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269 · Jul 2021
Weeping Willow
Kelly McManus Jul 2021
My exhausted eyes
cry as I look at this world's
senseless disfunction

                    Kelly McManus
261 · Sep 2021
Sell The Realm
Kelly McManus Sep 2021
Free monetary
police state interest rate
compounded daily

              Kelly McManus
260 · Feb 9
In A Nutshell
Fish walked on a beach
then became a chimpanzee
now just floundering
260 · May 2021
Big Eyes
Kelly McManus May 2021
An owl in a tree
patiently waiting to see
its dinner scurry

              Kelly McManus
259 · May 2024
Chimps and Baboons
Kelly McManus May 2024
How many more years
with nothing but war and fear
evolution failed
256 · Oct 2021
Have You Not Eyes To See
Kelly McManus Oct 2021
Militaristic
the gist of society
only ends badly

   Kelly McManus
253 · Aug 2021
Listen To Reason
Kelly McManus Aug 2021
They try to warn you
poets and musicians too
but fear's a deaf ear

               Kelly McManus
252 · Jul 2023
Double Indemnity
Kelly McManus Jul 2023
Eventually
they'll get the freedom they seek
with bombs and disease...Kelly McManus
244 · Jul 2019
Chattering Teeth
Kelly McManus Jul 2019
In a world run by
grave diggers the only laughs
are found underground

                                         Kelly McManus
244 · Nov 2019
Just Another Parody
Kelly McManus Nov 2019
They say they're heroes
after extorting me with
their racketeering

             Kelly McManus
242 · Jan 2024
Before Oblivion
Kelly McManus Jan 2024
Open up your eyes
see the world the way it is
and know it must change
239 · Feb 2022
Coup Coup
Kelly McManus Feb 2022
A dictatorship
you must always keep one eye
on your generals...Kelly McManus
238 · Jan 17
Glimpse When You Wince
Kelly McManus Jan 17
When the world is bad
remembering
the good times
that we use to have
234 · Dec 2021
Love Above All
Kelly McManus Dec 2021
What makes you happy
try to do that every day
a smile on your face...Kelly McManus
234 · May 2021
Borrowing Tomorrows
Kelly McManus May 2021
There is no good side
in a worldwide rigged system
that's todays wisdom

                         Kelly McManus
233 · Oct 2021
corp.gov
Kelly McManus Oct 2021
Never lose your faith
to the wickedness of state
nor corporate flunkies

                 Kelly McManus
230 · Nov 2021
A Roll Of The Dice
Kelly McManus Nov 2021
When the world's not nice
I have no hesitation
to smile anyway...Kelly McManus
228 · Oct 2019
All Aboard
Kelly McManus Oct 2019
You bought your ticket
thier railroading you next stop
annihilation
                      
                          Kelly McManus
227 · Feb 2023
A Dry Spell
Kelly McManus Feb 2023
Better sip it slow
as water evaporates
leaving no reserves...Kelly McManus
225 · Jan 2021
Cooperate
Kelly McManus Jan 2021
Do they frighten you
with what they threaten to do
lest you agree to

                         Kelly McManus
224 · Aug 2019
ET Phones Home
Kelly McManus Aug 2019
Even with a modest amount of technological advancement,
after thousands of years, we still found man,
walking around with a club in his hand, and still too primitive;
to be made aware of our existence.

                                                     ­         Kelly McManus
221 · Jun 2019
The Teleprompter...
Kelly McManus Jun 2019
Took my pen, and pad
away, life's scripted, just read
the teleprompter...

                             Kelly McManus
215 · Jul 2019
Shekel Shackles
Kelly McManus Jul 2019
You're chained to money
but you still claim to be free
that's funny to me

                                Kelly McManus
215 · May 2021
Until Now
Kelly McManus May 2021
No other human
is superior to you
an unwritten truth

    Kelly McManus
214 · Jan 2022
Marionettes
Kelly McManus Jan 2022
Watch puppet people
dance at the end of their strings
crying puppet tears...Kelly McManus
213 · Nov 2019
Ripe
Kelly McManus Nov 2019
The older you get
the more that you can see haven't
you seen enough yet

                               Kelly McManus
212 · Aug 2023
Weak I Think
Kelly McManus Aug 2023
All you remember
the only power they have
is what you give them
207 · Oct 2019
At Ease
Kelly McManus Oct 2019
Obviously the
future of a warrior
species extinction

     Kelly McManus
203 · Oct 2019
Followers
Kelly McManus Oct 2019
We're all approaching
other people's misfortune
unless we say no

                  Kelly McManus
Kelly McManus Oct 2021
It's their corruption
finding new ways to destroy
all us girls and boys

                      Kelly McManus
202 · Dec 2019
Got A Light
Kelly McManus Dec 2019
Life is a lesson
and this world has learned enough
gone in one last puff

                                    Kelly McManus
201 · Aug 2021
Who's Definition
Kelly McManus Aug 2021
Heroes point their guns
if you don't comply with them
will it ever end

                          Kelly McManus
201 · Jun 2021
Canvas Planet
Kelly McManus Jun 2021
Want a masterpiece
then paint greed out of the world
that's a work of art

                              Kelly McManus
200 · Dec 2021
Out Of Order
Kelly McManus Dec 2021
All their  lawyer lies
like recording all of us
with implied consent...Kelly McManus
200 · Jun 2019
Pity
Kelly McManus Jun 2019
Poetry warns you
but you only heed the voice
of stupidity
                         Kelly McManus
200 · May 2024
No More Dogs Of War
Kelly McManus May 2024
Now we've nearly reached
the end of our existence
insignificant
199 · Jul 2019
Best Wishes
Kelly McManus Jul 2019
Pray you are blessed with
enough food on your table
and a nice warm bed
                                     Kelly McManus
199 · Jan 2021
Politicians
Kelly McManus Jan 2021
Sure you can trust them
if ending all of our lives
is your intention

               Kelly McManus
198 · Jul 2019
Adverse Possession
Kelly McManus Jul 2019
All the bugs will love
that waterfront property
after we're all gone
                                   Kelly McManus
198 · Aug 2019
Duck Pharmaceutical Pushers
Kelly McManus Aug 2019
Bartender's better
than theoretical quacks
and some poison pills

                                    Kelly McManus
196 · Dec 2021
Tail Wagging
Kelly McManus Dec 2021
If they threaten you
in any way they're not friends
yet you follow them...Kelly McManus
196 · Aug 2023
Chain Links
Kelly McManus Aug 2023
Upper echelons
the worlds inequality
is chained by command...Kelly McManus
193 · Jul 2021
Smock Schmucks
Kelly McManus Jul 2021
People change your ways
letting mad scientists play
with the end of days

                 Kelly McManus
193 · Aug 2019
Omissions
Kelly McManus Aug 2019
I have memories
of  the often forgotten
dreams that I wake from

                                          Kelly McManus
192 · Oct 2021
Deductibility
Kelly McManus Oct 2021
Where is the kindness
you speak of I fail to see
any in mankind

              Kelly McManus
192 · Jun 2019
Bottom Line
Kelly McManus Jun 2019
If the one percent
want to fund the government
you serve the servant
                                        Kelly McManus
191 · Nov 2021
Artifact
Kelly McManus Nov 2021
She is a canvas
to be painted with make up
and put on display...Kelly McManus
191 · Jun 2021
So Why Do You?
Kelly McManus Jun 2021
Your hierarchy
is completely meaningless
unless you believe

                   Kelly McManus
191 · Dec 2019
Human In Name
Kelly McManus Dec 2019
If the world did change
and freedom did truly reign
we'd all be the same

                   Kelly McManus
188 · Nov 2021
Same Old Same Old
Kelly McManus Nov 2021
We always wonder
what if this world was perfect
would boredom abound...Kelly McManus
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