Kelly McManus: Poems

Sep 2020 · 22

Blatant State Of Mind

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Blatant State Of Mind

Your programed daily
the one freedom that you have
is the off button

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 13

Six Feet To Go

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Six Feet To Go

So ultimately
you intend to follow them
straight into that hole

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 21

Let The Mime Speak

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Let The Mime Speak

There is no wisdom
in a system that threatens
everybody's lives

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 29

Your Deed Won't Do

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Your Deed Won't Do

Only thing you own
is the spirit in your bones
looking to move on

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 26

Logical Conclusion ?

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Logical Conclusion ?

So what can we do
we can't take away their nukes
so let's add to ours

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 19

So What Remains

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

So What Remains

What was your response
to those who say Love's the way
they're not here today

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 27

Ten Paces From The Grave

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Ten Paces From The Grave

Why do wars exist
history seems to suggest
to fill treasure chests

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 30

Confusing Evolution

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Confusing Evolution

Where you use to be
really shouldn't look the same
why haven't you changed

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 33

Fly-By-Night

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Fly-By-Night

I don't believe in
political systems that
cast no reflection

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 17

The Fine Print

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

The Fine Print

Indivisible
then please tell me why there's two
parties to divide

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 29

Time To Eat The Table

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Time To Eat The Table

Hard to find humor
in a world where consumers
consume everything

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 27

Stimulus Package

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Stimulus Package

Laying here in bed
connected to a slow drip
tube to ease my pain

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 35

Lost And Foundry

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Lost And Foundry

So many people
worshiping the status quo
gold won't save your soul

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 18

Pleased To Ease

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Pleased To Ease

The most challenging
tests you will have in your life
faith will simplify

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 31

Another Soul To Go

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Another Soul To Go

Cooperating
never know who's asking you
until it's too late

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 39

Buddha laughs at mind attacks

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Buddha laughs at mind attacks

They try to provoke
you with their psychology
hurt them and they win

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 37

Nyah! See?

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Nyah! See?

It's a gangster run
symposium that somehow
makes you think your free

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 34

Switch On The Microphone

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Switch On The Microphone

Watch what you write
stakeouts are at poetry
sites both day and night

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 23

Silver Spectres

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Silver Spectres

So you think that some
blood money helps you elude
fate that's after you

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 30

Heavenly

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Heavenly

As the veil lifts
what was once empty darkness
no longer exists

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 34

Just Passing Through

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Just Passing Through

This purgatory
where demons are fighting wars
to displease The Lord

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 36

A Few Abnormalities

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

A Few Abnormalities

Go on drop the bomb
give your children the future
that they're dreaming of

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 28

Do You Concur Doctor

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Do You Concur Doctor

Ever wonder why
those that they call geniuses
design our demise

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 18

It's Interactive

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

It's Interactive

Just look at the screen
nevermind what they're doing
while your distracted

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 59

Chime

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Chime

Please rewind the clock
so that it'll never stop
our lives from ticking

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 30

Briefly They Exist

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Briefly They Exist

Least I got to see
a butterfly free itself
from a chrysalis

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 15

Yes You Are Fools

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Yes You Are Fools

Annihilation
is the destination you
allow them to choose

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 31

Awe

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Awe

Harshness of nature
set aside but her beauty
cannot be denied

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 30

DK

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

DK

There's one thing this world
has got that will never stop
that one thing is rot

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 31

A Pilot Program

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

A Pilot Program

Your countries are clones
of ancient rome privilege
for those who impose

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 29

In The Home Of The Free

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

In The Home Of The Free

My neighbors would love
to befriend and betray me
why their stationed here

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 23

Ya Dig

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Ya Dig

Sign away your life
to fight for their ideals
found in mines and fields

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 29

Holistic

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Holistic

If they buy more arms
doesn't matter which *******
you choose we all lose

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 18

Progress

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Progress

What I remember
it started with my childhood
after that I grew

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 29

Existence

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Existence

I hear the birds sing
see squirrels run on a fence
something more than chance

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 38

Mortuary Humor

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Mortuary Humor

Weaponization
is implementation of
self preservation

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 27

The Greater Good Riddance

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

The Greater Good Riddance

Know you can't pretend
those you allow to control
plan on life ending

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 31

In A Nutshell

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

In A Nutshell

Mankind capsulized
asked to follow instructions
but dysfunctional

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 53

Optionless

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Optionless

Clock in and clock out
join everyone else in doubt
or stay home and pout

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 24

Losing Streak

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Losing Streak

Will we ever win
if our interpretation
is never the same

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 54

Undomesticated

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Undomesticated

They'll belittle you
if you can't read and or write
mean your less human

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 285

Dah Dumb, Dee Dumb, Dah Dumb Dumb...

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Dah Dumb, Dee Dumb, Dah Dumb Dumb...

It's simple to see
why there's nuclear weapons
pure stupidity

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 27

Sorry Your On Your Own

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Sorry Your On Your Own

Chances you'll survive
depends weather leadership
cares about your lives

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 55

Amusingly Soothing

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Amusingly Soothing

Comforting to know
that when the end does begin
it is what you chose

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 28

Looming

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Looming

Entering a realm
of no return why don't you
people ever learn

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 24

Such A Disappointment

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Such A Disappointment

Made to be greater
than hostel invaders of
your fellow man's lands

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 31

High Tide

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

High Tide

Seems to come in waves
an ocean of emotion
when I hear your name

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 24

Picking At Fleas

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Picking At Fleas

Been around enough
but not making any ground
swinging from the trees

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 22

Mouse Trapped

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

Mouse Trapped

Hiding in your hole
just shivering with your cheese
squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak

Kelly McManus

Sep 2020 · 25

It's Not Safe To Serf

Kelly McManus Sep 2020

It's Not Safe To Serf

No hierarchy
impresses me nor do I
bow to any crown

Kelly McManus