

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 · 153

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 · 64

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 · 69

Mindful

Kelly McManus Mar 2021

Mindful

Could live without their
repetition whose mission
must be brainwashing

Kelly McManus